RCA Telegram News California - News from San Francisco, California, the USA and the world, around the clock every day

Sabalenka wants 'Battle of the Sexes' rematch and revenge
Trump joins criticism of Clooney's French passport
Trump joins criticism of Clooney's French passport

US President Donald Trump piled on criticism Wednesday of a decision to grant Hollywood superstar George Clooney French passports after a junior government official in Paris labelled the move a "double standard".

January 01, 2026

RECENT NEWS

AI, chips boom sent South Korea exports soaring in 2025
AI, chips boom sent South Korea exports soaring in 2025

Soaring global demand for semiconductors fuelled by a boom in artificial intelligence sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday.

January 01, 2026

N. Korea's Kim hails 'invincible alliance' with Russia in New Year's letter
N. Korea's Kim hails 'invincible alliance' with Russia in New Year's letter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised his troops fighting abroad as forging an "invincible alliance" with Russia in a new year's message, state media said Thursday.

January 01, 2026

In Venezuela, price of US dollar up 479 percent in a year
In Venezuela, price of US dollar up 479 percent in a year

Venezuela, currently in the throes of an escalating crisis with the United States, closed the books Wednesday on a complicated year for its economy, with the official cost of buying a US dollar up 479 percent in the last 12 months.

January 01, 2026

RECENT NEWS

We are '10 percent' away from peace, Zelensky tells Ukrainians
We are '10 percent' away from peace, Zelensky tells Ukrainians

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday his country was "10 percent" away from a peace deal with Russia, but cautioned that the most important issues were still unsolved and that any agreement should not reward Moscow.

December 31, 2025

RECENT NEWS

Iran government building attacked as top prosecutor responds to protests
Iran government building attacked as top prosecutor responds to protests

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response" to any attempt to create instability after days of economic protests.

December 31, 2025