PoliticsHuffPostRoger Stone Caught On Camera Revealing How He’s Manipulated Trump For Decades
The famed political trickster apparently forgot his mic was on.
NewsAFP NewsPhony claims swirl around Sri Lanka's holiest tree
When social media was inundated with rumours that Sri Lanka's holiest tree was being harmed by 5G mobile signals, Colombo's cash-strapped government pulled out all the stops."The government and the Buddhists will do whatever it takes to protect the Sri Maha Bodhi."
NewsAFP NewsDehumanising migrants 'deeply troubling': incoming IOM chief
The incoming head of the United Nations' migration agency decried a tendency to demonise vulnerable migrants for political gain, saying she aimed to help shift the narrative.Amy Pope, who last month became the first woman elected to head the International Organization for Migration, told AFP in an interview this week she was deeply concerned over the way some countries and groups were "weaponising" migrants to win political points domestically.
NewsAFP NewsWar disrupts Ukrainian-Russian mafia bond
Sitting at a cafe in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, a local smuggler drew on his cigarette as he explained how the war has disrupted long-established underworld ties between Russia and Ukraine."We know that there is still plenty of cooperation between the underworld of Russia and the underworld of Ukraine outside of Ukraine," said Reitano.
PoliticsAFP NewsUS averts first-ever default with 11th-hour debt deal
US senators voted to suspend the federal debt limit Thursday, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to eliminate the threat of a disastrous credit default just four days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury.Around 80 years ago, lawmakers introduced a limit on how much federal debt could be accrued.
NewsAFP NewsMexico police find 45 bags with human body parts in ravine
At least 45 bags with human remains were found in a ravine in the western Mexican state of Jalisco during a search for eight people reported missing last week, local authorities said Thursday. "Forty-five bags with human remains have been extracted that belong to both male and female people," the state prosecutor's office said in a statement.
NewsAFP NewsSpike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar: UN
Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping up ketamine production as they seek to expand their business, the UN said Friday.Researchers also pointed to evidence that drug smuggling networks are looking to diversify what they sell.
BusinessAFP NewsAsian markets surge on Fed rate hopes
Asian markets rallied Friday on hopes the US Federal Reserve will decide against lifting interest rates this month as officials assess the impact of more than a year of tightening.Expectations were already running high that the Fed will hold its horses on rates for the first time in more than a year when it meets later this month, but comments from two officials added to the optimism.
NewsAFP NewsPutin gifts historic treasures to church amid Ukraine campaign
For nearly a century, visitors came to Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery to admire the perfect harmony of Russia's most famous icon: the "Trinity", painted by Andrei Rublev in the Middle Ages.- 'Unjustified risks' - Rublev's most famous work has left the Tretyakov Gallery only a handful of times, including during World War II when it was evacuated to safety.
NewsReutersJapan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on user data
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's privacy watchdog said on Friday it has warned OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup behind the ChatGPT chatbot, not to collect sensitive data without people's permission. OpenAI should minimise the sensitive data it collects for machine learning, the Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement, adding it may take further action if it has more concerns. While Japan has been on the backfoot with some recent technology trends, it is seen as having greater incentive to keep pace with advances in AI and robotics to maintain productivity as its population shrinks.
BusinessReutersRupee reaches 2-wk high on weak dollar, eyes US jobs data
The rupee was at 82.3525 against the U.S. dollar by 11 a.m. IST, compared to 82.4050 on Thursday. The USD/INR pair falling below 82.50 is a sign of weakness in the uptrend and short-term traders will now be watching 82.30 levels, said Dilip Parmar, research analyst at HDFC Securities. Odds of a rate hike this month have come off on less hawkish remarks from two Fed policymakers and an article in The Wall Street Journal that said the U.S. central bank will pause.
PoliticsHuffPostFox News’ In-House Trump Adviser Allows Him To Lie And Whine For Full Hour in Iowa
Unlike during the CNN "town hall" last month, Sean Hannity let the coup-attempting former president’s rapid-fire lies and complaints go unchallenged.
