CAIRO – Prosecutors in Egypt are expected to begin their closing arguments on June 1 in the retrial of two Al-Jazeera English journalists. That’s according to defendant Mohammed Fahmy, a Canadian who is Al-Jazeera English’s acting bureau chief in Egypt. He made the comment after a court hearing in the …
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TOKYO – A strong earthquake has hit Japan in the same region devastated by a major quake and tsunami in 2011. Authorities said there is no risk of tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency put the preliminary magnitude at 6.6, the U.S. Geological Service measured it at 6.8. The offshore quake …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican farmworkers fighting low wages and poor working conditions in the border state of Baja California have reached an agreement with the government and their employer. The Mexican interior ministry says daily wages will go from 100 to 200 pesos ($13 a day). Workers will be added …
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UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in a new report that the crisis in Yemen could open a corridor for jihadist movements through Somalia, which is located just across the Gulf of Aden. Ban said in a report to the U.N. Security Council circulated Monday that security in Somalia …
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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tom Parisi scored a fluke goal to tie the game and Brandon Tanev scored the winner in the latter stages of the third period, and Providence knocked off Boston University by a 4-3 count in the NCAA men’s hockey national championship game on Saturday. Anthony Florentino …
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released two videos of airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces on Iranian proxy fighters in Syria, which took place over the weekend. On Sunday, a senior U.S. defense official said at least six Iranian proxy fighters were killed in the U.S.’s attacks on Islamic Revolutionary …
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The British government on Wednesday vowed to press on with efforts to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, despite a ruling from the nation’s Supreme Court that the program in its current form is unlawful – with the prime minister saying the government was prepared to potentially change U.K. legal frameworks …
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Before the Los Angeles Chargers fell to the Green Bay Packers on the road, it appeared they lost one of their core defensive players in Joey Bosa. Bosa left Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Packers on a medical cart, and his reaction said it all. Bosa was clearly upset as …
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is a straight shooter. He is going to tell you how it is, even if the truth hurts. This usually goes for his players and the media, but Popovich took exception to how fans were acting at home last night. So, Popovich did …
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Over 100,000 people marched through London on Sunday with a message of solidarity against antisemitism, marking one of the largest demonstrations of its type since 1936. The protest against antisemitism comes as the numbers of antisemitic incidents continue to rise following the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas-led terrorists. …
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