The front pages of British newspapers are festooned with seasonal spirit after MPs in the House of Commons voted on Tuesday night to hold a general election in the run-up to Christmas.Read More…
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer reported on Wednesday that the number of US plaintiffs suing over weed killer Roundup has more than doubled over the past three months, reaching 42,700. Bayer has blamedRead More…
Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads on Wednesday so life could return to normal, after 13 days of demonstrations forced the prime minister to resign. Troops clearedRead More…
The UN nuclear watchdog’s board has picked Argentina’s Rafael Grossi to become the International Atomic Energy Agency’s next chief. Grossi, 58, succeeds Yukiya Amano, who died in office, Reuters reported. Grossi, whoRead More…
A shooting at an outdoor Halloween party in Long Beach, California has left at least three people killed and as many as nine injured. The incident happened on Thursday night. Local mediaRead More…
The Russian Navy’s newest nuclear-powered submarine, ‘Knyaz Vladimir,’ has successfully fired a ballistic missile from underwater, which traveled all the way from the White Sea to Kamchatka. A video posted by theRead More…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected in Hungary today at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Whatever the results, their meeting is highly likely to irritate the US and the EU.Read More…
An Indian state nuclear power plant operator issued a carefully worded statement after reports of malware at one of the power plants’ systems snowballed into rumors of a North Korean cyber attackRead More…
Facebook’s chat platform WhatsApp has launched a lawsuit against an Israeli cyber surveillance firm, ironically claiming it helped governments in over a dozen countries (other than the US) to access users’ privateRead More…
Ankara has accused Washington of “exploiting history” for political means after the US House overwhelmingly passed a set of bills acknowledging the 1915 Armenian genocide and calling for fresh sanctions against itsRead More…