Federal shutdown could cost U.S. economy up to $14 billion
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown could reduce the economy by between...
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Briefing: here are the top news stories for January 15th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested on insurrection charges following his controversial December 3 declaration of martial law, marking the first time in the country’s history that a sitting president has faced such action.
2. ICJ president resigns after reports of his nomination as Lebanon’s new premier.
Judge Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), stepped down from his position as a member of the top UN court with effect from the same day of his resignation.
3. Yashar Aliyev meets with UN Secretary-General.
Yashar Aliyev, the former Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the UN, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to a post by Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to the UN on X.
4. US and Armenia sign strategic partnership agreement.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken formalized a strategic partnership agreement between their nations during a meeting held in Washington.
A small, silent object from another star is cutting through the Solar System. It’s real, not a film, and one scientist thinks it might be sending a message.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is conducting inspections in Iran but has not visited the three sites that were bombed by the United States in June, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said Wednesday.
Spain held a state funeral on Wednesday to honor the 237 victims of the deadly Valencia floods that struck on October 29, 2024, the most catastrophic flooding in Europe in more than five decades.
The French government expressed concern over the violent crackdown on post-election protests in Cameroon, urging authorities to guarantee the safety and physical integrity of all citizens, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown could reduce the economy by between $7 billion and $14 billion, shaving up to 2 percent off fourth-quarter gross domestic product, the agency said Wednesday.
Lithuania will keep its border crossings with Belarus closed for a month after balloons carrying cigarettes repeatedly disrupted air traffic at Vilnius Airport. Some exemptions will apply.
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