Month: March 2024

Read More A “reckless” strike by the Yemeni group has “taken the lives of international seafarers,” US Central Command said Three people were killed and several others severely wounded in a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the US Central Command has said. According to Reuters, they are…

Read MoreA Palestinian boy explains living on his own in Gaza after his mother had to leave with his injured sister.A Palestinian boy explains living on his own in Gaza after his mother had to leave with his injured sister.

Read More Trade rules with Kiev should return to how they were before the conflict with Moscow, the Polish prime minister has said Warsaw wants the EU to scrap the preferential trade rules granted to Kiev after the start of the conflict with Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters on Thursday, amid pressure…

Read More Tories and Labour boosted by mega-donors, and fundraising gap between two parties appears to be narrowing UK politics – latest updates Political parties accepted £93m in donations last year, boosted by new Conservative and Labour mega-donors, with the 2024 election on course to be the highest-spending contest ever. Figures from the Electoral Commission…

Read More A Pennsylvania woman admitted she thought she was “going to die” as she recalled the moment a bear attacked her outside her home. A Pennsylvania woman admitted she thought she was “going to die” as she recalled the moment a bear attacked her outside her home.

Read More Despite India’s economy being one of the fastest growing in the world, rates of unemployment and the quality of the jobs on offer remain a huge concern for millions. Namita Singh reports Despite India’s economy being one of the fastest growing in the world, rates of unemployment and the quality of the jobs…

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Read MoreThe 71-year-old president is all but certain to win another term in a vote that begins on March 15.The 71-year-old president is all but certain to win another term in a vote that begins on March 15.

Read More Watch as an alleged German Red Army Faction militant is flown to jail after a decades-long search on Thursday 7 March. Watch as an alleged German Red Army Faction militant is flown to jail after a decades-long search on Thursday 7 March.

Read MoreA shortage of nappies because of Israel’s blockade has led to prices skyrocketing and mothers looking for alternatives.A shortage of nappies because of Israel’s blockade has led to prices skyrocketing and mothers looking for alternatives.

Read More‘Time is of essence’: Greenpeace director warns that urgent strategy is needed to protect the Red Sea from catastrophe.’Time is of essence’: Greenpeace director warns that urgent strategy is needed to protect the Red Sea from catastrophe.

Read More Only five in 101 statues in Copenhagen depict women, with 26 of animals and 70 of men Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country’s culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses”. According to the Danish government, only 31 of 321 statues…

Read More Revelations about payments by Ministry of Defence are culmination of decades of British deal-making with Saudis The revelation that the Ministry of Defence paid millions of pounds to a firm that would later be accused of being a conduit for secret payments to high-ranking Saudi officials is the culmination of a scandal that…

Read More Project Arrow contract signed amid scramble to keep on track £1.6bn defence deal and ran until at least 2017 The UK Ministry of Defence paid millions of pounds to a company later alleged to have been a conduit for secret payments to high-ranking Saudi Arabian officials including a member of the royal family.…

Read MoreThe attack on October 13 killed a Reuters reporter and injured six others, including two Al Jazeera journalists.The attack on October 13 killed a Reuters reporter and injured six others, including two Al Jazeera journalists.

Read MoreIn rural Tunisia, a mother toils in the fields to secure life-changing surgery for her daughter.In rural Tunisia, a mother toils in the fields to secure life-changing surgery for her daughter.

