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‘Law of the land:’ Biden signals Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 18:40
The outgoing US president called on others to 'affirm' the amendment, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex.

Trump speaks with China’s Xi, says leaders will make world ‘more peaceful’

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 17:50
'It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together,' incoming US president says after call with Xi Jinping.

Brentford vs Liverpool preview: Kickoff time, team news, how to stream

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 17:41
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says before Brentford trip that Premier League leaders face sterner tests to come.

Macron urges Israel to accelerate troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 17:01
Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign head of state to visit Beirut since Joseph Aoun was elected as Lebanon's president.

Djokovic ‘big fan’ of Collins’s Melbourne crowd response; Alcaraz advances

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 16:50
Novak Djokovic, who is on course to face Carlos Alcaraz, backs Danielle Collins's kisses to hostile spectators.

US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 16:40
The court rules unanimously that the law did not violate free speech protections.

Russia and Iran presidents sign partnership treaty in Moscow

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 16:27
Iranian and Russian leaders praise deal covering areas including politics, security, trade, transport and energy.

What has the UK promised Ukraine in Starmer’s 100-year deal?

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 16:09
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the partnership agreement would ensure Ukraine's 'security'.

Colombia’s Petro suspends talks with ELN rebels

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 15:45
Move comes in response to ELN attacks in country's northeast, which President Gustavo Petro describes as war crimes.

Can a ceasefire end settler colonial genocide?

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 15:18
The ceasefire may put an end to mass slaughter in Gaza, but it won't halt the structural genocide of Palestinians.

What is left of Gaza after 15 months of Israel’s war?

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 15:17
Most of Gaza’s buildings and landscape are in ruins after 15 months of Israel’s war.

Starlink’s global power play

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 14:51
What is the cost of Starlink's unmatched internet access?

Biden grants clemency to 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 14:44
Outgoing US president says move is 'important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities'.

Gaza ceasefire won’t last without political process, analysts warn

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 14:40
Israeli government has repeatedly sought to back out of truces, and this time could be no different, experts say.

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan jailed for 14 years over corruption

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:42
Supporters of Imran Khan have protested outside Pakistan's parliament, after a court sentenced Khan to jail.

Gaza ceasefire deal, explained | Start Here

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:37
Will the ceasefire deal lead to a permanent end to Israel’s war on Gaza?

‘Symbol of resistance’: Lumumba, the Congolese hero killed before his prime

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:59
Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo's first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961.

LA wildfires: Is insurance the next battlefront for California residents?

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:54
Before the Los Angeles wildfires, insurers such as State Farm started to pull out of fire-prone California.

Russia hands jail sentences to three Alexey Navalny lawyers

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:22
Lawyers face up to five years in jail on charges of links to Navalny's groups, which the Kremlin deems 'extremist'.

Gauff dominates Fernandez at Austalian Open but Osaka retires injured

Around The Globe - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:05
World number three Coco Gauff beats Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to reach third round at Australia Open.

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