Max Verstappen has revealed that he and Fernando Alonso are already in talks regarding a Le Mans partnership. “Le Mans I definitely would like to do,” Verstappen said at Honda Thanks Day. “I’ve been there already, when my Dad used to race
A former president of Sierra Leone has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks that officials say was a failed coup, an official said Thursday. The police summoned ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma to its headquarters “for questioning on the
A Mauritanian court handed down a five-year prison sentence to the country’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after finding him guilty of money laundering and self-enrichment, his attorneys said Tuesday. The Monday verdict wraps up a rare corruption trial in West
President James K. Polk, at the end of a year of fantastical rumors of riches in the Sierra Nevada, ignited the California Gold Rush with his State of the Union address on this day in history, Dec. 5, 1848. “The accounts of
Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo issued a decree Monday dissolving the nation’s opposition-led parliament. Embalo used a shootout between loyalist and parliament-controlled troops that occurred last week to justify the power grab. “The date for holding the next legislative elections will be
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says the response to join a new transgender boxing division has been “very minimal”. The major sanctioning body put out a “global call” twelve months ago to tally up the number of trans athletes willing to compete in the
SNP stalwart Michael Russell has stepped down from his role as the party’s president after a three-year tenure just weeks after being re-elected into the role. His resignation follows a challenging period for the party marked by the departure of former first
The Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of national interests reflecting the burgeoning strength of the young United States, was espoused by President James Monroe on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823. The powerful policy statement warned ever-warring European colonial powers against
Ferrari president John Elkann claims it is ‘certain’ that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will both sign new contracts keeping them with the Prancing Horse beyond the end of the 2024 campaign. According to an X social media post from Italian F1
Nigeria’s leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation’s deadly security crisis. The primary objective of the proposed budget