Month: February 2024

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Read More Phone services suspended for security reasons as voting begins, a day after at least 30 killed in attacks in Balochistan province Phone services were suspended in Pakistan on Thursday as polls opened in its general election, a day after two bomb blasts at the election offices of a political party and an independent…

Read More Social housing resident Filippe Scalora alleges a stranger moved into his flat while he could not get home in pandemic A social housing tenant is suing his landlord for £1m in damages, alleging that a housing officer illegally sublet his home when he was stranded abroad at the start of the Covid pandemic…

Read More Former PM criticises ministers for ‘moral outrage’ of ‘systematically shredding’ social security system Gordon Brown: Grinding child poverty calls for anger – and a plan Britain is in the throes of a hidden poverty “epidemic”, with the worst-affected households living in squalor and going without food, heating and everyday basics such as clean…

Read More Hong Kong fans need answers over missed fixture, government says, amid online furore over Inter Miami tour Chinese state media, Hong Kong politicians and fans have cried foul after Lionel Messi played in a match in Japan, just days after he stayed on the bench in a highly anticipated match in Hong Kong.…

Read More Extended deal applicable on almost all goods, according to the British government Extended deal applicable on almost all goods, according to the British government

Read MoreMore Republican lawmakers in states around the U.S. are getting behind the idea of using taxpayer money to subsidize child careMore Republican lawmakers in states around the U.S. are getting behind the idea of using taxpayer money to subsidize child care

Read MoreSenior Kataib Hezbollah leader killed in Baghdad in U.S. drone strike; Law enforcement cracking down on Super Bowl counterfeitsSenior Kataib Hezbollah leader killed in Baghdad in U.S. drone strike; Law enforcement cracking down on Super Bowl counterfeits

Read More Politics Weekly UK is in Wellingborough in the run-up to the byelection to replace the Conservative MP Peter Bone. John Harris speaks to local groups helping to deal with knife crime and the closure of youth centres, and meets Ben Habib, the co-deputy leader of Reform UK Continue reading…Politics Weekly UK is in…

Read More More than 7,000 people used route between west Africa and Canary Islands last month, up from 500 in January last year The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, have flown to Mauritania to sign a series of deals on migration and energy, as…

Read More Departure of NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt from coalition talks leaves Geert Wilders needing to negotiate, with several scenarios possible Europe live – latest updates Forming a new government in the Netherlands when the election was won by a far-right firebrand wanting to ban the Qur’an, reject all new asylum claims, exit the EU and…

Read MoreEcuador’s constitutional court votes seven to two in favour of allowing doctors to help a patient die.Ecuador’s constitutional court votes seven to two in favour of allowing doctors to help a patient die.

Read More Josh Wilson tells Australian parliament besieged territory ‘being bombed into rubble’ following Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of ceasefire proposal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Labor MP Josh Wilson has broken ranks with the government, condemning Israel’s bombardment…

Read More The self-help author made the announcement after securing 3% of the vote in Nevada’s primary election Self-help author and wellness guru Marianne Williamson has announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden. “I hope future candidates will take what works for them, drinking from the well of information we…

Read MoreA judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block the University of California from renaming a leading law school whose namesake was linked to the slaughter of Native AmericansA judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block the University of California from renaming a leading law school whose namesake was linked to the slaughter…

Read More ‘We need you at home with us,’ daughter Jess says. The fifty-one-year-old mother was last seen leaving home in Victoria early on Sunday to go for a run Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The family of Ballarat…

Read More Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa claimed to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that man had been shoplifting, but NYPD has no evidence As Sean Hannity was interviewing the founder of the Guardian Angels, a New York City-based vigilante group known for targeting immigrants, an off-screen disturbance took place and the camera panned to show…

Read MoreThe European climate agency says for the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hotThe European climate agency says for the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot

Read More Israel’s military called the videos “deplorable” and promised an investigation Hundreds of videos filmed and shared by Israeli soldiers in Gaza show troops bulldozing houses and mocking Palestinian victims, according to research by the New York Times. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has distanced itself from the content, some of which violates its…

Read MoreRepublicans blocked a sweeping immigration bill months in the making – but a back-up has been put forward.Republicans blocked a sweeping immigration bill months in the making – but a back-up has been put forward.

Read More Consumer group finds ‘Connected Services’ feature can send personal and vehicle data to third parties, with drivers told removing components risks voiding warranty Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Smart technologies built into new Toyota cars are collecting…

Read More Cindy Micallef says her mother ‘was never one to be prejudiced’ after 16-year-old boy charged over stabbing near Ipswich Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The eldest daughter of Queensland stabbing victim Vyleen White has joined local African…

Read More The surge in immigration will help bolster the U.S. economy by about $7 trillion over the next decade by swelling the labor force and increasing demand, the Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday. The stronger growth will be good for the federal government, lifting revenues by about $1 trillion more than otherwise over…

Read More Helping those who can’t read or write or who have disabilities to obtain, fill out or return a ballot is on par with serious felonies A bill to criminalize some kinds of absentee ballot voter assistance – creating a felony on par with statutory rape or involuntary manslaughter – sped out of an…

Read MoreAnalysts say that the real test of Pakistan’s struggling democracy will begin after the elections, amid serial crises.Analysts say that the real test of Pakistan’s struggling democracy will begin after the elections, amid serial crises.

Read More Over three hours in the fifth-floor room of a court building, Donald Trump’s one-time attorney reeled off a list of assets that revealed the strained state of his finances, from a Bronx storage unit to a $1m tax bill. Alex Woodward reports from lower Manhattan as Rudy Giuliani faces the consequences of his…

Read More The 2.5 metre animal was ‘coming right up to the fence and attempting to stick its head under’ in Cardwell after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily A 2.5 metre crocodile hanging around a family’s backyard in north Queensland has been trapped and removed by authorities. Rangers from the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation removed…

Read More BAGHDAD — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said Wednesday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The precision blast hit…

Read More At least seven dead across state and wet weather dumped over 1ft of rain in region, causing 475 mudslides around Los Angeles Tell us: have you been affected by the storm and flooding in California and Arizona this February? A final burst of heavy rain from a deadly atmospheric river storm doused California’s…

Read More Health minister resists push to boost number of sessions to 20 as new data shows visits have dropped by almost quarter of a million Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians accessed almost a quarter of a million…

Read MoreResearchers named the marine animal “Santjordia pagesi” after the Cross of St. George because of its resemblance to the striking X.Researchers named the marine animal “Santjordia pagesi” after the Cross of St. George because of its resemblance to the striking X.

Read More Ruling comes months after supreme court ruled that requiring sterilisation before a change of gender in official records was unconstitutional A court in western Japan has approved a transgender man’s request to have his gender changed in official records without undergoing sterilisation surgery, the first known ruling of its kind since the country’s…

Read MoreMembers of the Guardian Angels roughed up a man they’d misidentified as a “migrant” during a live interview on Fox News Tuesday nightMembers of the Guardian Angels roughed up a man they’d misidentified as a “migrant” during a live interview on Fox News Tuesday night

Read MoreAs the war enters its 715th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 715th day, these are the main developments.

Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a counter-offer from Hamas over a possible hostage deal, calling the terror group’s demands “delusional.” Debora Patta has more from Jerusalem.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a counter-offer from Hamas over a possible hostage deal, calling the terror group’s demands “delusional.” Debora Patta has more from Jerusalem.