Venezuela’s Maduro defies calls to step down, sworn in for 3rd term
Maduro was declared the winner of July’s election by both Venezuela’s electoral authority and top court, though detailed tallies confirming his victory have never been published.
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Earth saw its hottest year in 2024, breached major climate threshold
Last year’s global average temperature easily passed 2023’s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Police search for missing sisters who vanished during night walk in Scotland
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti were last seen walking on a bridge in central Aberdeen in the early hours of Jan. 7.
BRICS aims to ‘build’ global ties as Trump takes office: Brazil
Brazil will seek to build relationships and not worsen an already tense global mood, while holding the rotating presidency of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a top official told AFP. Diplomat Eduardo Saboia, head of the BRICS summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro in July, brushed off recent threats from incoming US…
How — and why — Britain is ‘triggering’ Trump
This weekend, January 11-12, U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be visiting Mainland China. The Labour government, which came to power thanks to an election landslide in July 2024, considers the trip to be of great importance to the U.K. economy. But according to Politico reporters Hannah Brenton and Dan Bloom, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s “virulent…
As storm Trump approaches, EU tries to play it cool
by Olivier BAUBE / Max DELANY Donald Trump hasn’t even moved back into the White House yet — but the volatile US president-elect has already succeeded in rattling his counterparts in the EU. With under two weeks to go to his inauguration, Trump set alarm bells ringing with a string of provocative statements including refusing…
UN watchdog says Australia violated asylum seekers’ rights
by Nina LARSON Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention…
Vietnam jails ex-lawyer over Facebook posts
A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years on Friday over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the communist country. Tran Dinh Trien, former deputy chair of the Hanoi Bar Association, is the latest high-profile lawyer to be targeted by authorities…
Karen Huger’s Non-Attendance at RHOP Reunion Could Signal the End of Her Run
Karen Huger has made a notable absence from the Season 9 reunion of The Real Housewives of Potomac following her conviction on DUI charges. Bravo unveiled the seating arrangement for… The post Karen Huger’s Non-Attendance at RHOP Reunion Could Signal the End of Her Run first appeared on All About The Real Housewives | All…
Whitney Rose Dishes on RHOSLC Reunion & Labels Lisa Barlow As Worst-Dressed
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion is always full of drama, and Whitney Rose recently gave us a sneak peek into the taping of this season’s reunion. Appearing… The post Whitney Rose Dishes on RHOSLC Reunion & Labels Lisa Barlow As Worst-Dressed first appeared on All About The Real Housewives | All About…