Author: Disha Mishra

(Reuters) – A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer of the Appellate Division, a mid-level state appeals court, made the decision after holding a hearing on Trump’s last-ditch effort to block the trial judge’s ruling on Monday to proceed with the sentencing, scheduled for 10 days before his inauguration. In his Monday ruling, Justice Juan Merchan rejected a request from Trump’s lawyers to delay the sentencing while they appealed two…

NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York appellate court on Tuesday to throw out his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, and to dismiss the case before his scheduled Friday sentencing. The request to the Appellate Division, a mid-level state appeals court, represented a last-ditch effort by Trump to block the trial judge’s ruling on Monday to proceed with the sentencing, scheduled for 10 days before his inauguration. In that ruling, Justice Juan Merchan rejected a request from Trump’s lawyers to delay the sentencing while they…

AMMAN, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria have agreed to form a joint security committee to secure their border, combat arms and drug smuggling and work to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State militants, the Jordanian foreign minister said on Tuesday. Western anti-narcotics officials say the addictive, amphetamine-type stimulant known as captagon has for years been mass-produced in Syria and that Jordan is a transit route to the oil-producing Gulf states. Jordan’s army has conducted several pre-emptive airstrikes in Syria since 2023 that Jordanian officials say targeted militias accused of links to the drug trade, as well as the…

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be “hell to pay” unless they go free by his Jan. 20 inauguration. Officials from the Islamist group and Israel have been holding talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators in the most intensive effort for months to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. The outgoing U.S. administration has called for a final push for a deal before Joe Biden leaves office, and many…

DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has discussed with Israel and the United States participating in a provisional administration of post-war Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority is able to take charge, according to people familiar with the talks. The behind-the-scenes discussions, reported by Reuters for the first time, included the possibility of the UAE and the United States, along with other nations, temporarily overseeing the governance, security and reconstruction of Gaza after the Israeli military withdraws and until a Palestinian administration is able to take over, a dozen foreign diplomats and Western officials told Reuters. The…

A mass shooting in Queens, New York City, left ten people injured late on New Year’s Day, according to a statement from the New York Police Department during a briefing early Thursday, as reported by Reuters. Police reported, the injured in the incident outside a private events club late on Wednesday evening included six females and four males and all injured are expected to recover, as per reuters report. The incident took place when 3-4 males opened fire toward a crowd outside the club, according to the NYPD, quoted by Reuters. social media users expressing their shock at the incident…

(Forelines):At least 43 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 individuals in a tent camp sheltering displaced families, according to medics, reported by Reuters. Eleven people, including women and children, were reportedly among the casualties in the Al-Mawasi district, a zone designated for civilian protection earlier in the conflict between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas group, which has now entered its 15th month, as per Reuters report. Mahmoud Salah, the director general of Gaza’s police department, and his aide, Hussam Shahwan, were eliminated in the strike, as per the Hamas-run Gaza interior ministry,…

LAS VEGAS, Jan 1 (Reuters) – A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others, and the FBI was investigating whether the blast was an act of terrorism, officials said. The incident occurred just hours after a man drove a truck into crowds of New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 15. The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is part of the Trump Organization, the company of President-elect Donald Trump, who will return to the White House on Jan. 20. Tesla (TSLA.O), CEO Elon Musk…

(CNN): In a series of videos, the suspect in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials briefed on the investigation. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old man who police suspect drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more, made the chilling recordings while driving from his home in Texas to Louisiana, authorities believe. Jabbar, a US citizen and Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, made reference in the…

US President Joe Biden has condemned the horrific car ramming incident that took place during the New Year celebrations in New Orleans on Wednesday (US local time). In a statement released by the White House, President Biden said that he is being continually briefed since early morning by the American federal law enforcement leadership and the homeland security team, which includes the Secretary of Homeland Security Ali Mayorkas, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall, and the Mayor of New Orleans regarding the horrific incident that occurred. Biden confirmed that the FBI is leading the…