Where is China’s defense minister? Beijing keeps silent
China has declined to comment on its defense minister’s whereabouts as questions swirl over his status a month after he…
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Boeing delivery delays disrupt Ryanair flights again
Ryanair has announced cuts to its winter schedule due to delays in the delivery of Boeing aircraft, but Europe’s largest…
Congress on track to trigger a shutdown with House and Senate at odds
With only three days to go before government funding expires, Congress is barreling toward a shutdown with the House and…
Biden to issue a warning over Trump’s threats to democracy as they head toward possible 2024 rematch
President Joe Biden will issue blunt new warnings about ongoing threats to US democracy in a major address Thursday, sharpening…
The Mississippi River is starving for rain. Its prospects are grim
Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency…
Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from January 2024, president declares
The president of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, issued a decree Thursday effectively dissolving the self-proclaimed republic. CNN.com –…
American soldier Travis King arrives back in US after being freed by North Korea
US Army Private Travis King arrived back on United States soil Thursday after being returned to American custody weeks after…
Texas man pleads guilty in the smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead in a hot semitruck in San Antonio
One of several men indicted in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the…
Greece hit by several months of rain in a day, just weeks after storm killed 17
Storm Elias dumped several months-worth of rain in less than a day as it swept across Greece on Wednesday, just…
This city was the murder capital of late-medieval England — and it’s not London
Oxford was the murder capital of late-medieval England, with the city’s male university population being the main catalyst for violence,…