Month: January 2024

Read More Observer investigation reveals children as young as two are being barred from joining their mothers in Britain The Home Office is systematically barring young children from joining their mothers in Britain despite extensive proof the women are their primary caregivers, an Observer investigation has revealed. Under an opaque policy condemned as “distressing” and…

Read More Dozens of single women who came to work in the NHS and social care have been denied permission for their children to join them Every day since arriving in Britain, Yvonne, a nurse in the NHS, has FaceTimed her two daughters back home in Zimbabwe. Often the calls end in tears. Other days,…

Read More The controversial painkiller is being cited in a growing number of deaths in Spain despite warnings about dangerous side-effects On an October evening last year, Summer Moses stood at her partner’s bedside in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Spain and agreed the life support systems could be switched off. Her…

Read MoreAn apparent Israeli air strike in the Syrian capital killed four of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard military advisers.An apparent Israeli air strike in the Syrian capital killed four of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard military advisers.

Read More Drone footage taken on Thursday (18 January) showed Milwaukee, Wisconsin, frozen in a snowy and icy landscape, days after snowstorms moved across the US Midwest. Drone footage taken on Thursday (18 January) showed Milwaukee, Wisconsin, frozen in a snowy and icy landscape, days after snowstorms moved across the US Midwest.

Read More Footage appears to show MHS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS Bangor A collision between two Royal Navy warships in a Middle East harbour is under investigation. Footage posted on social media appeared to show HMS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS Bangor off the coast of Bahrain. Continue reading…Footage appears to show MHS Chiddingfold reversing into…

Read More The former US president says he ‘probably’ wouldn’t select Nikki Haley as his running mate if he secures the GOP nomination Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley does not have the capacity for high level politics, Donald Trump told supporters at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Friday. The former…

Read More Mills was referee from 1983 to 2005, earning nickname Rain Man over whether to suspend play during inclement weather The long-time Wimbledon tournament referee Alan Mills has died aged 88, the ATP Tour has announced. Mills served as the All England Club’s referee from 1983 to 2005, earning the nickname Rain Man as…

Read MoreIn 1979, Iranians took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. On this day in 1981, the standoff ended with the hostages released, but that wasn’t the end of the story – or the suffering – for the victims and their families. Barry Petersen has more.In 1979,…

Read MoreWhen the Iranian hostage crisis ended on Jan. 20, 1981, the story for hostages and their families was just beginning.When the Iranian hostage crisis ended on Jan. 20, 1981, the story for hostages and their families was just beginning.

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Read More Company updates system after customer decided to ‘find out’ what bot could do after failing to find parcel The delivery firm DPD has disabled part of its artificial intelligence (AI) powered online chatbot after a disgruntled customer was able to make it swear and criticise the company. Musician Ashley Beauchamp, 30, was trying…

Read MoreIsrael’s military drops flyers in southern Gaza, while protesters in Israel call for a deal to free the captives.Israel’s military drops flyers in southern Gaza, while protesters in Israel call for a deal to free the captives.

Read More Several Iranian advisers were killed in the attack, SANA news agency said An Israeli airstrike has hit a residential building in the Syrian capital, killing several people, the state-run SANA news agency has reported. The “Israeli aggression” took place in the Mezzeh neighborhood of southwest Damascus on Saturday morning, the agency said. According…

Read More Humanitarian groups had called for Israel to open the port to help alleviate the food crisis. All of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents are at imminent risk of famine, the U.N. warns. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images) Humanitarian groups had called for Israel to open the port to help alleviate the food crisis.…

Read More Spaniel puppy who was abandoned in car park ‘doing well’ after operation funded by charity appeal A six-legged dog who was found abandoned in a car park has undergone surgery to remove her extra limbs. Ariel, a spaniel puppy, was found in Pembroke, Wales, in September last year and after a fundraising appeal…

Read More 2024 will be a key test for the health of democracy around the world. Analysis of significant elections in key regions, and what they might portend. 2024 will be a key test for the health of democracy around the world. Analysis of significant elections in key regions, and what they might portend.

