The authorities in Greece on Monday closed schools and deployed emergency services on the Aegean island of Santorini, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, after the area was rattled by hundreds of minor and moderate earthquakes. The ministry for civil protection said on Sunday that more than 200 tremors had struck the Aegean…
Mr. Hegseth is poised to move from “Fox & Friends Weekend” to overseeing the Pentagon. Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host, is Mr. Trump’s pick for transportation secretary. Tom Homan, a Fox contributor, has been tapped to be his border czar. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, who explained the Covid pandemic to Fox viewers, is nominated for…
The Israeli authorities are making preparations to welcome home dozens of hostages held incommunicado by Hamas for over a year in Gaza, without knowing whether they will return starved, traumatized or dead. Thirty-three hostages are supposed to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in the first…
Orange juice from Florida. Whiskey from Tennessee. Peanut butter from Kentucky. Canada is preparing for an all-out trade war with its closest ally and biggest trading partner, and the list of American goods that could be affected is long. Canadian officials are preparing a three-stage plan of retaliatory tariffs and other trade restrictions against the…
Days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, China is gearing up for economic battle with the United States. It threatened a widespread investigation into American chipmakers. It zeroed in on one American retailer, accusing it of “inappropriate conduct” that could lead to sanctions usually reserved for weapons sellers. And it got ready to slap…
Jan. 12, 2025, 11:30 p.m. ET Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang is reporting on the launch from Cocoa Beach, Fla. When upright, the New Glenn is 320 feet tall. At liftoff, nearly four million pounds of thrust spew from its seven booster engines. But it is not the largest rocket.Credit…Blue Origin In many ways, New Glenn…
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities. Trump told Republican senators about the onslaught ahead during a private meeting on Capitol Hill. Many of the actions…
ATLANTA: Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to push through long-sought changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. They say the measures are needed to restore public confidence in elections, an erosion…
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh administration has imposed restrictions on the entry of outsiders into violence-hit Sambhal until December 10, with officials urging leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his planned visit on Wednesday. Moradabad divisional commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said there is a need for calm in the region, and…
As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t quite ended. Sara formed in the western Caribbean Sea before making landfall Thursday on the northern coast of Honduras, dumping torrential rains in a slow weekend crawl across parts of Central America. The…