NATO promises Ukraine bn in aid, ‘irreversible path’ to membership | Russia-Ukraine war News

NATO promises Ukraine $43bn in aid, ‘irreversible path’ to membership | Russia-Ukraine war News

NATO leaders have pledged to provide Ukraine with at least $43bn in military aid within the next year to bolster its defences against Russia and formally declared Kyiv on an “irreversible path” to membership in the Western military alliance. The pledges, included in a final communique following a NATO summit…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 867 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 867 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 867th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, July 11, 2024: Fighting Russia launched 20 drones and five missiles at Ukraine, killing two people in the Black Sea region of Odesa, damaging port infrastructure and hitting an energy facility in…

Biden’s candidacy in crisis as Clooney, US senator call on him to quit | Politics News

Biden’s candidacy in crisis as Clooney, US senator call on him to quit | Politics News

Actor and donor George Clooney says Biden will lose the presidency, House and Senate if he doesn’t step aside. United States President Joe Biden’s teetering re-election campaign has plunged deeper into crisis amid a fresh wave of pressure from allies concerned about his age and fitness, with actor George Clooney…

Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at fraud trial over fund’s collapse | Business and Economy News

Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at fraud trial over fund’s collapse | Business and Economy News

Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has been convicted of fraud and other charges by a jury in a Manhattan federal court at a criminal trial in which prosecutors accused him of market manipulation ahead of the 2021 collapse of his $36bn private investment firm. On Wednesday, the…

‘Last chance’: Activist Leonard Peltier’s family reflects on life in prison | Indigenous Rights News

‘Last chance’: Activist Leonard Peltier’s family reflects on life in prison | Indigenous Rights News

For decades, the family has pushed for Peltier’s release. But he was previously denied parole in 2009, and attempts to petition for a presidential pardon have been rejected. Peltier’s lawyer Kevin Sharp told US media in June that he considered this month’s parole hearing to be the activist’s “last chance”…

Elon Musk beats 0m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers | Social Media News

Elon Musk beats $500m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers | Social Media News

The US judge said the federal law governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims. Elon Musk has won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500m of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after buying the social media company…

‘Oppressively hot’: Record-breaking heatwave engulfs western US | Weather News

‘Oppressively hot’: Record-breaking heatwave engulfs western US | Weather News

More than 161 million people are under heat alerts as extreme weather prompts warnings and health fears. The western United States continues to grapple with an oppressive heatwave that is believed to have killed at least seven people, authorities say, and has spurred safety warnings across large swaths of the…