Month: February 2024

Read More Party hopes for compromise wording after previous SNP motion saw 56 MPs defy Keir Starmer Labour is hoping to defuse a fresh crisis over Keir Starmer’s cautious stance on Gaza by rewording a Scottish National party motion calling for an immediate ceasefire. With the support of Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, the SNP…

Read MoreAn ally of the opposition activist, who died on Friday, says officials are “trying to cover traces”.An ally of the opposition activist, who died on Friday, says officials are “trying to cover traces”.

Read MoreHaniyeh says Hamas demands a ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal and ‘lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.Haniyeh says Hamas demands a ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal and ‘lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.

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Read More Russian authorities say they will withhold Alexei Navalny’s body until their investigations into his death are complete; Navalny’s allies allege this is a ploy to cover up the fact they killed him Russian authorities say they will withhold Alexei Navalny’s body until their investigations into his death are complete; Navalny’s allies allege this…

Read More Dramatic reconstructions of local people who lived up to 4,000 years ago are now on display thanks to advanced DNA techniques A Bronze Age woman who suffered lower back pain 4,000 years ago and an Iron Age Pictish man who lived a life of hard labour 1,500 years ago are among our ancient…

Read More In an age when we love bagging bargains online, locals and experts in one of the UK’s most affluent towns debate whether there’s any future in high-street retailing If you wanted to look at the struggles of the British high street, Cheltenham would not necessarily be the first place to start. There are…

Read More Trevor brown, 45, killed after responding to incident in Loudoun County outside Wahington DC Trevor brown, 45, killed after responding to incident in Loudoun County outside Wahington DC

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Read MoreBudapest is the only NATO member yet to ratify Stockholm’s membership to the world’s largest military alliance.Budapest is the only NATO member yet to ratify Stockholm’s membership to the world’s largest military alliance.

Read More Firefighters were called to home in Sterling, Virginia, by report of gas smell, and explosion took place 30 minutes later, officials said One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured on Friday when an explosion in a Washington DC suburb leveled a home where they were investigating a gas leak. Two other…

Read MorePresident Mohamud ‘objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own.President Mohamud ‘objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own.

Read More The move allowed America to dodge its own laws against sending the money to Ukraine The US Justice Department has handed almost $500,000 in forfeited Russian funds to Estonia, where they will be used to help repair Ukraine’s power grid. The transfer was the first of its kind, and used Estonia as a…

Read More ‘Vladimir Putin is a murderer who kills people for speaking out against him. Donald Trump admires this in him,’ the Lincoln Project wrote ‘Vladimir Putin is a murderer who kills people for speaking out against him. Donald Trump admires this in him,’ the Lincoln Project wrote

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Read More Amid biting austerity and rising inflation, the al-Sisi government is off-loading assets – some to a convicted murderer with Emirati cash As dusk fell over the verdant grounds of the Marriott Mena House hotel, the reflection of the Great Pyramid of Giza grew darker in a pool built to reflect the last of…

Read MoreThere’s growing global outcry over the reported death of Alexey Navalny, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army withdrew from the eastern city of Avdiivka after four months of bloody battles. Natalie Brand has more from the White House.There’s growing global outcry over the reported death of Alexey Navalny, Russian…

Read More Samuel Moreno-Carranza’s grandmother posted about boy’s condition, who was injured when police killed the shooter – his mother A boy who was shot in the head at celebrity Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on 11 February has lost “a portion of his frontal lobe” while recovering at the hospital, according to his grandmother. In…

Read MoreThe Taliban does not want to share power with warlords and corrupt former officials and neither do Afghans.The Taliban does not want to share power with warlords and corrupt former officials and neither do Afghans.

Read MorePresident Joe Biden said Friday that there was no sign Russia has decided to go ahead and deploy an emerging anti-satellite weapon, the disclosure of which has rattled Washington this weekPresident Joe Biden said Friday that there was no sign Russia has decided to go ahead and deploy an emerging anti-satellite weapon, the disclosure…

Read MoreBudapest has seen mass protests over a sexual abuse case involving top allies of PM Viktor Orban.Budapest has seen mass protests over a sexual abuse case involving top allies of PM Viktor Orban.

Read More Latest figures show racial disparity in use-of-force incidents among inpatients in England The number of black inpatients injured while being restrained by police in mental health units has risen dramatically – at the same time as the number of non-black inpatients injured has fallen, according to analysis of government data by the Observer.…

Read More ‘Sadly, in our Country, Fake News is all you get!’ Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social ‘Sadly, in our Country, Fake News is all you get!’ Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social

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Read More President pledged to get cleanup job done and pushed for protective measures as protesters held ‘anti-Biden’ rally Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals – and the president saw up close the lingering…

Read MoreOpposition leader Alexey Navalny told Russians what to do if he was killed, and his wife has a message for the world now.Opposition leader Alexey Navalny told Russians what to do if he was killed, and his wife has a message for the world now.

Read MoreUkraine’s leader says Russia’s Vladimir Putin will unleash a catastrophe if he is allowed to win the war.Ukraine’s leader says Russia’s Vladimir Putin will unleash a catastrophe if he is allowed to win the war.

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Read More British producers to back EU’s proposed regulations to stop trade in adulterated honey Britain’s beekeepers are backing ­proposed new rules to combat fraud in the supply chain, ensuring a jar of honey can be traced on its journey of up to 5,000 miles from the beehive to the shop shelf. The European parliament…

Read More Ursula von der Leyen is too hawkish on Russia for the job, Olaf Scholz reportedly told the White House German Chancellor Olaf Scholz intervened last year to prevent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen from becoming NATO’s next secretary general, Germany’s Die Welt newspaper has said. Scholz reportedly felt that von der…

Read MoreIn a country where dissent has been silenced, just laying flowers is an act of courage, writes Steve Rosenberg.In a country where dissent has been silenced, just laying flowers is an act of courage, writes Steve Rosenberg.

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Read MoreUkraine’s military chief says he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine.Ukraine’s military chief says he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine.

Read MoreBritish south Asian artists have historically been overlooked but now they are becoming mainstream.British south Asian artists have historically been overlooked but now they are becoming mainstream.

Read MoreA U.S. woman went missing in Guatemala, and now her children are on a quest for answers in two countries.A U.S. woman went missing in Guatemala, and now her children are on a quest for answers in two countries.