by mgall74 | Dec 3, 2025 | World News
Sakshi VenkatramanUS reporterGetty ImagesCongressman Henry Cuellar was criminally charged last year US President Donald Trump has said he will pardon Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar, who was charged last year with accepting around $600,000 (£478,000) in bribes....
by mgall74 | Dec 3, 2025 | World News
Israel has received via the Red Cross a coffin which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) say contains the body of one of the last two deceased hostages still in Gaza, according to the Israeli prime minister’s office.Israeli forces will now transfer the...
by mgall74 | Dec 3, 2025 | World News
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. I snapped this picture from the car window on the road to Kyiv from western Ukraine last month. My Ukrainian colleagues and I had...
by mgall74 | Dec 3, 2025 | World News
What does the latest round of diplomacy on Ukraine tell us about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mood and intentions?For starters, that he’s not ready to sign a peace deal. At least, not right now.And certainly not the deal (or deals) on the...
by mgall74 | Dec 3, 2025 | World News
Authorities in Hong Kong have ordered the removal of scaffolding mesh from buildings undergoing renovations by Saturday, as investigations continue into the Chinese territory’s deadliest blaze in decades.It is now known that 159 people died as a result of the...
by mgall74 | Dec 3, 2025 | World News
A factory in China which has been accused of making “childlike” sex dolls has been placed under investigation by the local authorities and told to immediately halt production.The customisable dolls were reportedly being sold on major online shopping sites...