Trump complains that he’s ALONE in the White House waiting for Democrats to cut a deal on his wall – as Chuck and Nancy warn he’s ‘plunging the country into chaos’ with his tweets and the government shutdown President is at the White House, where he has not been seen since Friday evening, inside the residence intermittently tweeting  Melania Trump was […]

From the tree to the turkey – and even giving gifts: How the royals are behind many of today’s Christmas traditions Queen Charlotte is credited with introducing the Christmas tree to the country The tradition was then popularised by Queen Victoria’s consort Prince Albert The royal turkey first appeared at the feast table of Henry VIII in the 1540s  From the […]

Sham of God: Fake Catholic priest who ran baptisms and took confessions for 18 years after forging ordination papers is revealed as a fraud in Spain Miguel Angel Ibarra was accused of faking documents that made him a priest The marriages and baptisms he carried out in southern Spain will remain valid  Confessions are not but ‘grace of God’ still […]

Indonesia’s tsunami-warning system has been out of commission for six years, officials revealed in the wake of the series of giant waves that just killed at least 373 there — and as the country’s president ordered its disaster agency to finally purchase a new early system Monday. Victims on Indonesia’s islands of Java and Sumatra were taken totally by surprise […]

Aviation officials are confident a copycat drone attack similar to the one that grounded flights in Gatwick last week could be halted more quickly in Irish airspace. They say the location of Irish airports means it is easier to shoot down or tackle rogue objects here than it is in the UK. It comes after a spate of flight cancellations […]

Despite the “horrible tragedy” that claimed at least 87 lives — the deadliest fire in California state history — one town council member is sharing her message of resilience ahead of the new year that Paradise is not lost. Interested in Wildfires? Melissa Shuster told ABC News’ Brad Mielke for the ABC News podcast “Start Here” that after being displaced […]

The AmbaCoin is named after the so-called Republic of Ambazonia, a self-declared independent state in Cameroon. Anglophone separatists in Cameroon have announced launching a virtual currency to help fund their campaign for independence and provide humanitarian aid. The AmbaCoin, a bitcoin-like currency based on the blockchain software principle, is named after the co-called Republic of Ambazonia”, a self-declared independent state in […]

Chinese media and social media users have condemned the arrest of Meng, but Canadian PM denied political interference. Chinese state-run media on Friday condemned the arrest in Canada of a top executive of telecoms giant Huawei on a US extradition request as a “despicable rogue’s approach” to contain China’s hi-tech ambitions. Meng Wanzou’s arrest follows a US probe into the […]

Resolution of his plunder case allowed Ramon Revilla Jr to post bail and be released from detention. Manila, Philippines – An anti-corruption court in the Philippines has acquitted movie star-turned-politician Ramon Revilla Jr of plunder, the first verdict among several high-profile cases in the biggest corruption scandal to hit the country in the last decade. The Sandiganbayan court, however, on Friday convicted Revilla’s aide Richard Cambe and […]

Technical problems with the complicated system used for drawing names out of a drum are being blamed for Andreas Bürkli’s win having to be annulled. Swiss public TV channel SRF apologised to him and he was reported to have been a “good sport” about the error. They are looking at how they can make it up to him, Blick reported. […]