Moscow court extends WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention, state media reports
A Moscow court has extended the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months, state media Russia 24 reported Thursday.
2023-08-24 16:29
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies
2023-08-24 16:26
Plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary chief seen as Kremlin's revenge
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private military were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority
2023-08-24 15:48
Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich arrives at a hearing on extending his detention
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges, arrived at a Moscow court Thursday for a hearing on a motion by the prosecution to extend his arrest
2023-08-24 15:27
Zimbabwe's election extends to a second day after long ballot delays. Some slept at polling stations
Voting is still underway in Zimbabwe
2023-08-24 14:59
Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday
2023-08-24 14:55
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally
Asian shares are mostly rising after Wall Street rallied to its best day since June after pressures from the bond market relaxed a bit
2023-08-24 14:45
Trump's looming surrender will kill the buzz of the first GOP debate
Donald Trump's day trip to an Atlanta jail Thursday will show that the defining moments of the 2024 election are more likely to happen in the courtroom than in campaign trail rituals like the presidential debate that he cold-shouldered.
2023-08-24 14:23
Evacuation order lifted for wildfire near Salem, Oregon
(Reuters) -The evacuation order for people living on the outskirts of the U.S. city of Salem due to the threat
2023-08-24 14:18
California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
Some California lawmakers want to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits
2023-08-24 13:15
Trump set to surrender at Georgia jail on charges that he sought to overturn 2020 election
Donald Trump is set to surrender to authorities in Georgia on charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a booking process expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president
2023-08-24 12:56
Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they're getting their own hospital
A new hospital for stranded dolphins is opening on Cape Cod this month and is expected to improve survival rates and enhance research
2023-08-24 12:55