By: Tom Perry, Laila Bassam A man holding an umbrella walks past a banner of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon February 1, 2019. BEIRUT – Hezbollah’s bigger role in Lebanon’s new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state affairs and builds on unprecedented military clout the group is wielding after helping […] Read more
By Lydia DePillis The US economy added 304,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong month of hiring as employers continue to bring in new workers. January was the 100th straight month of job gains. The Labor Department said the government shutdown that lasted more than a month had “no discernible impacts” on hiring and wages, […] Read more
By Tonderayi Mukeredzi Many Zimbabweans say that broad national dialogue is required immediately to mend deteriorating political conditions in the country. During the past few weeks, the country has plunged into civil unrest, with a restive population protesting government measures to increase the price of fuel and what they consider the dire economic conditions prevailing […] Read more
The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM). The 37-year-old woman, from east London, was convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey. Her 34-year-old partner was acquitted by the jury. Spells and curses intended to deter police and social […] Read more
A $1 million settlement for a company with annual revenues of $270 million is not usually enough to bat an eyelash, except when it has to do with North Korea. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control says e.l.f. Beauty imported 156 shipments of false eyelash kits, valued at $4.43 million, from two suppliers located […] Read more
Satellite imagery reportedly revealing a ballistic missile facility deep in the Saudi desert spotlights Riyadh’s increased investment in its independent warfighting capabilities, U.S. defense experts say. This, they believe, indicates a growing desire by the longtime ally to be able to take offensive measures without the approval of its main weapons sponsors in Washington. “There’s […] Read more
Democrats have taken aim at the wealthy — and that has former Rep. Jeb Hensarling afraid of what could come. Hensarling, a Republican who represented Texas from 2003 to 2019, told CNBC on Tuesday that the move to slap more taxes on the rich by the left wing of the Democratic Party is all about […] Read more
Court of appeal rules Joshua Gardner’s initial suspended sentence was ‘unduly lenient’ A teenager who attacked a car with a “zombie knife” has been jailed for three and a half years after the court of appeal decided his suspended sentence was unduly lenient. Joshua Gardner, 18, was caught on camera hitting a car with a […] Read more
At least 40 people are believed to have been killed and 850 others detained in Venezuela’s recent violence, the United Nations says. Rupert Colville, the UN’s human rights spokesman, said 26 were shot by government forces, five were killed in house raids and 11 died during looting. More than 850 people were detained between January 21-26, […] Read more
By Kate Bennett A British magazine has issued an apology to first lady Melania Trump for an article it published last week which included several inaccuracies about her life and her family. Titled “The mystery of Melania,” the story was written by American author Nina Burleigh for the magazine section of The Telegraph newspaper, and […] Read more
