Politics
Politics
Born on December 13: Tom Verlaine, American new wave poet
13 December 2024 13:00 Thomas Miller (real name), American singer and guitarist, was born in New Jersey in 1949. He didn't choose his stage name without reason...
Trump opposes long-range missiles against Russia (Time)
13 December 2024 11:58 US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is “strongly” opposed to Ukraine using US long-range missiles in Russia, while vowing not to abandon Kiev.
“Donald Trump’s immunity doesn't exist” (New York County District Attorney)
13 December 2024 10:45 On Tuesday, the Manhattan prosecutor's office, which had convicted the businessman and now President-elect of the US in a criminal case, made known its position on the request for a mistrial.
A “secret city” has just been rediscovered in the ice of Greenland
13 December 2024 10:30 As a NASA plane flies over Greenland, “something buried under the ice” unexpectedly reappears.
NATO boss: ‘Danger is coming at us at full speed’
13 December 2024 10:30 NATO boss Mark Rutte on Thursday warned of difficult times for the West in the next four to five years. ‘We are not at war, but we certainly don't have peace either,’ Rutte said.
French among the rebels who brought down the Assad regime
13 December 2024 10:15 The Islamist group HTS, or Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is behind the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Several French nationals are among its ranks.
Kremlin set to launch new hypersonic missile, US says
13 December 2024 10:00 On Wednesday, a US official sounded the alarm that Moscow could strike with its hypersonic missile “in the coming days”.Latest news
Biden commutes sentences of record number of people
US President Joe Biden on Thursday commutes the sentences of nearly 1,500 people: their sentences were reduced, 39 people had their sentences completely remitted. 13 Dec 2024 09:45Bashar al-Assad's cousin allegedly hanged... Disinformation expert denies it
Since the fall of the Assad regime, images have been circulating on social media. They show the execution of a man presented as a cousin of the Syrian dictator. 12 Dec 2024 17:25After US missile attack, Kremlin announces 'mandatory response'
On Wednesday, Ukraine attacked a Russian military airfield using American ATACMS missiles. 12 Dec 2024 17:13Donald Trump taunts Justin Trudeau
Donald Trump took a jab at Justin Trudeau, referring to him as the "Governor of the great state of Canada" after the soon-to-be occupant of the White House threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. 12 Dec 2024 15:00FBI director will resign before Donald Trump takes office
The FBI director has announced that he will resign before Donald Trump returns to the White House next month. 12 Dec 2024 15:00Bank of Canada cuts interest rate over Trump’s tariff threat
Canada's central bank reduced its interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday and urged Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. 12 Dec 2024 14:30The Japanese don't make love enough any more, Tokyo reacts
By introducing a 4-day week, Japan's capital hopes to boost the country's birth rate. 12 Dec 2024 14:30