Friday, January 3, 2025

#Ukraine - What I need from Trump to stop Putin - Zelensky's revealing interview on Ukraine war: The Sun

3 January 2024

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 started the deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Ukraine's fate lies in the support the nation receives from western allies in Europe and the US. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said incoming US President Donald Trump could help Ukraine stop tyrant Vladimir Putin's forces.

#thesun #us #ukraine

#news - Top U.S. & World Headlines — January 3, 2025: Democracy Now

3 January 2024

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

#Spain #drugs - Inside Spain’s Narco Submarines | Unreported World

17 November 2024

Unreported World is in Spain tracking down the smuggling gangs using submarines to sneak vast quantities of cocaine into Europe, and following Spanish customs officials trying to find these near invisible targets. As cocaine production surges in Latin America, the authorities are increasingly on the lookout for small ‘narco-subs’ that spend weeks crossing the Atlantic from Latin America. Drug seizures across Spain are on the rise with more than 90 million tonnes seized last year. Most is found in shipping containers and ports. But in the coastal region of Galicia, in North-West-Spain, reporter Guillermo Galdos discovers a network of seasoned smugglers operating under the police’s radar. The existence of Narco-submarines was until recent years the stuff of myth. But from 2019 Spanish authorities have been discovering more and more home-made submarines, each capable of carrying tonnes of cocaine worth over £100m. Galdos embeds with Spanish customs as they patrol the coast, and discovers how local smugglers are using fast-boats to unload their cargo in the open ocean, and speed back to land before disappearing into coves and estuaries running along the shore. Much like the submarines, most smugglers operate silently and without trace. Galdos manages to access one smuggler who claims to come from a long line of local fishermen who built their network importing tobacco and hashish, and now work directly with Colombia’s cartels illegally importing cocaine. Once in Spain, he says its distributed around Europe to wherever there is demand. With thanks to: the Agencia Tributaria.

#USA - Four years after US Capitol riot, nation remains divided by opposing narratives • FRANCE 24

3 January 2025

Four years after the deadly assault on the US Capitol, two opposing narratives persist about what took place that fateful day. More than 1,500 people have since been criminally indicted in federal court, but President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pardon them all on his first day in office.

Our correspondent Fanny Allard met a convicted rioter, a policeman who was injured on January 6, 2021 and a member of the bipartisan committee tasked with investigating the attack. Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/Aqa8.y

Thursday, January 2, 2025

#news - Top U.S. & World Headlines — January 2, 2025: Democracy Now

2 January 2025

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 am ET.

Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

#China #ev - China's BYD sells record 500K EVs in December: Yahoo Finance

2 January 2025

Chinese automaker BYD Co. (1211.HK, BYDDF) has shattered its 2024 sales targets, delivering 4.27 million electric vehicles — a 41.3% leap from 2023. The company also hit a monthly sales record in December, posting 514,809 units sold.

Morning Brief anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith analyze the factors propelling BYD's market expansion against rising rivals in the Chinese auto market like Tesla (TSLA).

To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here.

This post was written by Angel Smith

#finance #investment - US Probes New Orleans, Everything Wall Street Expects in 2025 |The Opening Trade: 01/02/2025

2 January 2025

A deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve killed at least 15 people and injured dozens.

A separate incident in Las Vegas involved a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside President-elect Trump's hotel, with the CEO of Tesla suggesting it could be an act of terrorism and possibly linked to the New Orleans attack.

Wall Street predictions for 2025, are all being overshadowed by the return of Donald J. Trump to the White House.

The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game.

Hosted by Guy Johnson, Kriti Gupta and Anna Edwards.

#astrology #aries2025 #arieshoroscope2025 - The Year You Set the World on Fire—Saturn and Neptune Demand You Dream Bigger

1 January 2025

Aries 2025: The Year You Set the World on Fire—Saturn and Neptune Demand You Dream Bigger

#astrology #aries2025 #arieshoroscope2025

#alcohol - No longer drinking? More and people turn to tasty alcohol-free drinks • FRANCE 24 English

2 January 2025

Some may be nursing a sore head today, after New Year festivities… But not everyone, as more and more consumers indulge in non-more and more consumers indulge in non-alcoholic drinks drinks instead.

Improvements in these drinks' taste have already won over a lot of people in France in the last couple of years. Now French manufacturers are trying to up the range.

#AlcoholFreeDrinks #alcohol #dryJanuary


#us #cybertruck - Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel: CNN

2 January 2025

Authorities believe fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel were connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

The FBI is working to determine whether the incident was a terrorist act, Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI’s Las Vegas office, said. The agency believes it was an isolated incident and there is no further danger to the public, Schwartz noted.

#cybertruck #CNN #News

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

#Russia #Ukraine #RussianGas - As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, who's the biggest loser? | DW News

1 January 2025

Russia's gas transit to Europe via Ukraine has stopped as planned, after a key transit agreement expired at midnight.

The pipeline was one of the last routes delivering Russian gas to Europe, supplying Slovakia and also Hungary -- two countries that have maintained close ties with Russia, despite its invasion of Ukraine.

Kyiv had made it clear it would not renew the deal amid the war in the interests of national security.

#Russia #Ukraine #RussianGas


#USA - Suspect in New Orleans attack dead and FBI investigating as 'act of terrorism' | BBC News

1 January 2025

The FBI has released a statement which says the person who drove a car into a crowd of people in New Orleans, killing 10, is dead and the attack is being investigated as an "act of terrorism". The statement says that the person "engaged with local law enforcement and is now deceased". Police say the driver was "hell-bent on creating the carnage he did" and also opened fire on officers.

#US #NewOrleans #BBCNews

#USA - We're facing a genuine cost of living crisis, economist warns: Fox Business

31 December 2024

Heritage Foundation public finance economist EJ Antoni discusses Congress grappling with passing a continuing resolution, the need to simplify the U.S. tax codes, the national debt limit resuming on Jan. 1, the housing industry and manufacturing.

#F1 - 2025, THE FIGHT STARTS NOW | CARLOS SAINZ | Williams Racing

1 January 2025

2025, the fight starts now.

#WeAreWilliams #F1 #Formula1