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon asks the Atlantic Council’s Masoud Mostajabi about Iranian strikes in northern Iraq and Pakistan, and about tensions in that region of the world. NPR’s Scott Simon asks the Atlantic Council’s Masoud Mostajabi about Iranian strikes in northern Iraq and Pakistan, and about tensions in that region of the world.

Read More The Claudine Gay and Harvard University case was just a glimpse into the plan to advance rightwing agendas When Claudine Gay resigned as Harvard University president in early January, pundits credited her departure to a successful removal campaign led by conservative activists. The strategy behind Gay’s ousting wasn’t new, and has been used…

Read More Now 88 and disabled by a stroke, the star leads a reclusive life and his children are in a bitter legal battle over his treatment Alain Delon was among the greatest celebrities of the golden era of French cinema, with his brooding good looks, ice-blue eyes and seductive on- and off-screen presence making…

Read MorePast US attempts to resuscitate the PA have all failed. The ongoing efforts are unlikely to succeed, either.Past US attempts to resuscitate the PA have all failed. The ongoing efforts are unlikely to succeed, either.

Read More If snow has lost its charms for you, consider what it’s like to experience it for the first time. People from the Global South and other snowless places share what it was like to discover snow. (Image credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images) If snow has lost its charms for you, consider what…

Read More Watch live as protesters gather in Madrid, Spain, to call for a Gaza ceasefire, as they mark 100 days since the start of a conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Watch live as protesters gather in Madrid, Spain, to call for a Gaza ceasefire, as they mark 100 days since…

Read MoreThe victims were identified as third-grade students from an elementary school in Henan province.The victims were identified as third-grade students from an elementary school in Henan province.

Read More Police continue inquiries into incident at house in Costessey just outside Norwich as churches open to mourners Churches are opening in Norfolk to allow people to pay tribute to four members of the same family who were found dead at a house just outside Norwich. The bodies of a 45-year-old man, 36-year-old woman…

Read More West Yorkshire police appeal for information over fatal incident as 25-year-old man is bailed pending further inquiries A woman who died after falling from a moving van in Wakefield has been named by police as Leah Senior. Senior, 27, from Huddersfield, was seen falling from a white Transit van on Denby Dale Road…

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Read MoreForeign ministry statement comes after it accused bloc of ‘violating’ Sudan’s sovereignty by inviting RSF to a summit.Foreign ministry statement comes after it accused bloc of ‘violating’ Sudan’s sovereignty by inviting RSF to a summit.

Read More Shipping experts hope lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal disruption in 2021 and Somali pirate attacks more than a decade ago will mitigate widespread problems this time. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images) Shipping experts hope lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal disruption in 2021 and Somali…

Read MoreIt’s the first Caribbean country to trial such a move, amid a growing global call for such shifts.It’s the first Caribbean country to trial such a move, amid a growing global call for such shifts.

Read More Relatives of Israeli hostages gathered outside the private residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Saturday 20 January, demanding a deal to release those kidnapped by Hamas – after over 100 days of captivity in Gaza. Relatives of Israeli hostages gathered outside the private residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in…

Read MoreAs the ICJ deliberates, what is the narrative in Israel about the case?As the ICJ deliberates, what is the narrative in Israel about the case?

Read MoreWorld number one Iga Swiatek is stunned by Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova in the Australian Open third round.World number one Iga Swiatek is stunned by Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova in the Australian Open third round.

Read MoreFootage, witness accounts shared with Al Jazeera reveal how Israeli soldiers carried out executions in Gaza last month.Footage, witness accounts shared with Al Jazeera reveal how Israeli soldiers carried out executions in Gaza last month.

Read More Theodore Luhaka’s lawyer calls sentencing of three officers a ‘victory’ Theodore Luhaka’s lawyer calls sentencing of three officers a ‘victory’