Month: October 2020

Read More The Spanish Air Force has received the first NH90 that will boost their search and rescue (SAR) and combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission capabilities. “Today the NH90 Lobo has joined the 48th Wing ((Ala 48) of Spain. We wish you success in future missions SAR, inside and outside our borders,” the Spanish…

Read More The senator’s response to the supreme court hearings has sparked calls for her retirement. Many of her progressive colleagues have sought it for years It was a hug that would have shocked many, even in a year without social distancing: Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, ending a contentious…

Read More If everything had gone to plan, Jacinda Ardern would have been re-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand on Sept. 19, the 127th anniversary of Kiwi women becoming the first on the planet to have both the right to vote and two x-chromosomes. The pandemic nixed that shrewdly orchestrated historical moment, but Ardern’s re-election…

Read More If everything had gone to plan, Jacinda Ardern would have been re-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand on Sept. 19, the 127th anniversary of Kiwi women becoming the first on the planet to have both the right to vote and two x-chromosomes. The pandemic nixed that shrewdly orchestrated historical moment, but Ardern’s re-election…

Read MoreArden’s opponent Collins concedes defeat after lagging behind Ardern with a quarter of the votes to be counted.Arden’s opponent Collins concedes defeat after lagging behind Ardern with a quarter of the votes to be counted.

Read More As a Kiwi overseas you soon get used to the questions. From trendy Colombian nightclubs, to dingy departure lounges of East African airports and bustling Turkish bazaars, as soon as people hear you’re from New Zealand, they’re eager to share their unbridled enthusiasm for Jacinda Ardern.“We are so grateful for what she did…

Read MoreParents complained after the teacher at the French school used Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class.Parents complained after the teacher at the French school used Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class.

Read More<p>Incumbent Ardern’s Labour party have led by wide margins throughout</p><p>Incumbent Ardern’s Labour party have led by wide margins throughout</p>

Read More Terrorism investigation opened after 18-year-old attacker shot dead by police The history teacher decapitated outside his secondary school near Paris by a terrorist on Friday after he reportedly showed a caricature of the prophet Muhammad to his pupils has been named. Samuel Paty, 47, who taught history and geography at the school in…

Read More Wisconsin placed in ‘red zone’ for high infection rates Experts urge people to avoid crowds to stop ‘preventable deaths’ Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday evening, despite state health officials declaring a crisis over the coronavirus pandemic and his own experts warning that public gatherings there risk causing “preventable…

Read More The 1994 crime bill paved the way to mass incarceration of Black Americans. Biden says his support was a ‘mistake’ In 1994, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware stood proudly behind Bill Clinton as he signed into law a reform bill that touched nearly every aspect of the US criminal justice system. Related: Trump…

Read More A year after the country’s first indigenous president was controversially ousted, his party is well placed to win a rerun presidential election David Ticona Mamani felt despair and foreboding when Evo Morales was forced from his Andean homeland last November amid civil unrest, electoral meltdown and what supporters of Bolivia’s first indigenous president…

Read MoreThe CNRP has been outlawed, its leaders jailed and exiled, functionaries targeted, but it continues to survive.The CNRP has been outlawed, its leaders jailed and exiled, functionaries targeted, but it continues to survive.

Read MoreA resurgence in coronavirus cases in Europe is darkening the prospects for the economy just as it was emerging from its sharpest recession in modern historyA resurgence in coronavirus cases in Europe is darkening the prospects for the economy just as it was emerging from its sharpest recession in modern history

Read More A spontaneous and hopeful nationwide movement was born, denouncing an entire political establishment that had for decades pushed Lebanon toward collapse. Today, as crises multiply and the country dives deeper into uncertainty and poverty, protests seem to have petered out. It is both bewildering and frustrating for those who believe only a sustained…

Read MoreAll eyes are on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose Labour Party is on course to win comfortably.All eyes are on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose Labour Party is on course to win comfortably.

Read MoreArmenian defence ministry denies the claim, accuses Baku of shelling areas inside Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenian defence ministry denies the claim, accuses Baku of shelling areas inside Nagorno-Karabakh.

