The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). An illustration of the Parker Solar Probe near the sun. (Image credit: Applied Physics Lab and NASA Goddard Space
President Franklin Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and members of their party leave the White House in Washington on December 25, 1941, for Christmas services at the Foundry Methodist Church. From left to right are Lord Beaverbrook, British minister of
Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday confirmed Israel’s involvement in the July killing of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, marking Israel’s first public admission of responsibility for the operation.In this file photo, Palestinian top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images CNN — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he’s serious, would
PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific
Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa Sunday said that all weapons would be controlled by the state in a presser with Turkish FM Hakan Fidan, referring to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that operates in the country’s north. Turkey views the
The loss of its military power in Syria has led Russia to turn its sights on Libya. Could the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria see the strengthening of his Libyan counterpart, Khalifa Haftar?Handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies
It was one of the worst weeks of his political career, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was ringing in the season. At the Liberal Party’s annual holiday gathering, Trudeau put on his party face, despite being blindsided the day
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gives a thumbs up walking out of the Senate Chamber The US Senate has voted to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first federal government shutdown since 2019, only hours
The government shutdown showdown of December 2024 was the first big test of president-elect Donald Trump’s influence over Republicans in Congress. It was one he struggled to meet. The chaos of the last few days exposed some of the limits