Month: April 2023

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Read More Brazen assault has further fuelled anxiety over crime in the city, police chief says Brazen assault has further fuelled anxiety over crime in the city, police chief says

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Read MoreDozens of children reunited with families in Ukraine after being deported to Russia from occupied areas, charity says.Dozens of children reunited with families in Ukraine after being deported to Russia from occupied areas, charity says.

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Read More Harlan Crow, closely linked to judge, has a signed copy of Mein Kampf and dictator’s paintings The Republican megadonor whose gifts to the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas have come under the spotlight has a private collection including a garden of statues of dictators, including Mussolini and Stalin; Nazi memorabilia; and paintings including…

Read More Consultants who refuse to do extra work threatened with having their pay docked as NHS trusts race to empty their wards Hospital trusts are taking desperate measures to limit the predicted loss of life from this week’s NHS strikes – including threatening consultants who refuse to do extra work, and tempting junior doctors…

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Read More Further violence feared after Arab-Israeli man drives his vehicle into busy city promenade following a West Bank shooting On 8 April 2022, a Palestinian gunman entered a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital, and opened fire, killing three people and wounding 10. This weekend, on the anniversary of that attack, an…

Read MoreAt least 74 people killed in two separate attacks by armed groups this week, officials say.At least 74 people killed in two separate attacks by armed groups this week, officials say.

Read More The move comes amid protracted tensions between Washington and Tehran The US Navy has broken with its regular protocol in announcing the deployment to the Middle East of a nuclear submarine capable of launching 154 Tomahawk missiles. The show-of-force move comes amid ongoing tensions with Iran. “[The submarine] is capable of carrying up…

Read More Ankara and Damascus, with Moscow’s backing, are making an effort to reconcile. This could lead to a thriving, integrated region Delegations from Syria, Iran and Türkiye met in Moscow with their counterparts this week to discuss the normalization of ties between Türkiye and Syria. It’s the prelude to a higher-level meeting that will…

Read More Shadow home secretary was not consulted about the widely criticised advert that claims Rishi Sunak did not believe in jailing child abusers The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, was not informed or consulted about the release of a widely criticised Labour advertisement that claims Rishi Sunak does not believe adults convicted of sexually…

Read More Two British women were also killed in a separate attack in the West Bank Two British women were also killed in a separate attack in the West Bank

Read MoreThabo Bester faked his own death in a prison break and was on the lam before police discovered the ruse.Thabo Bester faked his own death in a prison break and was on the lam before police discovered the ruse.

Read More Major brands are now increasingly partnering with transgender actors and influencers in their ad campaigns, with massive support from the LGBTQ community and its allies. Brands like Bud Light and Nike, however, have come under fire for featuring trans influencers like Dylan Mulvaney in the face of growing anti-trans hate and legislation. Despite…

Read More Brian Mason, 58, has pleaded not guilty to murder charge Brian Mason, 58, has pleaded not guilty to murder charge

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Read More Washington might consider a swap deal involving Russian nationals arrested in third countries, the Wall Street Journal claims The US is ready to take an unorthodox approach to securing the release of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia, as it struggles to find suitable candidates for a prisoner swap,…

Read MoreGov’t orders Gordon Kricke to leave country within 48 hours for ‘non-respect of diplomatic customs’, ministry says.Gov’t orders Gordon Kricke to leave country within 48 hours for ‘non-respect of diplomatic customs’, ministry says.

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Read MoreThabo Bester, known as the “Facebook rapist”, escaped from South African prison last year.Thabo Bester, known as the “Facebook rapist”, escaped from South African prison last year.

Read More Co-host of Frank Skinner’s Absolute Radio show dies from injuries sustained in car crash in late March Comedians across the UK have paid tribute to the comic Gareth Richards, who has died aged 41 from injuries sustained in a car crash on the M25 last month. Richards’ wife, Laura, said in a statement…

Read More Beijing urged World Health Organization officials not to be used as political tools after fresh accusations that Beijing may have withheld key early data on Covid-19, instrumental to understanding the origin of the virus. China shared all materials that it had gathered on Covid’s origin when it conducted a joint mission with experts…

Read MorePolice say increased surveillance will help to combat ‘resistance against the hijab law’.Police say increased surveillance will help to combat ‘resistance against the hijab law’.

Read More Former first minister says she ‘will get on with her job’ in statement outside Glasgow home raided by police last week Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to “fully cooperate” with police after the arrest of her husband, the SNP’s former chief executive, during an investigation into party finances. Speaking publicly today for the first…

Read More The rocket attack that followed air strikes and mosque raids failed to provoke all-out war, but it must surely be inevitable The groves of southern Lebanon had been quiet for nearly 17 years. But as farmers tended to orange trees and banana crops on Thursday, rocket men lurked among them, readying the biggest…

Read More Many also fear Washington won’t allow them to craft their own political futures, a poll has found A large concentration of people in Iraq and 12 other Muslim-majority countries are skeptical of the United States’ commitment to democracy-building, according to the findings of a Gallup poll. The survey, which was published by Gallup…

Read MoreThe coastguard rescued 17 others, two of whom are in critical condition, says Sfax court judge Faouzi Masmousdi.The coastguard rescued 17 others, two of whom are in critical condition, says Sfax court judge Faouzi Masmousdi.

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Read More ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people, police in South Carolina said. The shooting took place around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Myrtle Beach. Hundreds of people including…

Read More Nobody in the world, even the Ukrainians themselves, really cares about “country 404,” Dmitry Medvedev claims Ukraine is going to disappear because its Western backers, the rest of the world, and even its own citizens have no need for the troubled country to keep existing, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has implied. “Why…

Read More 12-year-old is remanded into secure accommodation until crown court appearance on Tuesday A 12-year-old boy accused of murdering a 60-year-old woman by running her over with her own car in Sheffield has been remanded into secure accommodation by magistrates. Marcia Grant died after she was trapped under her Honda Accord, which is alleged…

Read More Police to deploy extra battalions in city centres as Benjamin Netanyahu also directs army to mobilise additional forces Israel began calling up police and army reservists on Saturday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist and two British-Israeli sisters, in Tel Aviv and the West Bank. Despite appeals for restraint,…

Read MoreA Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causesA Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the…