Russian authorities have released an American national who was arrested at a Moscow airport this month for cannabis possession, the US state department has confirmed. Kalob Byers, 28, was stopped…
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USA: A$AP Rocky not guilty of firearm assault on LA street
3 Rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend. A jury in Los Angeles acquitted the musician, whose legal name is Rakim…
USA: KFC leaves Kentucky home for Texas
KFC, the fast-food restaurant chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is moving its corporate headquarters in the US from Kentucky to Texas, its owner has announced. Yum Brands said…
USA: New York governor weighs Eric Adams’ fate after scandals
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called a crisis meeting on Tuesday to weigh whether to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office following a series of overlapping scandals. A top…
Saudi Arabia: Who’s at the table for US-Russia talks
Three Americans and two Russians made up the two teams at the talks in Saudi Araba that have underscored an end to Western isolation of Moscow. The men described the…
LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Summary Zelensky: ‘Choose between Putin or peace’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the world faces a choice between aligning with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin on the one hand, and peace…
Ukraine: The weapons supplies to Kyiv by its western alies
Concerns are rising that the US may no longer come to Europe’s defence, which could force European countries – including the UK – to increase their military spending. Since the…
USA: Trump dispatches NY real estate dealmaker to solve global crises
When US President Donald Trump wanted someone to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to open negotiations for a potential deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he didn’t dispatch…
USA: What might really be behind failed bid for OpenAI
OpenAI’s board of directors has officially rejected Elon Musk’s nearly $100bn offer for the maker of what is the world’s best-known artificial intelligence (AI) tool, ChatGPT. But the unsolicited bid…