UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for de-escalation, warns tens of thousands in Syria are at risk. Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem has pledged the Lebanese group will stand by the Syrian government amid an advance by “terrorist groups” trying to sow chaos in the country. “They will not be able to achieve their goals despite

Countries across the Americas are bracing for US president-elect’s plan to carry out a mass deportation operation. The Bahamas says it has rejected a proposal from the transition team of United States President-elect Donald Trump to take in migrants from other countries who may be deported by the incoming administration. In a statement on Thursday

If you’re hoping for Wicked to win Best Picture at next year’s Academy Awards, you might want to sit down. The smash-hit adaptation of the Broadway musical surprisingly took home the National Board of Review’s Best Film award on Wednesday, which puts Wicked well in line to land a Best Picture nomination next month. Most

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After weeks of anxiety, LSU fans can take a breather. Five-star cornerback DJ Pickett is officially an LSU Tiger. Losses have piled up for the LSU 2025 recruiting class in recent weeks and there was concern Pickett would be another, but Brian Kelly and Corey Raymond got it across the finish line. LSU hired Raymond

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In the early 1990s, then-Sen. Tom Daschle was preparing for his first one-on-one meeting with then-President Bill Clinton. He wasn’t altogether sure what to say, so the South Dakota Democrat turned to then-Sen. Robert Byrd for advice. The West Virginian thought for a moment before telling Daschle, “You tell him you’re happy to work with

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Dec. 4, 2024, 3:00 PM UTC / Updated Dec. 4, 2024, 5:42 PM UTC By Clarissa-Jan Lim Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside of a Hilton hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what appears to be a targeted attack, the New York City Police Department said. Officers responded to a 911 call of

Just before 11 p.m. local time Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a televised address to the nation. Shortly after, Gen. Park Ahn-Soo, the martial law commander, announced that “all political activities” would be banned and that “all media and publications will be subject to the control of the Martial Law Command.”