Month: February 2024

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Read More Two officers died and two others injured when their patrol craft was rammed by speedboat off the coast of Barbate Eight people have been arrested after two Spanish Guardia Civil officers were killed and two more injured when their small patrol boat was rammed by a speedboat driven by suspected drug smugglers off…

Read More King Charles III has made his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis was announced on Monday, Feb. 5. With his wife of 19 years, Queen Camilla, at his side, the King attended a Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church, nearby the Sandringham estate house where Charles has been resting. He was…

Read More King Charles III has made his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis was announced on Monday, Feb. 5. With his wife of 19 years, Queen Camilla, at his side, the King attended a Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church, nearby the Sandringham estate house where Charles has been resting. He was…

Read More Jens Stoltenberg says Nato ‘ready and able to defend all allies’, after Trump invited Russia to attack member countries The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, has said that any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a “united and forceful response”, after the former US president Donald Trump invited Russia to…

Read MoreBoth Mr Khan’s party, which was barred from taking part, and his rival Nawaz Sharif are vying to form a government.Both Mr Khan’s party, which was barred from taking part, and his rival Nawaz Sharif are vying to form a government.

Read MoreOver a million Palestinians are trapped at Gaza’s southernmost point, with the Israeli army preparing a ground attack.Over a million Palestinians are trapped at Gaza’s southernmost point, with the Israeli army preparing a ground attack.

Read MoreMissiles and burning American flags were on display as thousands marched in Tehran.Missiles and burning American flags were on display as thousands marched in Tehran.

Read MoreDespite suffering from serious mental health problems in the months before his suicide, Van Gogh was incredibly prolific during that time, producing more than a painting a day. Those final works were gathered together for an exhibition at the Musee D’Orsay, in Paris, where correspondent Seth Doane spoke with curators about the artist’s tortured,…

Read MoreJane Pauley helps shine a light on the lantern festivals traditionally held to usher in Lunar New Year around the world, from Zigong, China, to Philadelphia’s Franklin Square.Jane Pauley helps shine a light on the lantern festivals traditionally held to usher in Lunar New Year around the world, from Zigong, China, to Philadelphia’s Franklin…

Read More Russia would never accept a NATO member like Kiev on its doorstep, Hungary’s Viktor Orban has said Ukraine’s best geopolitical bet would be to become a “buffer zone” between Russia and the West, under arrangements made to guarantee the country’s future security, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. The Hungarian premier made…

Read More A confrontation is not inevitable but Berlin must nonetheless ramp up its defenses, Carsten Breuer has said Germany should beef up its military to prepare for a potential conflict with Russia in five years’ time, Bundeswehr General Carsten Breuer has argued. He called for a “change in mentality” within German society, insisting that…

Read MoreThe two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effortThe two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort

Read More ISLAMABAD (AP) — Allies of imprisoned Pakistani ex-premier Imran Khan won more seats in national elections than the political parties who ousted him from power nearly two years ago, according to a final tally of results published Sunday. The vote last Thursday to choose a new parliament was overshadowed by allegations of vote-rigging, an unprecedented mobile phone…

Read More Country choosing between former PM Alexander Stubb and ex-foreign minister Pekka Haavisto Finland headed back to the polls on Sunday for a runoff vote in the country’s most high-stakes presidential election in a generation. The former prime minister Alexander Stubb, of the centre-right National Coalition party, led in the polls but his rival…

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Read MoreKing Charles attended services at St. Mary Magdalene Church, near where he was recuperating following his first treatment for an unspecified form of cancer, with Queen Camilla.King Charles attended services at St. Mary Magdalene Church, near where he was recuperating following his first treatment for an unspecified form of cancer, with Queen Camilla.

Read More Graham Usher urges Church of England to look into this ‘often very ancient land’, as it prepares to vote on increasing biodiversity Churchyards should be rewilded to increase biodiversity and to make them “places of the living, not just the dead”, a Church of England bishop has said. Local parishes are responsible for…

Read MoreArgentine President Javier Milei had previously criticised the Pope’s views on social justice.Argentine President Javier Milei had previously criticised the Pope’s views on social justice.

Read MoreThe military has called for stability as multiple parties allege election tampering and announce protests.The military has called for stability as multiple parties allege election tampering and announce protests.

Read More Audiences should be ‘shocked and disturbed’ by the impact of theatre, says star of Schindler’s List Trigger warnings for theatre audiences should be scrapped because people should be “shocked and disturbed” by what they see, the actor Ralph Fiennes has said. The warnings are issued before the beginning of a performance to alert…

Read More Spotlight turns on seven executives who presided over Horizon contract that led to huge miscarriage of justice Bosses at Fujitsu have collected about £37m in pay, bonuses and compensation for loss of office since the technology company won the contract to supply the software at the heart of the Post Office Horizon scandal,…

Read More SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion. The Amazon executive chairman notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the sale of 11,997,698 shares of common stock on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8. The collective value…

Read More Pamplona-based Cocuus is on a loud and disruptive quest to fuse science, technology and nutrition Cocuus, a cutting-edge tech startup headquartered in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Pamplona, embraces the cliches of its sector every bit as willingly as the drunken tourists who blithely entrust themselves to fate, horns and hooves…

Read MoreUS political scientist Stephen Walt says Israel has changed over the years, but Biden’s policy is stuck in the past.US political scientist Stephen Walt says Israel has changed over the years, but Biden’s policy is stuck in the past.

Read More Trade union Unite tells of concerns about 2025 contract to administer civil service pension scheme Retired firefighters who were responsible for tackling blazes on military bases have been unable to access their full pension due to “numerous” blunders by the outsourcing group Capita, it has emerged. Capita won a £525m contract to run…

Read More According to an investigation cited by the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, public opinion has shifted dramatically since 2022 A growing number of Poles are against state-financed payouts, free accommodation, and meals for Ukrainian refugees, Rzeczpospolita newspaper has reported, citing a recent survey. With approximately 1 million such recipients of state benefits in Poland, Donald Tusk’s…

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Read More Agency’s draft report backs paraquat’s safety but lawsuit’s plaintiffs say EPA ignored evidence of Parkinson’s risk The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on its controversial finding that a toxic herbicide is safe for use across millions of acres of American cropland, despite what public health advocates characterize as virtual “scientific proof”…

Read More Exclusive: FoI request shows minister was warned by civil servants of ‘risk’ but focused instead on tech firm’s investment in UK Kemi Badenoch failed to raise the issue of the Horizon scandal or compensation for Post Office operators when she met Fujitsu at Davos last year, instead focusing on asking the firm for…

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Read MoreHungary’s President Katalin Novak bowed to public pressure to resign.Hungary’s President Katalin Novak bowed to public pressure to resign.

Read MoreThe aid agency says it has ‘no knowledge’ of areas beneath its headquarters in Gaza.The aid agency says it has ‘no knowledge’ of areas beneath its headquarters in Gaza.

Read More Ex-chancellor calls on Sunak to ‘swallow some pride’ and bring back ‘electoral force’ that is former PM Rishi Sunak should “swallow some pride” and bring back the “electoral force” that is Boris Johnson, the former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said. Kwarteng, who announced earlier this week that he would be standing down as…

Read More Mark Warner, CEO of London-based Faculty AI, sees new body as an international standard setter The UK should concentrate on setting global standards for artificial intelligence testing instead of trying to carry out all the vetting itself, according to a company assisting the government’s AI Safety Institute. Marc Warner, chief executive of Faculty…