December2022
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King Charles to make birthday parade debut in June 2023
Dec 22, 2022King Charles will take part in his first Trooping the Colour ceremony as a monarch on June 17, which has been the formal birthday celebration for the British monarch for more than 260 years. After the... -
US to promise Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Dec 21, 2022Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, will visit Washington on Wednesday to meet with Joe Biden and speak to the US Congress. He will be traveling for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February... -
German court convicts 97-year-old in one of last Holocaust trials
Dec 21, 2022In what may have been Germany’s final Holocaust trial, a judge on Tuesday found a 97-year-old former Nazi camp secretary guilty of participating in the killing of more than 10,000 people. Irmgard Furchner received a two-year... -
Bernard Arnault: The new richest man in the world
Dec 21, 2022A sizable and lucrative luxury retail empire has been established by French entrepreneur Bernard Arnault. How did he become wealthier than Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, and where did he come from? The reign of Elon... -
Five dead, over 70,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods
Dec 21, 2022Malaysia’s north was overwhelmed by floods brought on by the monsoon, and authorities said that at least five people were killed and over 70,000 people flocked to evacuation centers. After flooding started over the weekend, more... -
The president of Argentina thanked Bangladesh and Sheikh Hasina
Dec 21, 2022In appreciation for their support of the Argentina football team during the recently finished Qatar World Cup, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh were thanked by Argentina President Alberto Fernandez. The Bangladeshi... -
Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker backs jailed actor Alidoosti
Dec 21, 2022Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian director, called for Taraneh Alidoosti’s release on Tuesday after the actor was detained for aiding the three-month protest movement. Taraneh has appeared in four of Asghar’s films. According to state media, 38-year-old... -
UN eases weapons embargo on DR Congo
Dec 21, 2022A resolution that eases a weapons embargo on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approved by the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Kinshasa hailed the decision as “injustice corrected.” The provision that demanded nations to... -
Elon Musk says will step down as Twitter CEO once successor found
Dec 21, 2022Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that he will stand down as Twitter’s CEO once he found a successor, ostensibly in reaction to the results of a poll he had conducted that suggested users wanted him to... -
Peru lawmakers move up general elections to April 2024
Dec 21, 2022In an effort to reduce political tensions brought on by President Pedro Castillo’s removal from office and subsequent detention, the Peruvian Congress moved on Tuesday to move up the country’s general elections from April 2026 to...
