Month: February 2024

Read More LONDON — The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war roil British politics. The party said on Saturday that Lee Anderson was suspended after he refused to apologize for remarks…

Read More Washington and its allies have reportedly ruled out a deal with Russia before American voters cast their ballots in November Western leaders have reportedly dismissed the possibility of reaching a negotiated peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict before US voters go to the polls later this year. “Officials in Washington and European…

Read MoreWestern leaders are in Kyiv in a show of solidarity as the country grapples with a range of setbacks.Western leaders are in Kyiv in a show of solidarity as the country grapples with a range of setbacks.

Read More Historic landmark closed for about an hour as activists call for ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza Police were forced to close Tower Bridge to vehicles and pedestrians following a protest by pro-Palestine demonstrators. Some activists were seen lighting flares and waving Palestinian flags and calling for a ceasefire to the ongoing violence…

Read More Second murder investigation comes hours after mother and daughter found dead in apartment in city Second murder investigation comes hours after mother and daughter found dead in apartment in city

Read More Hamas would never have dared to attack Israel had Moscow not launched its operation against Ukraine, Giorgia Meloni has said Moscow bears responsibility for the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni claimed in an interview with il Giornale newspaper published on Saturday. It was Russia’s military…

Read More Dismay at ‘blatant price gouging’ and distrust of Woolworths and Coles are among the responses to a Guardian Australia callout Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Some Australians are buying and eating less to keep up with their bills amid a cost-of-living crisis and stratospheric rises…

Read More Hundreds of premature deaths of Australians experiencing homelessness a ‘national tragedy’, AMA president Prof Steve Robson says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian Medical Association has described hundreds of premature homelessness deaths as a “national tragedy” and urged the government to invest in a…

Read MoreLee Anderson will now sit as an independent lawmaker in parliament after his remarks prompted a flood of criticism.Lee Anderson will now sit as an independent lawmaker in parliament after his remarks prompted a flood of criticism.

Read More French president’s visit met with whistles from hundreds of demonstrators as some clash with police Hundreds of protesting farmers clashed with police in Paris as Emmanuel Macron toured the annual agricultural fair on Saturday. The French president had opened the fair as angry farmers blew whistles and shouted insults. Riot police initially kept…

Read More In Doncaster, at the insurgent rightwing party’s ‘biggest ever’ gathering, one absence is on everybody’ lips On a sunny day at Doncaster racecourse, those gathered for Reform UK’s “biggest ever party conference” were presented with a dizzying array of pledges to cut tax and ­freeze “non-essential” immigration as its leading lights published a…

Read MoreInvestigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say a helicopter that was carrying the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest banks and five others left a shallow crater when it crashed earlier this month in Southern California’s Mojave DesertInvestigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say a helicopter that was carrying the CEO of…

Read More Closed-door negotiations in Paris and UN efforts in New York yield conflicting reports of progress, but city of Rafah remains in Israel’s firing line A closed-door meeting of spy chiefs, military officials and diplomats has briefly renewed hopes of a potential ceasefire deal amid fierce debates at the United Nations, but observers have…

Read MoreThe bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II moves into its third year.The bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II moves into its third year.

Read MoreBodies seen scattered on road after Israeli forces hit a residential home in city filled with displaced Palestinians.Bodies seen scattered on road after Israeli forces hit a residential home in city filled with displaced Palestinians.

Read More London mayor condemns Rishi Sunak for ignoring comments that accused him of being controlled by ‘Islamists’ Sadiq Khan has accused Lee Anderson of “pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred” after the former Tory deputy chair said Islamists had “got control” of London and its mayor. The mayor of London said Anderson’s…

Read More Russia’s supposed imperial ambitions get a lot of airtime, but Israel gets a free pass to do what it wants with Palestine The hypocrisy of the US-led West regarding how it reacts to Russia, a geopolitical opponent, on one side, and to Israel, a favorite with special privileges, on the other, is so…

Read More Republican congressman Matt Gaetz has called for requiring budget cuts to offset assistance to any overseas ally US Representative Matt Gaetz has called for withdrawing from the UN and cutting off funding to the global body to free up money to support Israel’s war effort against Hamas. Speaking at a Conservative Political Action…

Read More RMT boss says getting rid of Tories is his ‘number one priority’ but he will not give a Labour government a ‘free pass’ Mick Lynch has said voters have to “grow up a bit” and recognise Keir Starmer as the only realistic alternative to the current government, the removal of which he described…

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Read MoreThousands of people protested in cities across Europe calling for peace and condemning the Vladimir Putin regime.Thousands of people protested in cities across Europe calling for peace and condemning the Vladimir Putin regime.

Read MoreThe West African alliance holds Abuja summit amid political crises that have rocked the region.The West African alliance holds Abuja summit amid political crises that have rocked the region.

Read More Mr Navalny died more than a week ago, with Western leaders accusing Vladimir Putin of killing his most prominent critic Mr Navalny died more than a week ago, with Western leaders accusing Vladimir Putin of killing his most prominent critic

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Read MoreClashes erupt between security forces and farmers protesting at the presence of President Macron.Clashes erupt between security forces and farmers protesting at the presence of President Macron.

Read MoreThe victims were killed in separate, unrelated incidents in the Austrian capital on Friday.The victims were killed in separate, unrelated incidents in the Austrian capital on Friday.

Read More Critics of Ukraine war among dozens who may be at risk in penal system, say campaigners and journalists Just days after the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prison colony, human rights activists and journalists are warning that dozens of other political prisoners may be at risk of death from deliberate…

Read MoreAlexei Navalny’s body has been returned to his mother more than a week after he died in a Russian prison.Alexei Navalny’s body has been returned to his mother more than a week after he died in a Russian prison.

Read More French farmers protested at the Paris agricultural fair on Saturday 24 February as Emmanuel Macron met with unions before the fair’s opening. French farmers protested at the Paris agricultural fair on Saturday 24 February as Emmanuel Macron met with unions before the fair’s opening.

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Read More In one instance, shipping manifests were mysteriously changed before arms packages reached the country The Pentagon’s inspector general has opened more than 50 cases into the alleged “theft, fraud or corruption, and diversion” of military aid to Ukraine, he said this week. Allegations of graft surfaced almost immediately after the aid began flowing…

Read More Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage Lee Anderson has been stripped of the Conservative whip after claiming Sadiq Khan had “given our capital away” to Islamists. His comments to GB News on Friday night caused widespread outrage from his Tory colleagues and…

Read More Colombia’s government on Friday (23 February) announced plans for a deep-water expedition to explore the mythical galleon San José, sunk in the 18th century in the country’s northern Caribbean and believed to contain cargo valued at billions of dollars. Colombia’s government on Friday (23 February) announced plans for a deep-water expedition to explore…

Read More Police have charged Jose Antonio Ibarra with the murder of Laken Hope Riley, after the 22-year-old was found dead on the University of Georgia campus Police have charged Jose Antonio Ibarra with the murder of Laken Hope Riley, after the 22-year-old was found dead on the University of Georgia campus

Read MoreDespite calls for peace talks, neither Moscow nor Kyiv see a diplomatic solution to the war.Despite calls for peace talks, neither Moscow nor Kyiv see a diplomatic solution to the war.