Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia

Germany pledges extra €96 million for Lebanon at Paris aid conference

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Macron pledges €100 million for Lebanon at Paris aid conference

World - Yahoo News - October 24

The Paris conference for Lebanon raises $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian and military support

An international conference for Lebanon in Paris raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support

World - ABC News - October 24

2024 election updates: Biden angers GOP associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters

Biden is under fire for turning a comment about "garbage," first used to disparage Puerto Ricans at a Trump rally Sunday, back toward his supporters.

Harris makes last big-stage pitch to undecided voters, vowing 'different path'

Her pitch to voters in Washington DC was at a location loaded with symbolism, Anthony Zurcher writes.

Kamala Harris delivers closing argument, pledging unity as Election Day nears

Speaking in the same spot where former President Donald Trump addressed supporters on Jan. 6, Vice President Kamala Harris focused on her goal of making progress through national unity, pledging to ...

In her closing message to America before Election Day, Harris pledges to fight

In her speech at DC's Ellipse last night, Kamala Harris showed herself the worthy head of a nearly flawless campaign — and the worthy leader of a nation in need of the kind of president she will be.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

NHS, schools, transport: Where Budget pledges are being spent

BBC correspondents analyse how much Budget money has been pledged in key areas and where the money will be spent.

U-M loses 4-star Smith's pledge, targets No. 1 QB

Four-star recruit Carter Smith, ESPN's No. 3 dual-threat passer in the class of 2025, pulled his pledge from Michigan on Wednesday night, marking what could be the first step in a potentially ...

Sports - ESPN - 15 hours ago

Kamala Harris pledges to be president for all Americans after Biden's "garbage" gaffe

Vice President Kamala Harris has promised to be a president for all and "put country above party" in the wake of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment. CBS News campaign reporter Nidia ...

John Fisher pledges $1 billion to construction of A's stadium in Las Vegas

Athletics executive Sandy Dean says club owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas and U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 ...

Sports - ABC News - 7 hours ago

Harris seizes on Trump's pledge to protect women 'whether they like it or not'

Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the former president's pledge to protect women was "offensive to everybody."

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says his 'victory plan' includes what is a big hurdle for the West: NATO membership

World - ABC News - October 16

Ukraine's Zelenskyy heads to EU, NATO to seek backing for his 'victory plan'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, ...

World - ABC News - October 17

The Doctors Saving Lives in a Secret Bunker on Ukraine's Front

Ukraine is building a new type of field hospital to protect patients and staff from Russia’s bombardments.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 24

As Russian Forces Turn to Glide Bombs, Ukrainian Civilians Fear a New Threat From the Skies

Cities in eastern and southern Ukraine are increasingly being hit by Russian glide bombs, converted gravity bombs that can be guided to targets, often landing without detection, residents and ...

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

‘Carved on bodies and souls’: Ukrainian men face ‘systemic’ sexual torture in Russian detention centres

Ukraine only beginning to grapple with impact of widespread but unspoken abuse . Russian troops tortured Oleksii Sivak for weeks, applying electric shocks to his genitals in a freezing basement in ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation

To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Deportation I Sunday on 60 Minutes

Sunday on 60 Minutes, Cecilia Vega examines former President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation in American history.

Mass deportation could cost billions

Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.

Starmer vows to rip up bureaucracy to unleash ‘shock and awe’ of investment

Prime minister targets competition authority and other regulators he believes are stifling global appeal

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk

Britain’s new Labour Party government is announcing $82 billion in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and technology at a business summit

World - ABC News - October 14

Rachel Reeves gives closing speech at UK investment summit – business live

Chancellor says £60bn of investment has been announced at summit, showing confidence in UK economy. Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit Who will attend ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Elon Musk was not barred from UK investment summit, says cabinet minister

SpaceX owner would be invited in future if he had investment streams the UK could bid for, says Peter Kyle. Elon Musk would be welcome at future UK investment summits if and when he had investment ...