Police in the Bahamas have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX. The country’s attorney general said the Bahamas received formal notification from the US that criminal charges have been filed against him there – and it was likely there would be a request for his extradition. FTX, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency
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The man accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has appeared in a US court. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al Marimi appeared in person at the Washington DC federal courthouse. Dressed in a green jumpsuit, he walked slowly into court and
The sentences for the killers of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes are to be reviewed by the Attorney General “to determine whether they were too low”. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and
The UK government has claimed up to 60% of what it calls “ill-gotten” Russian gains and foreign reserves have been frozen and that there will soon be nowhere left for such money to hide. But as CNN’s Nina dos Santos reports, sanctions on the super rich have yet to sway public allegiances, perhaps why the
Talks to avert the nursing strike on Thursday have failed after the union leader behind the action accused the health secretary of refusing to discuss pay. Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said on Monday night: “I needed to come out of this meeting with something serious to show nurses why
Dec 12, 2022 Associated Press Iga Swiatek was honored as WTA Player of the Year for the first time on Monday after rising to No. 1 in the rankings in April and remaining there for the rest of the season thanks in part to two Grand Slam titles. Swiatek, a 21-year-old from Poland who was
The mother wept with relief as she cradled her newborn baby at the only maternity hospital still working in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Yulia Khomchyk, 37, discovered she was pregnant after Russian forces had seized the regional capital during the first days of the full-scale invasion in February. But almost nine months later, a
EV maker Rivian (RIVN) is setting aside its plans to build electric vans with Mercedes-Benz to double down on its personal and commercial EVs. Rivian suspends plans to build electric vans with Mercedes Rivian and Mercedes-Benz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in September to establish a joint venture to build electric vans together. As
This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands. Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty Images The power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vladimir Putin and it could be argued that the Russian leader’s actions have helped improve the situation, according to Per
Elon Musk attends Heidi Klum’s 2022 Hallowe’en Party at Cathedrale at Moxy Hotel on October 31, 2022 in New York City. Taylor Hill | Getty Images Tech billionaire Elon Musk was met with a mixture of boos and cheers from an audience at a Dave Chappelle comedy show Sunday night. The comedian brought the Tesla
Rail strikes planned for later this week will go ahead as union members have voted to reject an offer from Network Rail. Planned work stoppages by members of the RMT union will take place on 13, 14 and 16 and 17 December. More strikes are planned from 6pm on 24 to 5.59am on 27 December.
Dec 12, 2022 Associated Press Tony Stewart‘s Superstar Racing Experience is moving to ESPN and a new night as the network plans to use the all-star summer racing series to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.” ESPN said Monday it signed a multiyear agreement with Superstar Racing Experience that begins in July. SRX will air on
Georgia Holt, the mother of singer Cher, has died aged 96. Cher, 76, revealed the sad news on social media, writing: “Mom is gone,” followed by a downcast face emoji. Former US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton shared her condolences with Cher, writing: “So sorry for your loss, my friend.” Showbiz columnist Perez Hilton wrote: “My
Farmers living in the Republic of the Congo say that they have been barred from accessing their land so that the French oil giant Total Energies and the Congolese government can use it for a high-profile carbon offsetting project to plant 40 million trees in the next decade. According to an investigation shared exclusively with
Prince Harry has said “they were happy to lie to protect my brother”, with Meghan saying she was “fed to the wolves” before she left the UK with her husband – in a trailer for the latest part of their Netflix docuseries published on Twitter. Meghan says “our security was being pulled” and “everyone in
6:45 AM ET None of this was planned. It just sort of happened, as bromances often do. Boston Bruins goaltenders Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark would celebrate winning mini-games in practice by hugging it out. They never really talked about it because it just felt natural. So imagine Swayman’s surprise when he won last season’s
The government’s top responsibility is to tackle inflation, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News as thousands of public sector workers go on strike. Mr Hunt said the strikes, which are taking place every day until the end of the year, are a “symptom of the fact that people are very worried that their pay
Stephen Flynn, the new SNP leader of Westminster has made his debut at Prime Minister’s Questions. It comes after Ian Blackford announced he would be standing down from the role. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow
Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin and CNN’s Abby Phillip react to Republican Herschel Walker’s loss in the Georgia Senate runoff election, and midterm election results for the GOP. #CNN #News
Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after falling through an icy lake in Solihull, police have confirmed. A fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition after the incident at Babbs Mill Park on Sunday afternoon. A search is continuing after unconfirmed reports up to six children may have fallen in,