Month: April 2023

Read More WASHINGTON — U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported. With the final embassy employee out of…

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Read More MP loses party whip after writing letter suggesting Jewish, Irish, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people had not experienced racism UK politics live – latest updates Labour has sought to head off a fresh antisemitism storm by suspending the party whip from Diane Abbott, after the former shadow home secretary played down suggestions…

Read More Network’s users report en masse that SMS, accompanied by piercing 10-second tone, never arrived UK emergency alert test: live updates The mobile network Three said it was investigating why many of its users failed to receive an emergency alert from the government, the first nationwide test for the UK’s new national warning system.…

Read More ‘No, no, no! Quit covering for these guys!’ Graham raged at Dana Bash ‘No, no, no! Quit covering for these guys!’ Graham raged at Dana Bash

Read MoreNetanyahu said Sunday that he isn’t concerned about damage to his relationship with President Joe Biden.Netanyahu said Sunday that he isn’t concerned about damage to his relationship with President Joe Biden.

Read More Experts ask the public to be on the lookout for the invasive species and kill them and their brood to protect US plant life Experts are urging the US public to start keeping an eye out for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species harmless, if irritating, to humans, but known to wreak havoc…

Read More Exclusive: Labour says ‘alarming’ NHS figures show rising number of people on waiting lists for support reaching out to 999 in a crisis Ambulance crews in England are spending 1.8m hours a year – the equivalent of 75,000 days – dealing with patients with mental health problems, new NHS figures reveal. Labour’s Dr…

Read MorePeruvian authorities accuse Alejandro Toledo of receiving millions of dollars in return for public works contracts.Peruvian authorities accuse Alejandro Toledo of receiving millions of dollars in return for public works contracts.

Read More Exclusive: Cross-party collection of parliamentarians write letter to Sports Direct owner Almost 50 MPs and peers have written to Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, the corporate owner of the tycoon’s retail portfolio including House of Fraser and Sports Direct, condemning the use of “live facial recognition” cameras in the group’s stores. Describing the technology…

Read More Ohio’s Republican Bernie Moreno is campaigning to unseat Democratic senator Sherrod Brown in 2024 election Bernie Moreno, a Republican candidate in next year’s election in Ohio for its two seats in the US Senate, has proposed that the descendants of white people who died during the US Civil War while fighting with the…

Read More Trump’s position that abortion restrictions should be left up to the states drew a sharp rebuke from the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group Trump’s position that abortion restrictions should be left up to the states drew a sharp rebuke from the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group

Read More Shoppers at Westfield Stratford reported they hadn’t received the alert, while some that did questioned its usefulness Three looking into why users failed to get textEmergency alert test UK – live updates Aside from a few confused passersby pulling out their phones, most shoppers in Westfield Stratford in east London were unfazed by…

Read More Fox Corp’s $787.5m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower Fox Corp’s $787.5m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much…

Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who announced last month he would pause a planned judicial system overhaul after being urged to do so by U.S. President Joe Biden, tells “Face the Nation” that it’s an “internal matter that we have to resolve.”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who announced last month he would pause a…

Read More Family will rebury José Antonio Primo de Rivera in Madrid cemetery to pre-empt state exhumation Nearly four years after Franco’s remains were removed from the hulking Valley of the Fallen mausoleum outside Madrid, those of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of the Falangist party, are to be exhumed from the same…

Read More Authorities in Jasper County are currently searching for ‘persons of interest’ Authorities in Jasper County are currently searching for ‘persons of interest’

Read More Trump branded ‘disgusting’ for offering up bitten pizza slice Trump branded ‘disgusting’ for offering up bitten pizza slice

Read More Fallout from Roe decision is thought to have energised left-leaning voters in 2022 Fallout from Roe decision is thought to have energised left-leaning voters in 2022

Read More Protesting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, the CGT is warning the lights could go out at Cannes Film Festival The Cannes film festival, the Monaco Grand Prix and the Roland-Garros tournament could see their dark days this year, quite literally, as a top trade union has threatened to cut power to key…

Read More Exclusive: Claimants say government can no longer defend treatment disaster in light of inquiry’s damning interim report More than 500 people taking the government to court over the contaminated blood scandal are urging it to concede the case in light of evidence heard by a public inquiry and an interim report produced by…

Read More Evidence to MPs claims parents more cautious about sending children to school with minor ailments Increased anxiety and lack of mental health support are driving a steep increase in children missing school since the Covid pandemic, with some children “struggling to leave home”, according to councils in England. Local authorities are also highlighting…

Read MoreSeveral countries have launched operations to evacuate their diplomatic staff and other nationals from Sudan.Several countries have launched operations to evacuate their diplomatic staff and other nationals from Sudan.

Read MoreThe following is the full transcript of an interview with former Vice President Mike Pence that aired on “Face the Nation” on April 23, 2023.The following is the full transcript of an interview with former Vice President Mike Pence that aired on “Face the Nation” on April 23, 2023.

Read MoreNotorious South African rapist Thabo Bester faked his own death to break out of prison last year.Notorious South African rapist Thabo Bester faked his own death to break out of prison last year.

Read More Thinktank says infiltration into area east of Dnipro River could be first step toward trying to dislodge Russian forces Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Ukraine’s military has set up positions on the eastern side of the Dnipro River near Kherson city, the Institute for the Study of War cites Russian military bloggers…

Read MoreA civilian network organised mainly through Twitter is helping Sudanese people where aid groups cannot.A civilian network organised mainly through Twitter is helping Sudanese people where aid groups cannot.

Read More Shocking incident took place in Broward County after workers mistakenly stepped onto property Shocking incident took place in Broward County after workers mistakenly stepped onto property

Read More NEW YORK — Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers — has filed for bankruptcy protection, following years of dismal sales and losses and numerous failed turnaround plans. The beleaguered home goods chain made the filing Sunday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey and said that its…

Read More Madison County authorities baffled by discovery of cattle mutilated with surgical precision Madison County authorities baffled by discovery of cattle mutilated with surgical precision

Read More US pulls out 70 embassy workers as battles rage in Khartoum and twin city of Omdurman Western nations intensified increasingly desperate efforts to evacuate diplomats and their dependents from Khartoum on Sunday, as battles raged in the centre of the Sudanese capital and in its twin city of Omdurman. The US has already…

Read More At 3pm BST, every phone in Britain is due to receive a loud alarm as a test for future emergencies How to disable UK emergency alerts on your phone If you want to know more than is strictly necessary about the technical journey behind today’s test, civil servant Frazer Rhodes, who led the…

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Read More Systematically cutting off Berlin’s international partnerships and access to cheap energy may prove to be the country’s downfall German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock described her recent visit to China as “more than shocking,” arguing that while Germany should not “decouple” from Beijing, it should no longer be Berlin’s most important trading partner. Baerbock…

Read MoreRepublican leaders in Montana have silenced a transgender lawmakerRepublican leaders in Montana have silenced a transgender lawmaker