Brazilians split about Neymar breaking Pelé's goal-scoring record
Brazil great Neymar has received a plaque for becoming the team’s all-time top goal-scorer in official matches
2023-09-10 00:22
G20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
G20 leaders have agreed to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal
2023-09-09 23:53
Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on Holocaust
Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust
2023-09-09 23:50
Biden gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed a hearty handshake a year after an awkward fist bump moment
The Saudi crown prince once vilified by President Joe Biden has been elevated from a fist bump to a hearty handshake
2023-09-09 23:48
What we know about the Morocco earthquake
More than 1000 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck the North African country of Morocco on Friday night. Hundreds have been injured.
2023-09-09 23:29
Prominent activist's son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot
The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory
2023-09-09 23:24
G20 leaders paper over divisions on Ukraine, climate
G20 leaders papered over deep divisions on the war in Ukraine and tackling climate change Saturday, avoiding direct criticism of Moscow and any concrete pledge to...
2023-09-09 22:53
‘Zip-tie guy’ and his mother sentenced to prison for January 6 crimes
A mother-and-son duo who carried zip ties as they searched for lawmakers after breaching the US Capitol were sentenced to federal prison for several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the riots. Eric Munchel, 32, dubbed “zip-tie guy” on social media, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release on 8 September. His mother Lisa Marie Eisenhart, 59, was sentenced to more than two years in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release. They each have been ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution. They were convicted earlier this year on obstruction and conspiracy charges, and Munchel – who was armed with a Taser – was additionally found guilty of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon and unauthorised possession of a deadly or dangerous weapon on Capitol grounds. Photos and videos captured Munchel carrying plastic zip tie-style handcuffs they allegedly stole from inside a closet at the Capitol. “Zip ties! I need to get me some of them mother*******,” Munchel can be heard in video footage. As they made their way into the Senate Gallery, with Munchel shouting “I want that f****** gavel,” the pair wondered aloud where the “traitors” and “cowards” who evacuated the chamber had gone. The US Department of Justice said the pair were looking for “potential hostages”. Munchel’s cell phone, mounted to the outside of his tactical vest, recorded a nearly hour-long video of his approach and his time inside the Capitol, which prosecutors used as evidence against them. “We’re going straight to federal prison if we go in there with weapons,” Eisenhart told Munchel, according to court records. Eisenhart – who wore a Donald Trump-supporting “Keep America Great Again” beanie – and her son had “prepared for violence” on 6 January 2021, and “projected their willingness to engage in it” as lawmakers convened to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election that Mr Trump lost, according to prosecutors. They also “openly declared to a reporter that their intent in storming and entering the Capitol was to intimidate Congress,” prosecutors wrote in court filings. “What is America for?” Eisenhart told a reporter with The Times of London on 7 January 2021. “I’d rather die as a 57-year-old woman than live under oppression. I’d rather die and would rather fight.” “With the 2024 presidential election approaching, a rematch on the horizon, and many loud voices in the media and online continuing to sow discord and distrust, the potential for a repeat of January 6 looms ominously,” prosecutors wrote. The sentences imposed by US District Court Judge Royce C Lamberth came days after five members of the neo-fascist Proud Boys gang were handed down some of the longest prison terms to date among the hundreds of people charged in connection to the attack. Now-former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison after a jury found him and three other members of the group guilty of seditious conspiracy, among a number of other crimes connected to their planning and actions on January 6. The sentence is the longest yet among Capitol riot defendants. More than 1,100 people have been arrested and charged for crimes related to the assault on Congress. Read More Convicted Proud Boys turned down plea deals that could have halved their prison time, documents show ‘Donald Trump’s army’: Proud Boys members face decades in prison for January 6 sedition Meadows fails in bid to move Trump Georgia case as Graham and Flynn named in jury report – live Trump is notably absent from historic and urgent call to protect democracy by 13 former presidents Proud Boys ringleader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison for Jan 6 attack
2023-09-09 22:53
Top Gun's Cast Then and Now: Cult movie's lead stars through the years
From Tom Cruise to Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis, the stars of the 1986 action film thrived in the years after the smash hit
2023-09-09 22:29
As Jacksonville shooting victims are eulogized, advocates call attention to anti-Black hate crimes
The motivations of a shooter who recently targeted and killed Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism
2023-09-09 22:24
Italy's Meloni meets with China's Li as Italy's continued participation in 'Belt and Road' in doubt
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the G20 summit
2023-09-09 22:20
How tall is Shawn Mendes? Singer once apologized to a radio host for being taller than him
Shawn Mendes is known not just for his music but for his incredible height as well
2023-09-09 22:18