Read More Turkish Cypriots vote on Sunday in a leadership runoff that could decide whether they retain more control over their own affairs or steer even closer to an increasingly domineering Turkey. Veteran incumbent Mustafa Akinci, 72, backs the long-held federal framework for a deal with rival Greek Cypriots to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus. Turkish…

Read More Elite Models boss Gérald Marie was one of the most powerful men in fashion. Was he also a sexual predator? As French prosecutors investigate, four women tell their stories for the first time A special investigation by Lucy Osborne In the spring of 1980, Wendy Walsh and her mother flew to Paris from…

Read More A consistent polling lead for Biden has raised Democrats’ hopes but fears persist that any victory could be disputed by Trump, plunging the US into crisis With more than 18 million votes already cast, Donald Trump is struggling to find a coherent closing argument for the US presidential election as opinion polls put…

Read More Authorities upgraded the fire to ‘watch and act’ level, but say the blaze is under control and no homes are under threat A hazard reduction burn around North Head on Sydney’s northern beaches which jumped containment lines has prompted the evacuation of nearby residents. New South Wales police said in a statement that…

Read More Rescuers pull men, women and children out of rows of houses turned to rubble in latest escalation of conflict Azerbaijan has said at least 12 people have died after shelling levelled a row of homes in the city of Ganja, with 40 more wounded in a sharp escalation of the conflict with Armenia…

Read More Aotearoa heads to the polls. Referendums also being held on legalising cannabis and euthanasia. Follow results live: New Zealand’s MMP electoral system: what is it and how does it work Voters head to the polls as Ardern, Collins call halt to campaign 6.21am BST Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a record number of voters…

Read More Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring.” First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority. The bespectacled, bearded 61-year-old former investment adviser is a rare Senate candidate this cycle,…

Read More Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. The White House won’t say when Trump last met with the task force. In the week since he emerged from coronavirus isolation, Trump has demonstrated new determination to minimize…

Read More So much as anyone can, the New York governor has had a good pandemic. His book trumpets successes – and settles scores On Thursday, the US reported 65,000 new cases of Covid-19 and Donald Trump falsely told a television town hall 85% of people who wear masks contract the disease. With more than…

Read More Businesswoman appears to confirm relationship in interview with Daily Mail Jennifer Arcuri has reportedly admitted having an affair with Boris Johnson after allegations that he used his position as London mayor to get the businesswoman favourable treatment. The prime minister avoided a criminal investigation after the police watchdog found no evidence that he…

Read More Italy’s southern orchards have been affected by hailstorms, drought and the Xylella bacteria Italy, the world’s second-largest exporter of olive oil, has seen output drop by a quarter this year, an agricultural lobby said, due to bad weather and a deadly bacteria. Italian production for 2020 is estimated at 270,000 tonnes, down 26%…

Read More From the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett to early voting, these are some of the most powerful photos of this week. View Entire Post › From the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett to early voting, these are some of the most powerful photos of this week.View Entire Post ›

Read MoreCanadian PM defiant after China’s ambassador to Ottawa, Cong Peiwu, warned against the granting asylum to HK activists.Canadian PM defiant after China’s ambassador to Ottawa, Cong Peiwu, warned against the granting asylum to HK activists.

Read MoreThe suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday’s beheading.The suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday’s beheading.

Read More Police allege Mark De Hesselle collected 139 boxes of the pulp and searched through them to remove the drug A Sydney man is facing life in prison after federal police intercepted cocaine worth $248m concealed in frozen fruit products from Brazil. AFP and Border Force officers seized 552kg of the drug hidden in…

Read MoreHuman rights advocates condemn as cruel the treatment of jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino as she lays to rest her baby.Human rights advocates condemn as cruel the treatment of jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino as she lays to rest her baby.

Read More “They’ve lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers.” View Entire Post › “They’ve lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers.”View Entire Post ›

Read More Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Friday by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump. A spokesperson for Perdue said the first-term senator “didn’t mean anything by it.” Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are among the…