Read More Parents of imprisoned journalist Evan Gershkovich, relatives of Americans taken hostage by Hamas and reproductive care campaigners are among those attending President Biden’s address to Congress Parents of imprisoned journalist Evan Gershkovich, relatives of Americans taken hostage by Hamas and reproductive care campaigners are among those attending President Biden’s address to Congress

Read More Olaf Scholz needs resolve to withstand pressure from hawks, Peter Szijjarto has said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hopefully have enough resolve to withstand the “immense pressure” from pro-Ukrainian hawks, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has told Russian media. The head of Germany’s government is being pushed hard to send more weapons to…

Read More Toughest outlook for public finances for 80 years means next government must find tens of billions in cuts or tax rises, says leading thinktank Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves are joined in a “conspiracy of silence” over tens of billions of pounds in tough tax and spending choices, with the next government likely…

Read More BMA guidance on staff responsibility levels follows death of woman whose fatal blood clot was missed twice Staff such as physician associates should be banned from diagnosing patients, leading medics have said, after the death of a woman whose fatal blood clot was missed twice. The British Medical Association (BMA) has published guidance…

Read More President Joe Biden is expected to tout achievements in office and address a range of domestic and international concerns in Thursday’s speech to joint-session of Congress President Joe Biden is expected to tout achievements in office and address a range of domestic and international concerns in Thursday’s speech to joint-session of Congress

Read MoreIshaq Qafisheh has worked in the falafel shop-turned-grocer for as long as he can remember, and plans to continue.Ishaq Qafisheh has worked in the falafel shop-turned-grocer for as long as he can remember, and plans to continue.

Read More Chancellor’s ambition to eventually abolish NI would cost £46bn a year, Labour says – and questions how move would be paid for UK politics – latest updates Income tax may eventually have to increase to pay for abolishing national insurance, Jeremy Hunt has suggested the day after delivering the government’s spring budget. The…

Read More Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, said this would be a bigger tax cut than anything Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng tried Good morning. If a budget is going to unravel, that often starts to happen on day two, after the initial headlines have gone and when the experts start to unpack what it…

Read MoreFarmers are angry over EU climate policies and food imports from Ukraine that they say threaten their livelihoods.Farmers are angry over EU climate policies and food imports from Ukraine that they say threaten their livelihoods.

Read More Lenders reach preliminary agreement on key terms in deal to create new competitor with £366bn in assets Business live – latest updates Nationwide Building Society has agreed to buy Virgin Money in a deal that values its high street rival at nearly £3bn and would create the second-largest provider of mortgages and savings…

Read More Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron says he had a ‘tough but necessary’ conversation with Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron says he had a ‘tough but necessary’ conversation with Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz

Read More Missile strike appears to land near Ukrainian president and Greek prime minister in Odesa; Russian officer says prospect of new conflict increasing A deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa appeared to land near president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and visiting Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who described the moment of…

Read More Resolution Foundation says this will be ‘first parliament in modern history to see a fall in living standards’ Business live – latest updates Household incomes are on course to fall for the first time over the course of a parliament despite Jeremy Hunt’s national insurance cuts, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said in…

Read More A visit from a raven prompted a bald eagle to shield his three eggs with his massive wings and scare off the intruder. A visit from a raven prompted a bald eagle to shield his three eggs with his massive wings and scare off the intruder.

Read MoreThe 3,500 illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank add to nearly 20,000 approved in the past year.The 3,500 illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank add to nearly 20,000 approved in the past year.

Read MoreCameroonian fighter Ngannou says he would love to ‘knock Joshua out’ in his second pro boxing fight in Saudi Arabia.Cameroonian fighter Ngannou says he would love to ‘knock Joshua out’ in his second pro boxing fight in Saudi Arabia.

Read MoreThe French documentary, aired on Sunday, focused on the negative consequences of President Kais Saied’s rule in Tunisia.The French documentary, aired on Sunday, focused on the negative consequences of President Kais Saied’s rule in Tunisia.

Read MorePresident Macky Sall has also dissolved the government and named Sidiki Kaba as the new prime minister.President Macky Sall has also dissolved the government and named Sidiki Kaba as the new prime minister.

Read More Chinese officials, their boss Xi Jinping likes to say, should “tell China’s story well.” So when that story isn’t a good one, it’s perhaps natural that they shouldn’t say much of anything, which may explain why this year’s National People’s Congress (NPC) annual rubberstamp parliament has proven tedious even by its own dismal…