BusinessReutersIndian shares up on Fed pause hopes; Hero climbs on strong sales
Indian shares inched higher on Friday as strong monthly sales boosted Hero MotoCorp Ltd and as investor appetite for risky assets improved on bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve could pause its interest rate hikes. "We are seeing the domestic market gradually inching towards record highs, with rotational buying seen across sectors including auto, banking and FMCG after strong earnings and expectations of a good monsoon," said Ajit Mishra, senior vice-president of research at Religare Broking. "The tone looks positive, the only challenge was turbulence in global markets but that has eased with progress on the U.S. debt ceiling talks and hopes that the Fed will pause," Mishra said.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Says He Doesn’t Know ‘Anything’ About A Tape Of Him Discussing Sensitive Documents
“There was nothing done wrong, nothing whatsoever," the former president told Fox News' Sean Hannity.
PoliticsHuffPostDeSantis Dodges Question On How To Say His Last Name
The Florida governor, now a Republican candidate for president, has pronounced his name in different ways over the years.
NewsAFP NewsNine killed in Senegal clashes after opposition leader sentenced
Nine people have died in clashes across Senegal, the interior minister said Friday, after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail.On Friday interior minister Diome acknowledged the blockages, citing "the dissemination of hateful and subversive messages on social networks".
NewsAFP NewsMexican 'mini-republic' votes in prelude to presidential election
Sara Esquivel gets up before dawn to arrive at work in Mexico City on time.Living in Mexico City itself is not an option given the cost of living in the capital.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump And DeSantis’ Lopsided Feud Escalates In New Hampshire
The scene was more about what the Florida governor left unsaid.
NewsAFP NewsIn Peru's Amazon, evangelical cult awaits Inca second coming
In the heart of the Amazon, where Peru, Brazil and Colombia meet, members of a quirky religious mashup of evangelical Protestantism and Incan rites await the end times in their remote "Promised Land."The movement later moved to the Amazon rainforest which adherents view as the "Promised Land" and the only place that will survive the end of the world, according to Lionel Rossini, a cinematographer who specializes in the tri-border region.
PoliticsAFP NewsBiden trips, tumbles on Air Force stage
President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt -- and joked about it later.Air Force personnel helped him back up and he did not appear to require further help.
NewsHuffPostMan Accused Of Attacking Congresswoman In Her Apartment Building Pleads Guilty
He faces up to 11 years in prison for assaulting Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and two law enforcement officers in February.
PoliticsHuffPostDonald Trump Seems Almost Sympathetic To Joe Biden's Fall
“Well, I hope he wasn’t hurt,” the former president said, before adding, "You've got to be careful about that."
NewsAFP NewsSwiss MPs reject allowing arms transfers to Ukraine
Switzerland's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted against a proposal that would have specifically authorised the transfer of Swiss-made arms to Ukraine.Despite pressure from Kyiv and its allies, Switzerland has so far refused to allow countries that hold Swiss-made weaponry to re-export it to Ukraine.
NewsAFP NewsUnited Indian opposition can beat Modi in 2024: Rahul Gandhi
India's leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stranglehold on Indian society on Thursday but expressed confidence that the opposition can beat the ruling party in 2024 elections.Gandhi, the leading face of his opposition party, asserted that his "disqualification" was in fact "an advantage."
BusinessReutersBoeing delays debut crewed Starliner spaceflight over new issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Co will stand down from late preparations for its first crewed Starliner test flight to space that was planned for July after it discovered two safety-critical issues with the spacecraft, a company official said on Thursday. Boeing found flammable tape material and issues with the spacecraft's parachute lines during engineering reviews last week, as engineers were targeting a July 21 launch date for the spacecraft, Mark Nappi, the company's Starliner manager, told reporters during a joint news conference with NASA officials.
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