WASHINGTON - Republican Congressman George Santos will step down from serving on committees in the US House of Representatives.
GUYANA - U.S. oil and energy company, Hess, announced a "significant new discovery" in Guyana yesterday.
UNITED STATES - Notorious Colombian Cocaine Trafficker Dario Antonio Usuaga known as Otoniel has pleaded guilty to charges in a US court.
FRANCE - Protests against the French government's plans to raise the retirement age have little effect on the energy sector, at least so far.
UNITED STATES - Five former Tennessee police officers are now charged with second-degree murder following the death of a man in a traffic stop gone bad.
UNITED STATES - Google's parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry.
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will not seek re-election and plans to step down no later than early February.
BRITAIN - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to tackle Britain's most pressing problems.
UNITED NATIONS - The World Health Organization says China's COVID-19 data is not giving an accurate picture of the situation there.
ROME - Tourists visiting Rome joined thousands of people into St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict the 16th.
