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European Commission aims to end secret system protecting fossil fuel holdings
Read More Proposal aims to reform energy charter treaty that protects multi-billion-pound investments in Europe The use of secret corporate panels to protect multi-billion-pound fossil fuel investments within Europe could come to an end after a move by the European Commission. Windfall payouts such as a recent £210m award to the British oil firm Rockhopper…
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Leaseholders who work from home warned they could face legal action
Read More Many landlords ignored violations of the terms of the lease during the pandemic – but that may now change Some people who work from home or run a business from their flat or house could face legal action for violating the terms of their property’s lease, according to a legal academic. During the…
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Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion
Read More Images show fiercely burning train carriages and collapsed road sections on the Kerch bridge after blast heard early on Saturday What we know on day 227 of the invasion The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsular, has been hit by a…
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Texas officer fired after shooting teen at McDonald’s
Read More The officer shot a 17-year-old suspect several times after abruptly confronting him in the burger chain’s parking lot A US police officer has been fired after unleashing a hail of bullets on a teenage driver who did not follow an order, with dramatic bodycam footage showing him fire a total of 10 rounds into…
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Trump ally Lindsey Graham told ex-cop Capitol rioters should be shot in head
Read More Michael Fanone recounts meeting with South Carolina Republican senator in book to be published next week Republican senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham told a police officer badly beaten during the Capitol attack that law enforcement should have shot rioting Trump supporters in the head, according to a new book. “You guys should…
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After a disastrous mini-budget can Liz Truss tackle the myriad crises looming ahead?
Read More The PM’s in tray looks ever more challenging with warnings of winter blackouts, NHS winter crisis and nuclear threat from Russia Liz Truss is hoping her conference speech on “growth, growth, growth” will have set a new agenda for her party, drawing a line under the disastrous week of her U-turn over the…
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I wish women could decide abortion law, says Republican man who backs ban
Read More Congressman John Curtis of Utah laments lack of women in state legislatures drafting laws – ‘if you’re a woman, it stinks’ Despite his party’s staunch opposition to terminating pregnancies, Congressman John Curtis, a Utah Republican, has raised eyebrows after saying at a debate this week that he wished women could decide whether abortion…
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Travel by rail only if absolutely necessary on Saturday, passengers warned
Read More Only one in five trains will be running as more than 40,000 RMT union members begin 24-hour strike Passengers have been warned to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Saturday, when a national strike means only one in five of normal scheduled services are due to run. More than 40,000 members…
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Ukraine news – live: Blasts rock Kharkiv as Zelensky says Russia preparing society for nuclear weapons use
Read More Blasts lead to fires at hospital and non-residential building, mayor says Blasts lead to fires at hospital and non-residential building, mayor says
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North Korea says US carrier’s return aggravates tensions
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Haiti asks world for military help to curb chaos
Read MoreThe US is considering a humanitarian corridor to allow urgent supplies to enter the country.The US is considering a humanitarian corridor to allow urgent supplies to enter the country.
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Indonesia president says no FIFA sanctions after stadium disaster
Read MoreJoko Widodo said FIFA President Gianni Infantino had written to him about collaborations with Indonesian football.Joko Widodo said FIFA President Gianni Infantino had written to him about collaborations with Indonesian football.
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Tropical Storm Julia could hit Nicaragua and Colombian islands as hurricane
Read MoreJulia is expected to bring heavy rainfall to several Central American countries, with the risk of “life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.Julia is expected to bring heavy rainfall to several Central American countries, with the risk of “life-threatening flash floods and mudslides,” according to the U.S. National Hurricane…
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The Iranian People’s 100-Year Struggle for Freedom
Read More What began as spontaneous protests over the brutal murder of a young Iranian Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini by Iran’s dreaded morality police has now escalated into a massive nationwide revolution against the Islamic Republic. Iran, of course, has had three major revolutions over the course of the last century—in 1979, 1953, and…
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The Iranian People’s 100-Year Struggle for Freedom
Read More What began as spontaneous protests over the brutal murder of a young Iranian Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini by Iran’s dreaded morality police has now escalated into a massive nationwide revolution against the Islamic Republic. Iran, of course, has had three major revolutions over the course of the last century—in 1979, 1953, and…
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Report: Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion
Read MoreThe woman who says Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a 2009 abortion claims he encouraged her to have another abortion two years laterThe woman who says Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a 2009 abortion claims he encouraged her to have another abortion two years later
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Teachers Have the Power to Transform Lives
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Ukraine governor says mass grave found in liberated eastern town
Read MoreDonetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko says the exact number of bodies in the mass grave in Lyman is not yet known.Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko says the exact number of bodies in the mass grave in Lyman is not yet known.
