MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into distant markets from Asia to Australia to Africa, but never before with such intensive street gang violence and a presidential declaration of a state of “internal armed conflict” this week in Ecuador. Gunmen from […]
A fake news story about an imminent energy crisis in Ukraine is making the rounds on social media, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security (Spravdi) reported on Telegram on Jan. 14. Read also: Russian propaganda spreading lies about female conscription in Ukraine, says disinfo center “This winter in Ukraine, there will be an […]
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are asking the Biden administration for records involving GOP members’ recent visit to the southwestern border, suggesting that officials may have tried to conceal the degree to which the influx of undocumented migrants has overwhelmed border control facilities. In a three-page letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials Thursday, […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways. The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and […]
The Kremlin has cut housing and utility budgets every single year since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, explaining why many Moscow Oblast residents are complaining of unheated apartments during a -20 degrees C frost, Lithuania-based Russian economist Igor Lipsits said in an interview with NV on Jan. 10. In 2023, 856 billion […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday the European Union was concerned about rising tensions in the South China Sea, stressing the need to avoid another crisis in the world. Baerbock, the first German foreign minister to visit the Philippines in a decade, said preventing a crisis in the region was a priority for […]
China’s trying to manage its property crisis so the sector’s troubles don’t spill over. However, history shows that credit-fueled real-estate booms nearly always end with a major banking crisis, said an analyst. Real estate was a key driver of China’s economy that has been struggling to recover post-pandemic. China’s trying to manage its real-estate crisis […]
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson shared his plans on how he aims to tackle the city’s soaring crime rates and growing homelessness. City officials, business owners, community leaders and residents gathered to hear Richardson’s State of the City address Tuesday night following his first year in office. “I believe the state of our city is […]
Lake County is approaching an inflection point in the homelessness crisis, as government leaders and stakeholders must decide if it is a shared problem with shared solutions, according to the executive director of the largest shelter service in the county. “I do believe that in order for us to actually meet this challenge, we have […]
Apple iPhone Tim Cook did not hold back. “This is obviously a disaster,” he told finance executives in a 2018 email, ordering his lieutenants to improve underwhelming sales of Apple’s latest iPhones. Apple’s business in China was sliding, leading to the company’s first profit warning in 16 years. One executive described the performance as “an […]
It sounds like the recent release of Jeffrey Epstein documents is catching up to Prince Andrew, who has been relatively protected by King Charles III and other members of the palace. The Duke of York may be losing major privileges that his older brother took care of after he lost his senior role. The consequences […]
Americans are increasingly concerned about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, and the percentage who think the Biden administration should be tougher on immigrants trying to cross it is up to the highest percentage yet. Most say the border situation is very serious, and nearly half now say it’s a crisis — up from May […]