Newt Gingrich: Dems will ‘rue the day’ they started impeachment dance
Iran’s foreign minister announced Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all commercial ships — as President Trump said the US would take all of Tehran’s leftover nuclear fuel. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the…
Russia says Ukraine has launched “a terrorist drone attack” on Moscow, with several buildings damaged. It is the first time Moscow has been so heavily targeted in a single operation, but Ukraine denies carrying out the strikes. What was hit by the drones? The Russian military says eight drones were used in the strikes. It…
Workers at the world’s largest copper mine in Chile are striking after pay talks with Australian resources giant BHP fell apart, casting a shadow of uncertainty Wednesday over the market for the commodity. The Escondida mine in northern Chile yearly digs up around five percent of the world’s copper, a coveted metal used in everything…
PARIS (AP) — Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday, plunging vast numbers into darkness, devastating homes and causing travel mayhem in several countries. Winds of more than 190 kph (118 mph)…
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack Friday and said he would seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates backed by his imprisoned rival, Imran Khan, in parliamentary election results. Sharif told supporters he was sending his brother and former premier, Shehbaz Sharif, to meet…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has traveled to within just 3.86 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface — a new record — on Christmas Eve. You can follow Parker’s landmark moment on NASA’s Eyes On The Solar System page. In one of humankind’s most impressive feats of space exploration, Tuesday, Dec. 24 saw…