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Haiti asks foreign troops to end unrest
Read More The Caribbean nation has seen severe fuel and water shortages amid chaotic protests and a new cholera outbreak Haiti’s government has urged foreign states to send a “specialized armed force” to the island to help quell demonstrations and unrest, weeks after protesters and roving street gangs occupied a major port hoping to force…
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Who is Alina Kabaeva, Vladimir Putin’s long-rumored girlfriend?
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N Korea defends missile launches as defence against US threats
Read MorePyongyang says recent ballistic missile launches had not endangered civil aviation or threatened neighbouring countries.Pyongyang says recent ballistic missile launches had not endangered civil aviation or threatened neighbouring countries.
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Judge won’t block Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chair
Read MoreA federal judge in Phoenix is refusing to put on hold her order requiring the phone records of Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward to be handed over to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, pending an appealA federal judge in Phoenix is refusing to put on hold her order…
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John Simpson: Zelensky strikes all the right notes
Read MoreA quiet, charming, unassuming man – and arguably the most popular leader on Earth.A quiet, charming, unassuming man – and arguably the most popular leader on Earth.
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Putin ‘in a corner’ with options narrowing
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‘This is Ron Johnson’s America’: GOP senator challenged on his hardline abortion stance in Wisconsin debate
Read More Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes calls Republican incumbent’s position ‘dangerous’ and ‘out of touch’ Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes calls Republican incumbent’s position ‘dangerous’ and ‘out of touch’
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Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 227 of the invasion
Read More Blasts rock Kharkiv as Zaporizhzhia hit with ‘kamikaze drones’; Zelenskiy warns on nuclear weapons; Moscow declares Russian rapper a ‘foreign agent’ See all our Ukraine coverageContinue reading…Blasts rock Kharkiv as Zaporizhzhia hit with ‘kamikaze drones’; Zelenskiy warns on nuclear weapons; Moscow declares Russian rapper a ‘foreign agent’See all our Ukraine coverageContinue reading…
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Ukraine says mass burial sites found in retaken town of Lyman
Read MoreA Ukrainian official said two sites were found near Lyman, with one estimated to hold 200 dead.A Ukrainian official said two sites were found near Lyman, with one estimated to hold 200 dead.
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Fox news host, 58, under fire for bizarre complaint college kids aren’t hot enough
Read More Commentors called host’s comments insensitive and sexist Commentors called host’s comments insensitive and sexist
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Two New York hospitals agree to pay more than $165m to 147 abuse victims
Read More Robert Hadden, a former gynecologist, was accused in 2016 of sexually abusing female patients for over two decades Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165m to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian announced the…
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California fault zone could trigger devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake, says study
Read More The Palos Verdes fault zone runs 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles The Palos Verdes fault zone runs 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles
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The Story Behind Netflix’s Luckiest Girl Alive
Read More Ani FaNelli (Mila Kunis) sits in front of stained glass windows in her former high school, the private and prestigious Bradley School in suburban Philadelphia. She’s on edge, talking with an independent documentary filmmaker about a school shooting that unfolded here two decades ago—and the accusations surrounding it. “You’re lucky you have a…
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Third person arrested in fatal Brisbane shooting while two suspects remain on the run
Read More A 38-year-old man died after being shot in the chest at close range at a home in Oxley in the early hours of Tuesday morning A third person has been arrested after a man was shot dead in the front yard of a home in southwest Brisbane as two male suspects remain on…
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New York City declares state of emergency over migrant ‘crisis situation’
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams said the city is on track to spend $1bn this fiscal year to care for asylum seekers.Mayor Eric Adams said the city is on track to spend $1bn this fiscal year to care for asylum seekers.
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Ex-partner of Ukrainian ‘heiress’ who infiltrated Trump Mar-a-Lago circle is shot at Montreal resort
Read More Officials investigating if woman tied to shooting victim infiltrated Mar-a-Lago Officials investigating if woman tied to shooting victim infiltrated Mar-a-Lago
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Suspect arrested after Las Vegas Strip stabbing attack kills two and injures six
Read More A man with a large kitchen knife said he wanted to take a picture with showgirls but then started stabbing people, a witness said An attacker with a large kitchen knife killed two people and wounded six others in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip before he was arrested on Thursday, police said.…
