Tag: Breaking news

[ad_1] Pedestrians walk through the festively decorated Burlington Arcade luxury shopping arcade in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Inflation in UK shops has fallen to a 17-month low as retailers fight to attract shoppers ahead of the crucial holiday period. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images “Girl math” makes a timely return this holiday season, throwing the spotlight on new seasonal spending habits that consumers are adopting this year. Users on Tiktok say if you’re buying gifts months before Christmas, it will be “free” by December. If you splurged during Cyber Week, ... Read more

[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2023. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images A sedan crashed into a Secret Service vehicle that was part of President Joe Biden’s motorcade in Delaware on Sunday night. Following the crash, U.S. Secret Service agents whisked Biden into a vehicle. Agents quickly surrounded the sedan with guns drawn and aimed at its driver, who had his hands up. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Special Agent ... Read more

[ad_1] Zelenskyy in Norway, set to meet Nordic leaders Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Norway, where he will meet the prime minister and other Nordic leaders on Wednesday, the Norwegian government said. The Ukrainian leader is set to meet Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, with Norway’s further support for Ukraine set to be central to discussions, the government said. “I warmly welcome Volodomyr Zelenskyy to Norway. Now I look forward to meeting and having conversations with him. Norway continues to support Ukraine’s defense struggle. We give Ukraine strong and long-term support in its struggle for freedom and democracy. It is ... Read more

[ad_1] Ukraine using trains to move blocked lorries across Polish border Ukrainian trucks sit blocked by Polish protesters on the road near the Polish Ukrainian border crossing Hrebenne on December 1, 2023 in Hrebenne, Poland. Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images Ukraine began using train platforms on Thursday to bypass a border blockade by Polish truck drivers, Ukrzalynitsya, Ukraine’s rail network, said. The first train deployed in the operation moved 23 trucks across the border from Ukraine into Poland, a statement said. Officials were working out ways to speed up the procedure and efforts were underway to have trucks moved ... Read more