The first full trailer for “A Christmas Story Christmas” is finally out, with fans getting a first look at Ralphie all grown up with his own family! The film starts streaming on HBO Max Nov. 17.
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's Coast Guard said.Beijing's coast guard said in a statement Monday that a "Philippine replenishment ship ignored many solemn warnings from the Chinese side".
France on Monday began less than a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, with star footballer Kylian Mbappe warning the country was at a historic crossroads.The alliance led by centrist Macron, who called the snap polls some three years early after the far right trounced his party in EU Parliament elections, is still lagging way behind with little chance of winning an outright majority itself.
On the banks of the Madre de Dios river, dredges work day and night in search of gold, part of a scourge of illegal mining that is slowly devouring the Peruvian Amazon.- 'No production record' - Illegal gold mining, which happens alongside legal, government-regulated extraction, is a major source of financing for organized crime in places like La Pampa, a lawless enclave in Madre de Dios.
Executive salaries at major US corporations are soaring -- but shareholders happy with stock prices and greater transparency over remuneration are not pushing back."Shareholders tend to vote down plans after a poor performance or stock price performance in particular," said Kevin Murphy, a finance professor at the University of Southern California who specializes in executive pay.
The state Russian agency, reporting from Black's second court hearing in Vladivostok, in Russia's Far East, said the U.S. soldier, who was stationed in South Korea but detained in Russia on May 2, spoke in court through an interpreter. "No (I don't plead guilty to threatening to kill)," RIA cited Black as saying. RIA reported that Black pleaded guilty to theft charges in May but would enter a plea later and that he was co-operating with the investigators.
Kansas City Chiefs’ Isaiah Buggs was arrested Sunday in connection with a burglary charge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he is already facing charges of animal cruelty after police seized two malnourished dogs.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang received a grand ceremonial welcome at Australia's parliament on Monday, the prelude to thorny talks expected to raise recent military confrontations and rising regional tensions."I guess they must have missed their home a lot," the Chinese premier said. lec-sft/djw/mtp
Interested in capping off your trip to Hong Kong with a long weekend in Beijing or Shanghai? A new high-speed sleeper train service cuts the overnight travel time by half.
Former President Donald Trump confused the name of his White House physician just moments after he said that President Joe Biden should take a cognitive test.
The New Zealand defence force plane flying New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan broke down on Sunday, forcing the Prime Minister to take a commercial flight, his office confirmed on Monday. Luxon is spending four days in Japan, where he is expected to meet with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and spend time promoting New Zealand business.
An Indian national accused of helping plot to kill a U.S. citizen in New York City has been extradited to the U.S. to stand trial.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Italy for the G7 summit, it was not diplomatic meetings that dominated headlines back in India -- but the relationship with his Italian counterpart.Modi, who reposted Meloni's video on X and praised ties between Rome and New Delhi in Italian, was in the resort of Borgo Egnazia on the sidelines of the G7 summit, which brings together Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China’s desire to invest in critical minerals. Li planned to underscore China’s interest in buying a bigger stake in Australia’s critical minerals sector, which is essential to the global transition to renewable energy sources, by visiting a Chinese-controlled lithium processing plant in Western Australia state Tuesday.
Al Roker shared a funny message on social media to his fellow dads for Father's Day on June 16.
The Prime Minister’s Office says proposals for strengthening settlements in what Israel biblically refers to as Judea and Samaria will be voted on at the next Security Cabinet meeting.
The role of atomic weapons has become more prominent and nuclear states are modernising arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate, researchers said Monday, urging world leaders to "step back and reflect"."We are now in one of the most dangerous periods in human history," Smith said, urging the world's great powers to "step back and reflect.
Thailand faces a critical week of court cases that could trigger a political crisis in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, with the fate of the prime minister and the main opposition hanging in the balance. Four cases before the courts on Tuesday involve the country's most powerful politicians: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, former prime leader Thaksin Shinawatra, the popular opposition Move Forward party and upper-house lawmakers. For decades, Thailand's politics has been shaped by a struggle between its conservative-royalist establishment, supported by the military, and populist parties such as those backed by Thaksin and the current opposition Move Forward party.
TODAY's Al Roker announced on Tuesday that his family dog, Pepper, died on Monday. See his sweet message and photos.
Sen. Tim Scott says he stands by his decision to certify President Biden's 2020 election.
The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily “tactical pause” of military activity in southern Gaza to allow for a greater number of aid deliveries to enter the strip, where international agencies have long warned of a dire humanitarian crisis.
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