[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe land is in Texas' Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley, on the border with the Mexican state of TamaulipasTexas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400-acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants.In a letter, the Texas General Land Office said the plot could be used to build facilities for "processing, detention, and co-ordination
[ad_1] Getty ImagesPressure has mounted on the ethics committee to release its findings into GaetzA congressional ethics committee has failed to reach an agreement over whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Department of Justice.The House committee met for two hours behind closed doors on Wednesday, as calls grew for details of its investigation into Gaetz, a former
[ad_1] InstagramPart-time model Valeria Baigascina appears to have a jet-set lifestyleHigh-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (£1.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest.The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently run by a swimwear model.The UK manufacturer, Beck Optronic Solutions, which has worked on British Challenger 2
[ad_1] Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. The criminal charges, filed on Wednesday in New York, are the latest blow to 62-year-old Mr Adani, one of India's richest men, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy. In the indictment, prosecutors
[ad_1] The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council - the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel.Fourteen of the 15 Council members voted in favour of the draft, which demanded that the war in Gaza "must end immediately, unconditionally and permanently and all remaining hostages must be immediately and unconditionally released".Deputy US ambassador
[ad_1] Getty ImagesNewJeans is one of the biggest K-pop acts currentlyThey've sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, have tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one of South Korea's hottest acts.What the members of NewJeans aren't however, are workers, according to the government. The country's Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday dismissed claims of workplace harrassment against a member of the group,
[ad_1] Getty ImagesRussia has resumed large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine as it seeks to maximise its military advantageIn a matter of days US President Joe Biden's administration and Russia have made separate - but significant - moves aimed at influencing the outcome of the war in Ukraine, two months ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.There is a sense of Moscow maximising its gains and of Biden abandoning
[ad_1] CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFPCaroline Darian accused her father of lying to the court, saying she was convinced he abused herTensions at the French mass rape trial burst into the open on Wednesday when Dominique Pelicot’s daughter Caroline shouted at her father from across the courtroom that he would “die alone like a dog”.Caroline Darian, 45, has repeatedly said she is convinced her father drugged and abused her after semi-naked photos of
[ad_1] BBCThe film premiered on Wednesday in Torun, central PolandThe western Rust has premiered in Poland, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in New Mexico.Organisers of Poland’s Camerimage International Film Festival said the screening was a tribute to the 42-year-old Ukrainian-born cinematographer, who was a fan of the event and had attended in the past.The movie’s star Alec Baldwin was not invited and
[ad_1] ReutersAmos Hochstein (L) held talks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) for a second day in BeirutA US envoy has arrived in Israel to continue negotiations on a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, after reporting “additional progress” during a second day of talks in Beirut.Amos Hochstein, who has led the Biden administration’s efforts to end more than one year of conflict, was expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister
