Author: Grace Thompson

Following appeals for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people, the Rwanda-backed rebels who took control of Goma, a crucial city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, proclaimed a unilateral ceasefire in the area on Monday for humanitarian reasons. The ceasefire will begin on Tuesday, according to the M23 rebels. The news was made soon after the U.N. health office reported that at least 900 people had died in fighting between Congolese forces and rebels in Goma last week. The two-million-person metropolis, which is still under rebel control, is located in the center of an area with mineral wealth worth trillions of dollars. According to reports, the M23 was making progress on Bukavu, another provincial capital, and other parts of eastern Congo. Alth...

MAYVILLE, N.Y. Salman Rushdie was going to give a talk in front of a live audience in western New York in 2022 when a man rushed over and stabbed him in the hand as he raised it in self-defense. In a subsequent memoir, Rushdie recalled that there were numerous strikes to his neck, chest, eye, and other places. My legs start to give way, and I go down. Rushdie is anticipated to return to the same New York county in the upcoming weeks to narrate his experience as one of the initial witnesses in the trial of Hadi Matar, the guy accused of wielding the knife that day. The jury selection process is expected to start on Tuesday. Matar, 27, of Fairview, New Jersey, entered a not guilty plea to counts of assault and attempted murder. Depending on the situation, Rushdie's book, which describes w...

Promotions aren't always what they seem. At least not in the instance of Howie Roseman, who managed the Philadelphia Eagles' draft and free agency strategy from 2010 to 2014 before having those responsibilities taken away from him and handed over to Chip Kelly, the team's head coach at the time. Roseman oversaw the off-field employees and salaries while Kelly continued to lead the team. However, the team granted Roseman another chance to be general manager after Kelly was sacked five days prior to the 2015 regular season finale. He hasn't turned around. Roseman stated on NBC's ProFootballTalk in 2018 that it was perhaps the nicest thing that had ever happened to him. Did I ever imagine myself returning in a prominent role in Philadelphia? No. I don't believe I did. However, I was adamant ...

The PresidentBenjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, will meet with Donald Trump on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader to do so since the beginning of his second administration. In an interview with reporters on Sunday, Trump described the White House meeting as a "very big meeting." He said, "I look forward to discussing how we can bring peace to Israel and its neighbors and efforts to counter our shared adversaries," in his letter inviting Netanyahu to Washington last week. Netanyahu stated on Sunday that they would address "the critical issues that lie ahead of us defeating Hamas, returning all our hostages and dealing with the Iranian axis in all its components, an axis that also threatens Israel s security, the Middle East and the entire world." The Biden administrat...

Elon Musk has infiltrated the government, according to the jargon of the tech sector. Despite never having been elected to office or confirmed by the Senate for a high-level government position, the billionaire tech magnate has used his position as head of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency project, or DOGE, to obtain sensitive federal data in a matter of days in order to advance a broad agenda and possibly cause a constitutional crisis. Musk has adopted Silicon Valley's most infamous propensity to act quickly and forcefully in an attempt to gain control of federal agencies' computer networks and organizational structures. Similar to his 2022 corporate takeover of Twitter, he has enlisted a team to evaluate specifics such office building leases, budget line items,...

Hong KongChina announced a number of steps, including its own tariffs of 10% to 15% on certain U.S. items, in prompt retaliation Tuesday as a 10% U.S. duty on Chinese goods went into force. According to the government, China will begin enforcing a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks on February 10 and a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas on February 10. The Chinese declaration was made just minutes after the U.S. tax, which was the only one to proceed after President Donald Trump halted 25% tariffs he had set on imports from Canada and Mexico, went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. A trade war between the two largest economies in the world might spin out of control if tit-for-tat tariffs with China are not prevented. "The Customs T...

Hong KongChina announced a number of steps, including its own tariffs of 10% to 15% on certain U.S. items, in prompt retaliation Tuesday as a 10% U.S. duty on Chinese goods went into force. According to the government, China will begin enforcing a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks on February 10 and a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas on February 10. Minutes after the U.S. tax went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET, China made its announcement. The United States and China, the two largest economies in the world, run the risk of escalating into a trade war if tit-for-tat tariffs are not prevented. "The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, China's Cabinet, said in a statement that this unilateral tariff hike by the U.S. ...

Hong KongAs soon as a 10% U.S. duty on Chinese imports went into force on Tuesday, China announced its own 10% to 15% duties on a number of U.S. items in retaliation. According to the government, China will begin enforcing a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks on February 10 and a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas on February 10. Minutes after the U.S. tax went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET, China made its announcement. "The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, China's Cabinet, said in a statement that this unilateral tariff hike by the U.S. side seriously violates World Trade Organization rules, does nothing to solve its own problems, and undermines normal China U.S. economic and trade cooperation." Citing border se...

With the tagline "COWBOY CARTER TOUR 2025" and a video showing a lit-up sign with the same inscription, Beyonc revealed a new tour early on Sunday. Beginning in Los Angeles in April, the tour will travel to Chicago, the New York region, Houston, Atlanta, Washington, London, and Paris. General tickets go on sale on February 14 after the presale activities start on February 11. Due to the California wildfires, Beyonc postponed her January 14 announcement. She stated that her charity, BeyGOOD, was contributing $2.5 million to help families in Altadena and Pasadena. During the halftime show of a Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game on Christmas Day, Beyoncé began by performing songs from her album Cowboy Carter. The performance was made accessible on Netflix as a stand-alone special, and t...

Last Thursday, officials sentenced a man from Georgia to 475 years in jail for aiding dog fights and mistreating animals, including 107 dogs that were taken from his property in November 2022. Jessica K. Rock, a special assistant United States attorney located in Georgia and state animal crimes resource prosecutor, said via email Monday that it is the longest known sentence involving dog fighting anywhere. Defendant Vincent Lemark Burrell, 57, disputed in court that he was participating in dog fighting, according to Rock's email. Burrell might file an appeal, but it was unclear. A voicemail left Monday night was not immediately answered by his lawyer. The case began in 2022 when a delivery worker for Amazon told police that multiple canines on the defendant's home in Dallas, Georgia, which...