A CNN team traveling through Tigray’s central zone witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old Ethiopian military uniforms, manning checkpoints, obstructing and occupying critical aid routes, roaming the halls of one of the region’s few operating hospitals and threatening medical staff. Ethiopia’s government has severely restricted access to the […]
An Indian vlogger and actor has died from coronavirus shortly after appearing in a final video criticising his medical care. Rahul Vohra, 35, died in a New Delhi hospital on Sunday after being admitted in early May. His wife Jyoti Tiwari shared the news of Vohra’s death in an Instagram […]
Israeli and Palestinian supporters clashed in New York City Tuesday evening amid escalating violence between the two bitter enemies which has left at least 38 people dead in the region. Footage taken outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan shows protesters fighting over barricades as police struggle to keep the two […]
On the eve of a vote almost certain to remove her from a leadership role in the Republican party, a defiant Liz Cheney embraced her fall from party grace and offered a final appeal to her colleagues: “We must speak the truth.” Republicans are poised to remove Cheney from her […]
The Giants will start the season against their old coach, not their hated rival. To the disappointment of fans who are chomping at the bit for a shot at the Eagles, the Giants will open the season at home Sept. 12 against the Broncos, a source told The Post. Pat […]
People wearing protective face masks wait for the metro, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Taipei, Taiwan, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang Taiwan may raise its COVID-19 alert level in “coming days”, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, according to the official Central News Agency, which would lead […]
LOS ANGELES — Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s “St. Elsewhere” was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, and other greats, has died. He was 106. Lloyd’s son, Michael Lloyd, said his […]
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan-South Sudan border until Nov. 15. It also asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to provide recommendations for reconfiguring and ending the mission, although Guterres informed the council […]
Covid-positive and suffering abnormally low oxygen levels in her blood, the 37-year-old was turned away from every hospital she visited, due to a lack of beds and oxygen supplies. Her husband’s cousin, Mehmood Khan, turned to the internet for help. That’s where he found Shahnawaz Shaikh — known as “the […]
A host of Caribbean islands are likely to be added to the Government’s quarantine-free ‘green list’ next month. The nations that could be added in June are the ‘near misses’ for Friday’s list of just 12 countries and territories, the Telegraph reported. Islands in the Caribbean such as Antigua, Barbuda, […]
Wealthy people who fled major cities like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago last year moved to ‘hidden gem’ locations like San Antonio, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah, according to a new report. Real estate company Coldwell Banker has released a 132-page report detailing insights into the luxury […]
California’s governor has proposed a $12bn plan to tackle its homelessness crisis, calling the situation in America’s most populous state “unacceptable”. Buoyed by a large budget surplus and swimming in federal pandemic recovery money, Gavin Newsom’s proposal includes $8.75bn over two years to create an estimated 46,000 housing units, expanding […]
The Mets got a pitching performance worthy of extending their winning streak. The bats, better late than never, finally followed suit. After looking like they would waste Marcus Stroman’s strong start in a pitchers’ duel against John Means, the Mets pulled out a walk-off rally in the ninth inning for […]
A federal judge in Dallas ruled on Tuesday that the National Rifle Association cannot use bankruptcy to reorganize in gun-friendly Texas, a serious blow to the gun rights group’s effort to avoid a lawsuit in New York seeking its dissolution. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin Hale said the NRA did not […]
Dinner couldn’t have gone better for Juanisha Brooks who was out to celebrate her sister’s 37th birthday. They caught up on life over appetizers at a restaurant near the National Harbor in Maryland. In the early morning of March 6, Brooks was headed home when she noticed emergency lights trailing […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top U.N. envoy urged Iraqis on Tuesday to uphold the integrity of “all-important national elections” next October, saying the world will be watching to see that voting is free and transparent without political pressure or interference. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the U.N. special representative for Iraq, told […]
Tuesday’s decision means the NRA will not have bankruptcy protections, which it has said are needed to protect against a “barrage of litigation” the organization is facing. It also means that the NRA cannot reorganize in the state of Texas without approval from the New York Attorney General’s Office, James […]
Catholic churches around Germany were offering blessings for gay couples on Monday in a protest against the Vatican’s refusal to approve same-sex partnerships. More than 100 churches around the country have signed up to host services under the motto ‘love wins’ on or around May 10 in the scheme initiated […]
Liz Cheney on Tuesday refused to back down ahead of a vote to oust her from GOP leadership, calling Donald Trump a ‘liar on a crusade to undermine our democracy’. Cheney, who voted to impeach the former president for his role in the January 6 Capitol insurrection, is expected to be ousted […]
The US energy secretary has urged Americans against “hoarding gasoline” amid shortages and long lines after hackers shut down a major pipeline. More than 1,000 gas stations in the US south and east coast have reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among […]