Queen Margarethe II of Denmark has abdicated after more than 50 years on the throne, citing the effects of old age. The Cambridge-educated 83-year-old, a colourful and widely beloved figure, made the surprise announcement in her New Year’s speech on Sunday. The royal – nicknamed the ‘Ashtray Queen’ given her fondness for cigarettes – is […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has plans to ramp up military actions in 2024. Kim said he would intensify weapons tests and build up the country’s nuclear stockpile. Experts say the moves are meant to help ease sanctions should Donald Trump return as president. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three […]
Dec. 30—Getting around Northern New Mexico will be a little harder in the new year. The North Central Regional Transit District announced “sweeping” but temporary service reductions to some of its routes last week, citing a shortage of drivers, simultaneously announcing it would launch a new app-based, on-demand rideshare service in affected areas, including Española, […]
Israel’s military has announced a four-hour tactical pause in fighting in a camp in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Military activities there would be temporarily suspended for humanitarian reasons, an army spokesman announced in Arabic on the X platform. The pause is so that the population can obtain supplies, he […]
After a massive Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of Friday 28-29 December, Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, announced the sending of “hundreds of British made air defence missiles” to Kyiv. Source: Shapps on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: The British Ministry of Defence chief […]
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina formally announced Friday that it won’t join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic shift in foreign and economic policy by Argentina’s new far-right populist President Javier Milei. In a letter addressed to the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — all members […]
Argentina formally announced on Friday that it will not join the Brics bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic shift in foreign and economic policy by Argentina’s new far-right populist President Javier Milei. In a letter addressed to the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — all members of the […]
The U.K. will send Ukraine “hundreds of air defense missiles” to restock air defense systems provided by London earlier, U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps announced on Dec. 29 after Russia launched a mass air attack against Ukraine. Early in the morning, Russian forces targeted Ukraine with 158 attack drones and missiles, 114 of which were […]
Ariana Grande will release a new album in 2024, the singer has announced. The two-time Grammy award winner teased the future full-length album on her Instagram page. It will be her seventh studio album and first since 2020’s Positions. “See you next year,” she wrote in the caption of the Instagram post, which included images […]
Beleaguered Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday night that she is running for Congress again — but in a different, more conservative district. This means she avoids facing Democrat Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city council member who ran against her in 2022. Frisch lost in 2022 by fewer than 550 votes and has outraised […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill. The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and […]
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order Wednesday to restrict the flow of migrant charter buses sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to New York City. Adams said the order mandates any buses carrying migrants arrive in the city only between 8:30 a.m. and noon on weekdays. The buses’ arrival must also […]