Man leaps on polar bear to save wife from attack
A man is recovering from serious injuries after leaping onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled by the animal, according to police in Canada’s Ontario province.…
How Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’
Ahmed Al Sharaa, an Islamist militant in his late 20s, moved back to Syria from Iraq in 2011 with six men and a monthly stipend of $50,000 from Abu Bakr…
‘Most damning evidence’: Hunter Biden’s full pardon resurfaces decade of controversies, ‘influence-peddling’
Hunter Biden’s pardon from President Biden on Sunday doesn’t only apply to his tax and gun charges but gives him sweeping immunity from prosecution dating back ten years to the…
Romania’s top court annuls presidential election result
Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election process, which was narrowly won by far-right ultranationalist candidate Calin Georgescu amid allegations of Russian interference.…
Hundreds flee Syrian city of Homs as rebels advance further south
Hundreds of people appear to have fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight into Friday, as anti-regime rebels push further south on the road to the capital Damascus. Videos…
Princess of Wales pens Christmas message of love and empathy
Catherine, Princess of Wales has penned a moving letter about love and empathy to those attending her “Together At Christmas” carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday and 15 regional…
3 numbers that explain November election results – it wasn’t about Kamala
A month out – and there’s only one verdict for the November outcome: Joe Biden lost. Yes, that’s not a typo: Biden lost. Heading into the campaign (a year ago).…
What Fed chief Powell said about crypto that may have aided bitcoin’s rally to $100,000
Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In comments Wednesday about the cryptocurrency, the central bank leader noted that…
Ghanaians vote in high-stakes elections as former leader eyes Trump-like comeback
Ghanaians will go to the polls on Saturday to elect their next president, as the West African country grapples with its worst economic situation in decades. Twelve candidates are vying…
Australian ancestral remains returned by German museums after more than 100 years
Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century were handed back at a ceremony Thursday that a community representative described…