Competing claims surfaced Thursday over Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's purported involvement in a "near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York.. The York Post quoted a source as saying that there were no emergency calls to police about the incident and that the purported chase "definitely wasn't two hours".
Ukraine said Thursday it had downed nearly an entire barrage of Russian missiles overnight, the latest in an "unprecedented" wave of aerial attacks on the capital Kyiv.. The attack follows other recent barrages in which Ukraine claimed to have downed several advanced Russian Kinzhal missiles.
Sierra Leone's president expressed hope in an AFP interview that a new African mediation mission would help end Russia's war in Ukraine which has hit the "poorest of the poor" around the world.. For the sake of humanity, for what is happening, let's end the war," he said in an interview in the capital Freetown on Wednesday.
Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain's richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said.. The eldest of four brothers behind the Hinduja Group conglomerate, he died on Wednesday, according to a family spokesman.
Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to settle litigation alleging the German lender financially benefited from supporting Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme, according to a report Wednesday.. Deutsche Bank in July 2020 agreed to pay $150 million to settle allegations brought by the New York Department of Financial Services for compliance failures connected to the bank's work for Epstein.
G7 leaders arrive Thursday in Japan's Hiroshima to weigh tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against China's "economic coercion", surrounded by reminders about the harrowing cost of war.. - 'Economic coercion' - Summit discussions on China are expected to focus on efforts to insulate G7 economies from potential economic blackmail, by diversifying supply chains and markets.
Attempted illegal crossings of the southern US border have plunged since new policies to deal with undocumented migrants came into place last week, a US official said Wednesday.. The number of Venezuelan migrants had also plunged to 50 per day, after hitting 2,400 before the policy change.
Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country.". Authorities have not indicated what caused the plane crash.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was confident about reaching a deal with Republican leaders to avert a potentially catastrophic US debt default as early as June 1.. The United States could begin defaulting on its debts "potentially as early as June 1," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday, while the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has forecast June 15.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he is confident a deal can be reached with Republicans leaders to avert a potentially catastrophic US debt default as early as June 1.. "The leaders have all agreed we will not default," Biden said in brief remarks at the White House, shortly before departing for the G7 meeting of world leaders in Japan.
