Here's the latest for Thursday, August, 18th: Moment of silence for Barcelona attack victims; GOP Senators criticize Trump over his Confederate monuments statements; Another Confederate-era statue removed in Maryland; Driverless buses on show in Moscow.
EV maker Lucid reported mixed first quarter results as a wider-than-expected loss trumped the company's confirmation that its Gravity SUV is still on track for a 2024 debut.
Disney reported its fiscal second quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Here's what to know.
The United States has repatriated 11 of its citizens from sprawling camps in northeastern Syria that house tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State militants, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday. The repatriation was the largest Washington has carried out from the camps to date, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. Five of the 11 citizens brought back were children, and one non-U.S. citizen child -- the 9-year-old sibling of one of the other children -- was also brought with them.
Results from Disney took center stage as the media giant posted the first profit for a key part of its streaming business.
Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action "until the end" to challenge Israel's ban on its operations there, the TV network's news director told AFP in an interview.Speaking on Monday, Al Jazeera English news director Salah Negm said the network would "follow every legal path", adding: "If there is a possibility of challenging that decision we are going to pursue it until the end."
The U.S. President will speak at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole.
Stormy Daniels, the porn actress at the heart of Donald Trump's hush money trial, was due to testify against the ex-president Tuesday, US media said, in a blockbuster moment in the courtroom drama rocking the scandal-plagued Republican's attempt to recapture the White House.This will be the first time that Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, will come face to face in the trial with the ex-president who has spent years insulting her, including while serving in the White House.
The former chair of the White House Council of Economic denies talks surrounding ousting Jerome Powell.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began a visit to Libya on Tuesday to sign cooperation agreements, and was set to meet leaders from rival administrations in the conflict-torn country.After Tripoli, Meloni was set to head to Benghazi to meet General Khalifa Haftar, strongman of the eastern-based administration, "in accordance with Italy's consolidated commitment to be present throughout Libya and to work with all Libyan actors", the Italian statement said.
Porn actress Stormy Daniels is likely to testify at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday. She may discuss the hush money payment at the heart of the charges.
Colombia's four main illegal armed groups grew during 2023 as they consolidated territorial control financed by drug trafficking and illicit gold extraction, according to a secret security report seen by Reuters. The report focused on leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN), crime gang the Clan del Golfo and two dissident factions of the now demobilized FARC rebels, the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) and the Segunda Marquetalia. The report, produced annually, assesses illegal armed groups' size and military might, three security sources with knowledge of the report said, adding that illegal groups often try to amplify their power for leverage at peace talks with the government.
Testimony in Donald Trump's hush money case is set to resume Tuesday morning at what could be the midpoint of the first criminal trial against a former president.
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumes Monday in Manhattan, where the prosecution will continue presenting its case.
Spain’s Catalonia region will ease restrictions on water use for a wide area including Barcelona after recent rainfall palliated a prolonged drought, regional authorities said Tuesday. Catalonia declared a drought emergency in February when its reservoirs fell under 16% capacity after nearly three years of below-average rainfall. Spain's reservoirs overall are at 66% full.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that in order for Europe to avoid conflicts and be safe it must increase its defence capabilities, and he repeated his call for the construction of a common European air defence system. In the face of the conflict in Ukraine, Poland is strengthening its defence capabilities, allocating over 4% of its Gross Domestic Product. Speaking at the European Economic Congress, a meeting of politicians and business figures in Katowice, Tusk said EU countries should take joint action to increase spending on defence by at least 100 billion euros ($107 billion).
A senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday that China was probably behind a massive cyberattack on the names and banking details of UK armed forces personnel, prompting a furious denial by Beijing.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said there were indications that a "malign actor has compromised the armed forces payment network" but stopped short of naming China.
From a six-way competition for governor to open seats in Congress, here are the races to watch in Tuesday's primary.
In the wake of violent, deadly and devasting tornadoes and high wind gusts from Monday's severe weather outbreak over the Plains, the likelihood of severe weather and more tornadoes will continue over a large part of the central United States into midweek, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Thunderstorms erupted rapidly and quickly turned violent during Monday afternoon and evening, unleashing close to 250 incidents of severe weather, including more than a dozen tornadoes and hail ranging from the
Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return.Hostage families have been among those pressing through repeated protests for Israel to reach a deal with Hamas to bring home the captives.
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