Day: December 23, 2024

Russia’s central bank has kept the key interest rate at 21% and is trying to keep the economy from both overheating and cooling too much.

Police have arrested a man they say set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train yesterday morning, killing her.

A Guatemalan migrant has been arrested for allegedly setting a sleeping subway rider on fire in Brooklyn.

Good morning. Panama’s president rejects Donald Trump’s threat over control of its famous canal. Euro-area growth forecasts are being dialed back. And Apple may take on Amazon with a new home device. Listen to the day’s top stories.

A door lock with a video camera could set the iPhone maker up to compete with Google’s Nest and Amazon’s Ring.

The Ukrainian Legion in Poland, a collaborative initiative between Ukraine and Poland, is gaining momentum as a vital effort to support Ukraine’s defense. Announced by President Zelenskyy in July as part of a bilateral security agreement, the legion provides modern training and state-of-the-art equipment to Ukrainian volunteers abroad. Read also: …

“The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable,” Panama President José Raúl Mulino said.

“The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable,” Panama President José Raúl Mulino said.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is about to make history, once again. On Christmas Eve, the spacecraft is going to get closer to the Sun than any human-made object ever has, traveling at speeds faster than any human-made object has traveled. In its 22nd close flyby, the probe will skim just 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles) from the surface of the Sun, speeding by at around 192 km per second. NASA has received transmission from the spacecraft