/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/G4E7BJHSAFLYVPSP2VU6DUWXVM.jpg "The Swedish embassy in Baghdad was attacked and set on fire in connection with the Koran burning")
BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM, July 20 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters besieged the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad early on Thursday, tearing down its walls and setting it on fire to protest an expected Koran burning in Sweden. All Baghdad embassy staff are safe, Sweden’s foreign ministry press office said in a statement, condemning the attack and highlighting…
CNN — House Oversight Committee Hears From Two IRS Whistleblowers whose testimony Allegations of mishandling of the Hunter Biden criminal investigation have sparked a firestorm among House Republicans. One of the two whistleblowers is speaking publicly for the first time: Joseph Ziegler, a 13-year IRS special agent in the Criminal Investigation Division. In his testimony…
Hester Ng/Sofa Images/Lightrocket/Getty Images On July 15 a shopper was spotted walking between aisles at a supermarket in Kendal, United Kingdom. London CNN — UK inflammation Last month it fell to its lowest annual rate since March 2022, which means the Bank of England will raise interest rates by just a quarter of a percentage…
CNN — Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post Special Counsel Jack Smith He is the target of a criminal investigation into efforts to subvert the 2020 election, and he may soon be indicted by the special counsel. “Joe Biden’s DOJ attorney, Jack Smith, sent a letter saying he is the target…
76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey discussed James Harden’s trade request in detail during a local radio appearance on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Morey confirmed to Philadelphia’s 97.5 FM that Harden is looking for a trade. Athletic First reported last month. While he tried to honor Harden’s trade request, Morey added:…
Oppenheimer blames Matt Damon for failing to take a break from acting. During an interview Entertainment Weekly, Damon revealed that he promised his wife he would take a step back under one condition. “I actually negotiated in couples therapy — which is a true story — as a warning that I would take a break…
Aaron M. Sprecher/AP Powerball lottery ticket seen Wednesday in Houston. CNN — The winning numbers for Monday’s estimated $900 million Powerball jackpot — the third-largest jackpot prize in the game’s history — have been drawn. The numbers are 17, 8, 9, 41, 5 and the red Powerball is 21. If a player wins Monday night’s…
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/B6CZ4BEYPJKVRGSV42JVZGHM2Q.jpg "Ford slashes prices on F-150 Lightning trucks as EV wars heat up")
July 17 (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co ( FN ) deepened a price war in the electric-vehicle industry by cutting prices on its F-150 Lightning trucks on Monday. Its stake in the EV market is dominated by Tesla ( TSLA.O ). Ford shares were down about 5% in afternoon trading. Rival General Motors ( GM.N…
The Kremlin said on Monday that a UN-brokered deal to safely route Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea had been suspended, saying Russia’s conditions had not been met. “The Black Sea agreements are not valid today,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by state news agency TASS. to say “As…
Traffic was stopped on the Crimean Bridge State of emergency – Russian authorities Ukrainian media reported the bombings The grain deal has expired July 17 (Reuters) – Traffic on the Russian-built Crimean bridge has been halted due to an “emergency” situation, authorities in Russia said on Monday, while Ukrainian media reported explosions on the bridge….
