Month: January 2024

Read MoreThe amnesty deal sought to benefit Catalan nationalists facing legal proceedings for separatist activity.The amnesty deal sought to benefit Catalan nationalists facing legal proceedings for separatist activity.

Read More The actor, dancer and singer starred in musicals including West Side Story and Chicago Chita Rivera, one of Broadway’s most illustrious stars, has died at the age of 91. A consummate “triple-threat” entertainer, Rivera was celebrated for her singing, acting and dancing in classic musicals including West Side Story and Chicago. She won…

Read More Steven Miles expected to announce financial assistance as rain keeps falling. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to the rolling news blog. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be bringing you the top overnight stories before my colleague…

Read More As the Israel-Hamas War drags on into its fourth month, many on the left in the U.S. and Europe have inveighed against the Israeli military offensive. That position in some cases overlaps with acceptance of Hamas’ framing of its campaign of violence as an anticolonial liberation struggle waged against what Hamas itself calls…

Read More The Nobel Peace prize committee stresses that receiving a nomination, which any one of thousands of people can make, is not an ‘extended honour’ The Nobel Peace prize committee stresses that receiving a nomination, which any one of thousands of people can make, is not an ‘extended honour’

Read More A 24-year-old gunman had an ‘arsenal of weapons and ammunition’ in his car, authorities said A 24-year-old gunman had an ‘arsenal of weapons and ammunition’ in his car, authorities said

Read More Missouri Democrat and ‘Squad’ member says she complied with ‘all applicable laws and House rules’ but says multiple probes are ongoing Missouri Democrat and ‘Squad’ member says she complied with ‘all applicable laws and House rules’ but says multiple probes are ongoing

Read More Republican front-runner beset with legal problems and facing an expensive week Republican front-runner beset with legal problems and facing an expensive week

Read More Celia Barrett, 35, was taken into custody on Sunday following the incident at a RaceTrac store in St Petersburg, Florida Celia Barrett, 35, was taken into custody on Sunday following the incident at a RaceTrac store in St Petersburg, Florida

Read More The agency has stepped up recruitment to counter Russia and China, William Burns wrote in an op-ed With American power facing more challenges than at any point since the end of the Cold War, the CIA has increased its recruitment efforts in Russia and opened a new “mission center” focused exclusively on China,…

Read More Supreme Court could determine if the former president is ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment Supreme Court could determine if the former president is ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment

Read More Scotland’s former first minister excluded finance secretary from meetings in 2020, inquiry also hears The UK Covid inquiry is struggling to understand how Nicola Sturgeon took key decisions during the pandemic because her “gold command” meetings were not minuted, the inquiry has heard. Jamie Dawson KC, the inquiry’s Scottish counsel, said it appeared…

Read More The wife of retiring West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has been taken to hospital after a car crash during a business trip. The wife of retiring West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has been taken to hospital after a car crash during a business trip.

Read More ‘I was debating diving into a doctoral degree, I explored a wide range of books, films, and articles across a wide swath of the political spectrum,’ New York congressman says ‘I was debating diving into a doctoral degree, I explored a wide range of books, films, and articles across a wide swath of…

Read MoreCCTV captures undercover forces disguised as medics and nurses in the hospital with weapons raised.CCTV captures undercover forces disguised as medics and nurses in the hospital with weapons raised.

Read More Prosectors say an Iranian drug trafficker hired two members of the Hells Angels biker group to kill a defector and his female companion now living in the US Prosectors say an Iranian drug trafficker hired two members of the Hells Angels biker group to kill a defector and his female companion now living…

Read More MSNBC host Joy Reid was recorded on a hot mic swearing as she discussed Joe Biden on Monday, 29 January. MSNBC host Joy Reid was recorded on a hot mic swearing as she discussed Joe Biden on Monday, 29 January.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (IPS) – The consequences of the investigation into the 12 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) staffers allegedly linked to the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel have led to major donor countries pulling their support from the UN agency. However,…

Read MorePreviously, the record temperature for the continent was 118.4°F, recorded in Athens and Elefsina, Greece, on July 10, 1977.Previously, the record temperature for the continent was 118.4°F, recorded in Athens and Elefsina, Greece, on July 10, 1977.

Read More Breonna Moffett’s family said she was ‘nervous’ ahead of her first deployment and that ‘she had mixed feelings’ Breonna Moffett’s family said she was ‘nervous’ ahead of her first deployment and that ‘she had mixed feelings’

Read More Security forces kill three members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Security forces kill three members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Read MoreSpeaking at the White House, Mr Biden added that “we don’t need a wider war” in the Middle East.Speaking at the White House, Mr Biden added that “we don’t need a wider war” in the Middle East.

Read More President Joe Biden on Tuesday told reporters he has decided on a US response to the deadly drone attack on a US base in Jordan which killed three American soldiers on Sunday. President Joe Biden on Tuesday told reporters he has decided on a US response to the deadly drone attack on a…

Read More Fulton County, Georgia, where former President Donald Trump is being prosecuted for election interference, has been targeted by a wide-ranging cyberattack. Fulton County, Georgia, where former President Donald Trump is being prosecuted for election interference, has been targeted by a wide-ranging cyberattack.

Read More Three militants were killed in the incident, including one accused of plotting an assault inspired by the October 7 Hamas attack Israeli commandos, some disguised as civilian Palestinian women and medics, conducted a raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, officials have said. Three people died in the operation,…

Read More People need to be given a “political horizon” toward a state of their own, the foreign minister said The UK is considering whether to officially recognize a Palestinian state, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has revealed. Such a gesture would create “irreversible progress” toward peace in the Middle East, he believes. Speaking at…

Read More Watch live as a Republican-led US House of Representatives panel debates impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, 30 January. Watch live as a Republican-led US House of Representatives panel debates impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, 30 January.

Read More India O’Hanlon, 25, was last seen in the City Heights neighbourhood in San Diego, her father says India O’Hanlon, 25, was last seen in the City Heights neighbourhood in San Diego, her father says

Read More BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 30 (IPS) – Quadrupling in size since 1950, the working age population in Asia and the Pacific now accounts for 67.2 per cent of the total population in the region and is set to peak at 3.3 billion by the mid-2030s. Read the full story, “Building a More Resilient Work…

Read MoreNineteen Pakistani sailors were among those rescued by an Indian warship off Somalia’s coast.Nineteen Pakistani sailors were among those rescued by an Indian warship off Somalia’s coast.

Read More Detectives on the hunt for now-convicted Kaitlin Armstrong reveal how they used a yoga instructor advert to lure her out Detectives on the hunt for now-convicted Kaitlin Armstrong reveal how they used a yoga instructor advert to lure her out

Read MorePakistan’s former prime minister is jailed for 10 years in cypher case less than two weeks ahead of general elections.Pakistan’s former prime minister is jailed for 10 years in cypher case less than two weeks ahead of general elections.

Read More Carroll described Trump’s behaviour like a ‘walrus snorting’ or ‘rhino flopping his hands’ Carroll described Trump’s behaviour like a ‘walrus snorting’ or ‘rhino flopping his hands’

Read MoreThe team is being awarded the medal after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban for taking a banned substance.The team is being awarded the medal after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban for taking a banned substance.

Read MoreBoeing and Alaska Airlines stare at lawsuits while Boeing clients are contemplating a business without certain planes.Boeing and Alaska Airlines stare at lawsuits while Boeing clients are contemplating a business without certain planes.