Day: 2 December 2022
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Takeoff: Police arrest man in fatal shooting of rapper
Takeoff, youngest of the rap group Migos, was killed last month outside a Houston bowling alley.
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Poland says stolen Kandinsky auctioned in Germany
The German auctioneer suspends finalisation of the sale after an angry response in Poland.
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Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after Sandy Hook verdict
He was recently told to pay almost $1.5bn (£1.2bn) for claiming a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.
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Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader’s future in doubt amid scandal
South Africans wait with baited breath as ANC leaders adjourn crisis talks.
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Ukraine war: EU set to approve cap on price of Russian oil
The European Union agrees a cap of $60 a barrel on exported Russian crude, after Poland gave its backing.
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Finland’s Sanna Marin says Europe would be in trouble without US
“I must be brutally honest with you,” Sanna Marin says. “We would be in trouble without the US.”
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No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights
EU airlines will be able to install equipment that lets them provide 5G on board planes by June 2023.
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Idaho student murders: Everything we don’t know
Rumours and web sleuths are plaguing the probe into the grisly stabbing of four Idaho students.
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Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time
The parliament is set to pass a new law which would also outlaw pre-marital cohabitation.
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Ukraine war: Can we expect peace talks to begin?
Joe Biden says he is willing to sit down with Vladimir Putin, but when might peace talks take place?