Month: December 2023

Read MoreIran bans her parents from heading to Europe to collect an award in her honour, their lawyer says.Iran bans her parents from heading to Europe to collect an award in her honour, their lawyer says.

Read MoreHousehold finances are severely squeezed but with no clear opponent, incumbent is favourite to win upcoming election.Household finances are severely squeezed but with no clear opponent, incumbent is favourite to win upcoming election.

Read More Civilian proportion of deaths is higher than that in all world conflicts in 20th century, Haaretz newspaper says Israel-Hamas war – live updates The aerial bombing campaign by Israel in Gaza is the most indiscriminate in terms of civilian casualties in recent years, a study published by an Israeli newspaper has found. The…

Read MoreShe was awarded the Nobel prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.She was awarded the Nobel prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.

Read More CHICAGO — The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid Friday to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup projecting $3 billion in revenue, competing against a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan. The anticipated revenue in North America would be a huge increase from this year’s tournament…

Read More In a recording in 2019, the actor made a case for giving ‘human beings true agency over their bodies at the end of life’ • Read more: ‘Push me over the edge’ – Diana Rigg’s daughter Rachael Stirling writes about her mother’s dying wishes Diana Rigg made an impassioned case to legalise assisted…

Read MoreMohammadi to go on hunger strike ‘in solidarity’ with Iran’s Baha’i religious minority as her prize is awarded in Oslo.Mohammadi to go on hunger strike ‘in solidarity’ with Iran’s Baha’i religious minority as her prize is awarded in Oslo.

Read MoreThe claims, aimed at fending off criticism over civilian casualties paint a picture of the war that makes no senseThe claims, aimed at fending off criticism over civilian casualties paint a picture of the war that makes no sense

Read More A blue-eyed reptile slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of the extremely rare births of a white-skinned, leucistic alligator. A blue-eyed reptile slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of the extremely rare births of a white-skinned, leucistic alligator.

Read More “The classic rubric. He indicted him to protect him. I got it,” an incredulous Jake Tapper told GOP Congressman James Comer “The classic rubric. He indicted him to protect him. I got it,” an incredulous Jake Tapper told GOP Congressman James Comer

Read More Ukraine is in “mortal danger” without billions more dollars from Washington, Elena Zelenskaya told the BBC Ukraine “will die” without continued US military aid, President Vladimir Zelensky’s wife, Elena Zelenskaya, has told the BBC. Zelenskaya’s plea came a day after US Republicans shot down a bill that would have given Kiev more than…

Read More Samuel Haskell, 35, faces charges in the deaths of his wife Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents Gaoshan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64 Samuel Haskell, 35, faces charges in the deaths of his wife Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents Gaoshan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64

Read More Furore over the controversial Rwanda scheme labelled far from ‘helpful’ as Britain seeks to fulfil role in the international forum Tensions between the Home Office and Foreign Office are said to be “strained” before the largest international gathering in years on the refugee crisis, with the UK’s contribution overshadowed by the row over…

Read More Arch-Kremlin critic had just been handed fresh charges – as his team began anti-Putin billboard campaign Arch-Kremlin critic had just been handed fresh charges – as his team began anti-Putin billboard campaign

Read More Human rights groups condemn US move as being ‘against humanity’ Human rights groups condemn US move as being ‘against humanity’

Read More Distraught homeowners in Hemsby write farewell messages on houses affected by coastal erosion The demolition of five seaside houses has begun in Norfolk after coastal erosion put them at risk of collapsing on to the beach below as the cliff crumbles. Distraught homeowners in Hemsby have written farewell messages on their houses as…

Read More Teenager also charged with attempted murder of 16- and 20-year-old males in incident in which Lianne Gordon died A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a woman was shot dead in Hackney, east London, on Tuesday evening. Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene after police were called to the incident…

Read MoreWith shelters significantly beyond capacity, people pitch tents along the side of the road leading from Rafah to Muwasi.With shelters significantly beyond capacity, people pitch tents along the side of the road leading from Rafah to Muwasi.

