Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package, averting US government shutdown | Politics News

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package, averting US government shutdown | Politics News

Senate passed the bill after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the government for the next six months. President Joe Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after the United States Congress passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a…

Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis: What we know so far | Health News

Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis: What we know so far | Health News

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Here is what is known so far: What did Kate say? On Friday afternoon, Kate released a video update regarding her health. The message, recorded on Wednesday, was broadcast two days later. It came after weeks of…

The tax inspectors competing to be Senegal’s new president | Elections News

The tax inspectors competing to be Senegal’s new president | Elections News

Dakar, Senegal – Trust and power seem to converge in the hands of tax inspectors in Senegal, as the country is ready to vote in a highly anticipated presidential election on Sunday. The political figures receiving the most attention out of 17 presidential hopefuls during this electoral cycle – candidates…

Captured Somali pirates arrive in India to face trial over ship hijacking | Crime News

Captured Somali pirates arrive in India to face trial over ship hijacking | Crime News

The 35 men are to be prosecuted for the hijacking of cargo vessel MV Ruen in December when they took the crew hostage. India has brought 35 captured Somali pirates to Mumbai to stand trial, days after its navy recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages. The destroyer…

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Two countries involved in a second incident this month at disputed Second Thomas Shoal. Manila has accused China’s coastguard of firing water cannon at one of its supply boats, in the latest incident between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine military said the Saturday morning…

‘Imagine if just one dam is hit’: Russian-Ukrainian energy war heats up | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘Imagine if just one dam is hit’: Russian-Ukrainian energy war heats up | Russia-Ukraine war News

Olena Rozumovska is at the end of her rope. Her two-bedroom apartment in an Soviet-era concrete building has no electricity or water supply, and the central heating is off after Russian drones and missiles struck Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on Friday. “It’s unbearable, impossible. I want to howl with…

Guns won’t stop goals from girl footballers in India’s violence-hit Manipur | Football

Guns won’t stop goals from girl footballers in India’s violence-hit Manipur | Football

Andro, India – Smart in her neon blue jacket and bright red sneakers, Hemarani slips out of the large thatched-roof mud hut and stands squinting up at the rising sun. The sky is streaked pink over the Nongmaiching Ching hills, and the wide open field before her is still swimming…