Month: March 2024

Read MoreAssailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout.Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout.

Read More Schools risk being overwhelmed by hungry, exhausted children from freezing homes, headteachers and campaigners warn • ‘If a child is hungry, it doesn’t matter if you’re a bloody good teacher’ Schools are finding beds, providing showers for pupils and washing uniforms as child poverty spirals out of control, headteachers from across England have…

Read More Modi favourite to win third term in largest democratic exercise in history held across six weeks India is to hold a national election in April, with Hindu-nationalist prime minister, Narendra Modi, strongly favoured to win a third term in the world’s largest democracy. Nearly a billion people are eligible to cast ballots in…

Read MoreNo-one is injured after the 737-800 lands without an external panel, which went unnoticed in flight.No-one is injured after the 737-800 lands without an external panel, which went unnoticed in flight.

Read More The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team won a national championship last season. The Huskies returned a critical mass of key players from that team, then added a guy from Maryland named Cam Spencer. With Selection Sunday upon us tomorrow, and the March Madness brackets flying around your office next week, Spencer’s presence…

Read MoreAbout 969 million people will take part in the giant elections to decide who will rule the world’s most populous nation.About 969 million people will take part in the giant elections to decide who will rule the world’s most populous nation.

Read MoreNod for long-threatened invasion of Rafah, home to 1.4 million displaced people, comes as Israel to send team to Qatar.Nod for long-threatened invasion of Rafah, home to 1.4 million displaced people, comes as Israel to send team to Qatar.

Read More Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will meet with Arvydas Anusauskas on Saturday Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has handed in his resignation to Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, the government’s press office said in a statement on Friday. Anusauskas was also scheduled to meet with President Gitanas Nauseda on Saturday, according to the agenda of…

Read More Haiti is coming back to life after violent gangs took over most of the capital and the prime minister became stranded abroad. Some are even laughing it off. (Image credit: Clarens Siffroy) Haiti is coming back to life after violent gangs took over most of the capital and the prime minister became stranded…

Read MoreResearchers called the contamination at Imperial Beach “a public health crisis,” which has resulted in over 700 consecutive days of beach closures.Researchers called the contamination at Imperial Beach “a public health crisis,” which has resulted in over 700 consecutive days of beach closures.

Read More Unnamed militant group drove vehicle laden with explosives into post and detonated suicide bombs Militants have attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives, killing five security force members, Pakistan’s military said. The incident in north-west Pakistan was carried out by six attackers, the military’s media wing…

Read More Attack in Belgorod comes day after at least 20 people were killed in a strike on Odesa and amid voting in Russia’s election Ukrainian war briefing Continue reading…Attack in Belgorod comes day after at least 20 people were killed in a strike on Odesa and amid voting in Russia’s electionUkrainian war briefing Continue…

Read MoreJimmy Cherizier tells Al Jazeera: ‘It’s not just people with guns who’ve damaged the country but the politicians too.’Jimmy Cherizier tells Al Jazeera: ‘It’s not just people with guns who’ve damaged the country but the politicians too.’

Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking record third straight term in vote – the world’s largest democratic exercise.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking record third straight term in vote – the world’s largest democratic exercise.

Read MoreUkrainians and a rights group say people are being forced to vote by their occupiers in election dismissed as a sham.Ukrainians and a rights group say people are being forced to vote by their occupiers in election dismissed as a sham.

Read MoreVladimir Putin faces no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.Vladimir Putin faces no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.

Read More The first black leader of a European nation has made history more than once during a rocky political career to date • Gething to become Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething describes himself as “a Welshman born in Zambia” , with his father, a vet from the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, having…

Read More Supermarket chain ‘working hard’ to resolve problem that leaves it unable to fulfil most of Saturday orders Sainsbury’s has said it has experienced technical issues and is unable to fulfil the “vast majority” of its online grocery deliveries. In a post on X, the supermarket chain said: “We’re experiencing technical issues affecting some…

Read More World Central Kitchen says 200 tonnes of food is ready for distribution as second boat prepares to leave Cyprus See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage here The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its fighter jets had struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon’s Tayr Harfa and another infrastructure in Labbouneh overnight,…

Read MoreBoeing faces more turbulence even though flight landed safely as it was unclear when or how the panel went missing.Boeing faces more turbulence even though flight landed safely as it was unclear when or how the panel went missing.

Read More Vladimir Putin is shown appearing to vote online in the Russian election, in a new video released by the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin is shown appearing to vote online in the Russian election, in a new video released by the Kremlin.

Read More FAA investigating loss of panel before Boeing 737-800 landed safely in Oregon The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 lost an external panel before landing safely in Oregon. United flight 433 landed at Medford airport at about 1.45pm on Friday carrying 139 passengers and six crew after…

Read More This discovery sheds new light on the rich history of scholarship and intellectual exchange between Muslims, Jews and Christians during a time of Muslim rule in medieval Spain. This discovery sheds new light on the rich history of scholarship and intellectual exchange between Muslims, Jews and Christians during a time of Muslim rule…

Read More Exclusive: King’s Fund issues challenge as poll finds two-thirds of people want firms to be forced to cut sugar, salt and fat Britain’s political parties have been urged to show courage by forcing food producers to make their products healthier, as new polling shows two-thirds of voters back the move. Compelling food manufacturers…

Read MoreMade in its simplest form possible, this meal of fried vegetables brings an impoverished IDP family together in Ramadan.Made in its simplest form possible, this meal of fried vegetables brings an impoverished IDP family together in Ramadan.

Read More Testimonies of two former military commanders to police include the first direct mentions of Jair Bolsonaro as actively participating in a conspiracy to ignore the results of the 2022 election. (Image credit: Andre Penner) Testimonies of two former military commanders to police include the first direct mentions of Jair Bolsonaro as actively participating…

Read More Sanctions against Moscow should be implemented in full, Alexander Schallenberg has said The majority of Western companies continue to operate in Russia despite many foreign businesses announcing their exit from the country in response to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has said. Austrian firms are “heavily engaged”…

Read More Outcome of election paves way for first black head of a European country or the UK’s most senior gay leader The winner of the race to become the next first minister of Wales is to be revealed on Saturday. Whether Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles is elected Welsh Labour leader, it will be…

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Read MoreIsrael may be fighting in Gaza, but fear remains a war with Hezbollah could turn the conflict into something even deadlier.Israel may be fighting in Gaza, but fear remains a war with Hezbollah could turn the conflict into something even deadlier.

Read MoreAs the war enters its 752nd day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 752nd day, these are the main developments.

Read More Five-mile stretch in Surrey of UK’s busiest motorway is shut all weekend while a bridge is demolished Thousands of drivers face being stuck in gridlocked traffic this weekend due to an unprecedented closure of the M25, Britain’s busiest motorway. A five-mile stretch of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey was…

Read More Proposed £100 charge could be seen as a price worth paying to continue to sell the products Firms flouting the proposed ban on disposable vapes should face harsher fines to deter unscrupulous businesses, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. Under the government’s plans, businesses caught selling disposable vapes once the ban is…

Read MorePalestinian officials say Israeli forces have killed 36 people, mainly children, near the Nuseirat refugee camp.Palestinian officials say Israeli forces have killed 36 people, mainly children, near the Nuseirat refugee camp.

Read MoreDefendants jailed for terms between four and seven years after being found guilty of rioting.Defendants jailed for terms between four and seven years after being found guilty of rioting.