Read More X owner responded by mocking Hunter’s sordid laptop videos X owner responded by mocking Hunter’s sordid laptop videos

Read More Visa changes may cut numbers of students and skilled workers who enjoy public support while Rwanda plan won’t address concerns over small boats ‘If you don’t fix immigration, immigration will fix you.” This was new foreign secretary David Cameron’s stern warning to US senators, but it could equally have been addressed to parliamentary…

Read More US has gradually ratcheted up pressure on Israel as it kills thousands of Palestinian civilians but has stopped short of threatening aid US has gradually ratcheted up pressure on Israel as it kills thousands of Palestinian civilians but has stopped short of threatening aid

Read More The level of public dissatisfaction with the ruling traffic-light coalition has also reached a new high  The majority of Germans disapprove of Olaf Scholz’s performance as chancellor, a recent opinion poll by YouGov has indicated. His traffic-light coalition government is seen equally unfavorably by the country’s population, the survey revealed.     On Friday, a…

Read More European governments have reportedly dispatched envoys to the US to figure out the former president’s stance on NATO EU diplomats and think tank officials have been contacting former US President Donald Trump’s associates to figure out whether he would pull the US out of NATO if he returns to the White House, the…

Read More A Minnesota police officer crawled across a frozen lake to rescue two fishermen and a dog who had fallen through ice. A Minnesota police officer crawled across a frozen lake to rescue two fishermen and a dog who had fallen through ice.

Read More Ethan Crumbley apologized before the sentencing for the 2021 high school shooting as parents still in jail on related charges A judge sentenced a Michigan teenager to life in prison on Friday for killing four students and terrorizing others at Oxford high school in 2021, after listening to hours of gripping anguish from…

Read More Former Met PC Alice Vinten says online abuse worse since publication of book about women in force that inspired BBC drama When Alice Vinten wrote The Real Happy Valley, she intended the book to be a celebration of women in the police force, the real-life accounts of those who served as inspiration for…

Read More The Refugee Council is welcoming those who fled the Taliban and providing legal advice on resettlement in the UK • Donate to our charity appeal here Two years on from their arrival in South Yorkshire, young footballers Elaha Safdari, Najma Arifi and Narges Mayeli are still baffled by the array of regional accents…

Read MorePanama recently approved a nationwide law giving nature rights, allowing people to defend ecosystems in a court of law.Panama recently approved a nationwide law giving nature rights, allowing people to defend ecosystems in a court of law.

Read More After three decades of US-dominated ‘new world order’, Washington could be facing a redrawing of borders in its own backyard The South American nation of Venezuela has purportedly voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to affirm its territorial claim to part of the neighboring nation of Guyana. Caracas, which was recently subject to an unsuccessful American…

Read More Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill is not tough enough to deter illegal immigration, Robert Jenrick has said British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must dramatically tighten the UK’s immigration policy or face “the red-hot fury” of voters, former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick wrote in The Telegraph on Friday. Jenrick resigned on Wednesday over a…

Read More 2023 was the year Barbie busted out of her box and Taylor triumphed again (and again). Actors abandoned red carpets and grabbed picket signs even as, around the world, the entertainment industry shook off the last remnants of the pandemic. 2023 was the year Barbie busted out of her box and Taylor triumphed…

Read More President Mahmoud Abbas made the remark in response to Washington vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling for a truce in the enclave The US also bears responsibility for the “genocide” perpetrated in Gaza by Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted as saying on Saturday. The remarks were made in response…

Read More Bulgaria will proceed with sending Kiev 100 Cold War-era armored vehicles for which it has found no other use Bulgarian MPs have overridden President Roumen Radev’s veto on the delivery of a large batch of outdated armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia. In July, the NATO…

Read More ‘Humans, animals, trees, stones: everything is a target in Palestine,’ Palestinian women tell Maryam Zakir-Hussain ‘Humans, animals, trees, stones: everything is a target in Palestine,’ Palestinian women tell Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Read More We look at the outrage caused by the released images of Palestinian men detained by Israeli soldiers and stripped down to their underwear. The men are not proven to be Hamas fighters. We look at the outrage caused by the released images of Palestinian men detained by Israeli soldiers and stripped down to…