Cristiano Ronaldo says turned down offers from clubs in Europe, Brazil, Australia, US to join Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo said he turned down offers from clubs in Europe, Brazil, Australia, and the US to join Saudi...
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UAE, Jordan FM say al-Aqsa Mosque developments ‘violation of international law’
United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al Safadi...
Colorado governor plans to send migrants to New York, mayor says
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has planned to send migrants to major cities including New York, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday,...
Vehicle slams into Manhattan restaurant leaving at least 18 people injured
More than a dozen people have been injured after a car crashed into an Upper Manhattan restaurant Monday.Thankfully, everyone is...
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu lifts ban on opposition political rallies
Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in...
Malawi delays reopening schools as cholera cases surge
Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in its two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister...
Gov. Kathy Hochul sworn in as first woman elected governor of New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has sworn in for her first elected term, making history as the first woman elected...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank clash
The Israeli army has killed two Palestinian men during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in...
Nine suffocate to death in Ugandan New Year firework crush, police say
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, have died as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display...
Three officers hurt in machete attack near Times Square: NYPD
Three NYPD officers have been hospitalized after a man attacked them with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s...
NYPD releases photo of girl found walking alone in the Bronx
The NYPD has released a photo of an adorable girl found walking alone on a Bronx street on Saturday night....
Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison
A court in Mali has sentenced 46 soldiers from Ivory Coast to 20 years’ imprisonment for conspiring against the government,...
Biden issues pardons ahead of new year
President Joe Biden has issued six presidential pardons, five of whom to people with prior drug convictions and another to...
New York City nurses announce 10-day strike notice
The New York State Nurses Association have announced that nurses at eight of the city's biggest private hospitals delivered a...
Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $75 million-a-year contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club, CBS Sports...
UK says passengers arriving from China will require negative COVID-19 test
The UK said on Friday that passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative COVID-19 test after...
First legal recreational marijuana dispensary begins sales in NYC
New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary has opened in the heart of Manhattan. More than 100 people crowded into...
President Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end...
Congo fighter jet briefly violates air space: Rwanda
The government of Rwanda has expressed a concern of continued aggression from the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). According to a...
U.S. announces COVID testing rule for travelers from China
The United States has announced the beginning of requiring negative COVID-19 tests or a document of recovery for travelers flying...
New York DA investigates George Santos over résumé lies
A Republican district attorney in New York has opened an investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos, who flipped a hotly contested...
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights into Tigray region
Ethiopian Airlines has resumed scheduled flights to Tigray’s capital, Mekele, as the result of a peace agreement signed between the...
Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely
The Supreme Court has planned to keep pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who...
N Korea’s Kim sets new military goals for 2023 at party meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled new goals for his country’s military on the second day of a...
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital
Ethiopian Airlines has announced resumption of flights to the capital of the war-torn northern region of Tigray starting on Wednesday,...
NY attorney general invites price gouging complaints
New York Attorney General Letitia James has invited the state’s residents to report any price gouging by stores facing shortages...
NY Rep.-elect Santos admits lying about career, college
Rep.-elect George Santos has admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for...
UN rights chief insists Taliban must immediately revoke policies targeting women, girls in Afghanistan
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday,...
NYC driver dies after vehicle flips in air, lands in JFK area lot, explodes into flames
A driver has died after he lost control on a Queens expressway early Monday and his vehicle flipped in the...
New York AG joins coalition to file brief regarding gun safety ruling
New York Attorney General Letitia James has recently joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief...
Ethiopian federal government delegation heads to Tigray
The government communication service has said a delegation from the Ethiopian federal government is on its way to the northern...
Ukraine to call for Russia’s removal as permanent member of UN security council
Ukraine is planning to call for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations...
Saudi Arabia, Japan sign clean energy cooperation document
Saudi Arabia and Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Sunday in the fields of the circular carbon...
Laptop sparks fire on JetBlue flight, prompts evacuation at JFK
A lithium battery in a passenger’s laptop has caught fire aboard a JetBlue flight from Barbados to New York on Christmas...
Hochul deploys National Guard to Buffalo region as ‘life threatening’ storm batters area
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has mobilized the National Guard to Erie County as a massive winter storm batters the...
Zambia abolishes death penalty, criminal defamation
Zambia President, Hakainde Hichilema, has fulfilled one of his campaign promises by abolishing the death penalty in the country as...
JFK Airport plane fire: Five people reportedly suffered minor injuries on Christmas Eve
Five people were reportedly injured after a small fire on a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport on...
UN, NGOs’ officials in Afghanistan to meet to discuss Taliban ban on women staff
Top officials from the United Nations and dozens of NGOs operating in Afghanistan are meeting Sunday to discuss the...
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
The House has passed a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the government from running out of money...
M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC
The M23 rebel group, who have seized swaths of territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
Hochul signs bills aimed to help prevent, treat substance use disorder
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a legislative package aimed to help New Yorkers prevent and treat substance use disorder, her...
State measures designed to foster business with Iran suspended by Germany
Germany’s government is suspending state measures designed to foster business with Iran due to the repression of nationwide...
State lawmakers approve $32,000 pay increase
New York State lawmakers have approved a $32,000 pay increase for themselves. The Democratic-led state Assembly and Senate in a...
Jan. 6 panel releases final report, describes Trump ‘conspiracy’
The U.S. House January 6 committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has released its final report...
Burkina Faso government expels senior U.N. official
Burkina Faso's military government in a statement on Friday has ordered senior United Nations official Barbara Manzi to leave the...
State’s legal cannabis sales to start Dec. 29 in NYC
The first legal adult-use cannabis sales in the state has set to start Dec. 29 at Housing Works Cannabis Co.,...
MTA to reduce rush service, says more funding could avoid fare hikes
The board of the MTA has adopted a $19.4 billion budget Wednesday that leaves a $600 million hole to be...
FG approves $2B extra budget for flood damage
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has approved 819.5 billion naira ($2 billion) supplementary budget for 2022 to help deal with widespread...
Saudi Finance Minister, Britain Chancellor hold meeting to discuss investment opportunities, sign MoUs
Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt held a meeting earlier this week...
Mayor Adams, NYC health officials discuss holiday season safety
Mayor Eric Adams has encouraged New Yorkers to continue to take health precautions as he announced new tools to help...
U.N. Security Council eases weapons embargo on DR Congo
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that eases a weapons embargo on the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found
Elon Musk has said he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign...
Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls
The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, the ministry of...
IMF approves disbursement of $447.39 million to Kenya
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lend Kenya about $447 million to help shore up its finances and boost...
Former NYU finance director indicted for alleged $3.5M fraud scheme
A former New York University finance director has been indicted for fraud.The Manhattan district attorney’s office alleges Cindy Tappe diverted...
Hochul breaks ground on East New York project amid affordable housing push
As part of a building boom in East New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and local leaders broke ceremonial ground Monday...
UK’s Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan lawful, court rules
The UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges has...
Twitter users tell Elon Musk to step down after CEO asks in poll
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has conducted a poll on the platform asking if he should step down from leading the...
Mayor Adams says NYC not prepared for migrant surge
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said that the city cannot deal with another influx of migrants this winter,...
N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan
North Korea has test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles with a potential range of striking Japan on Sunday, in a...