US stock futures were little changed on Monday, signaling a muted start to a week packed with a crucial inflation update and the Federal Reserve’s last policy decision of the year. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) hugged the flatline. Tech stocks led
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Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover – The Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced the government in Baghdad to perform a balancing act that is becoming more difficult by the day. A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on
Best movies of 2023 in the US: No 10 – Anatomy of a Fall – The Guardian
In Justine Triet’s cerebral thriller Anatomy of a Fall, the calamity arrives without ceremony. It seems like just another day for a family up in the Alps, filled with work and home renovations. The child goes for a walk, leading the dog through fresh snow. As he arrives back home,
Republican senator says Ukraine may have to cede land to Russia to end war – The Guardian US
Ukraine may need to cede land to Russia in order to end the Russian invasion there, Republican US senator JD Vance said Sunday. The comments underscore how a bloc of GOP lawmakers are staunchly opposed to extending US support for Ukraine nearly two years on from when the world rallied
White House, Congress scramble on last-minute deals on Ukraine and US immigration – Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will make his case for more U.S. aid for the war against Russia during meetings in Washington this week, as lawmakers struggle for a deal that would link funding for Kyiv with domestic immigration controls. Zelenskiy has been invited to meetings
US Catholic priest dies after attack in Nebraska church – BBC.com
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US Climate Activists at COP28 Slam Their Home Country for Hypocrisy – InsideClimate News
Claims by some U.S. lawmakers at COP28 that President Biden’s policies provide global leadership on climate rang hollow with leading American climate activists at the annual conference who faulted the administration for supporting unbridled oil and gas development and for pushing carbon capture as an illusory solution for reducing emissions.
US fighter jet crashes into waters off South Korea – Al Jazeera English
The pilot of the US military plane, the latest to crash in the Asia Pacific region, has been rescued. A US military fighter jet has ditched into the Yellow Sea off South Korea. The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing was on a routine training flight on
US fighter jet crashes into waters off South Korea
The pilot of the US military plane, the latest to crash in the Asia Pacific region, has been rescued. A US military fighter jet has ditched into the Yellow Sea off South Korea. The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing was on a routine training flight on
US F-16 crashes into Yellow Sea following in-flight emergency; pilot rescued after ejecting safely – Fox News
The pilot of a U.S. F-16 safely ejected from the aircraft before it crashed into the Yellow Sea off South Korea’s southwestern coast on Monday, according to the Air Force. Kunsan Air Base, located in Gunsan, South Korea, said in a statement that an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the
Biden must step in to stop massive tariff hike on US liquor: lawmakers – Fox News
A group of bipartisan lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to end a tariff on American liquor exports to Europe that could bump up to a whopping 50% on Jan. 1. In 2018, President Donald Trump set heavy tariffs on most European steel and aluminum imports to the U.S,, including
Zelenskyy to meet US President Joe Biden, House Speaker as aid stumbles – Al Jazeera English
Ukrainian president will travel to Washington, DC as right-wing Republicans baulk at providing more help to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, DC on Monday for meetings at the White House and the United States Capitol as right-wing US Republicans resist
Zelenskyy to meet US President Joe Biden, House Speaker as aid stumbles
Ukrainian president will travel to Washington, DC as right-wing Republicans baulk at providing more help to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, DC on Monday for meetings at the White House and the United States Capitol as right-wing US Republicans resist
Biden’s 2024 dilemma: US economy looks solid, but voters still not feeling it – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it. Pollsters and economists say there has never been as wide a gap between the underlying health of the economy and
US will ‘lose face before world’ if it abandons Kyiv, says ex-Ukraine president – The Guardian
Ukraine’s former president Leonid Kuchma has warned that the US “will lose face before the entire world” if it abandons Kyiv, and said mistakes by the west contributed to Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion last year. In his first interview with a western publication since 2015, Kuchma described Putin as a