NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition
New York launched a controversial scheme yesterday to charge drivers entering parts of the city, a first in the United States, putting local authorities on...
Month : January 2025
Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold
Blizzard and winter storm conditions blasted the Midwest early yesterday, as a massive weather system began tracking eastward across the United States, with authorities warning...
Ex-president Sarkozy on trial over Gaddafi pact
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, already convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office, today goes on trial charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in...
New York becomes first US city with congestion charge
The scheme has faced resistance, including from President-elect Donald Trump....
Chinese nationals arrested with gold bars and $800,000 cash in DR Congo
The gold and money was allegedly hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in....
Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
It is the second town seized by the group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province....
The year China’s famous road-tripping ‘auntie’ found freedom
Su Min, 60, became a feminist icon after she left her abusive husband and started travelling through China....
Badenoch calls for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
Alexis Jay, who led a major inquiry into historical child sex abuse, says changes are needed, not more research....
Russian newspaper says its reporter killed by Ukraine drone strike
Moscow accuses Ukraine’s military of deliberately targeting journalist Alexander Martemyanov....
Flights and trains cancelled as snow hits UK
An amber warning for snow and ice remains in place for parts of the UK until midnight....