Month: April 2024

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — A race for control of space is underway, and just as on earth, the U.S. and China are the top competitors. ”Congested and contested” is the way Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the Air Force, describes the current space environment, in which earthly frictions and ambitions are being…

Read MoreHouse passes aid bill, some Republicans call for speaker’s ouster; How climate change could impact forestsHouse passes aid bill, some Republicans call for speaker’s ouster; How climate change could impact forests

Read More Exclusive: Registrars at University Hospitals Sussex NHS trust say they were physically abused by colleague, whom others also accused of bullying Managers at a hospital where police are investigating dozens of deaths promoted a consultant surgeon months after they allegedly assaulted junior doctors during surgery, the Guardian can reveal. Two female registrars at…

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Read MoreAnderson was captured by Islamist militants and held for nearly seven years during Lebanon’s civil war.Anderson was captured by Islamist militants and held for nearly seven years during Lebanon’s civil war.

Read MoreBiden’s remarks come after footage emerges appearing to show Jewish students being harassed and intimidated.Biden’s remarks come after footage emerges appearing to show Jewish students being harassed and intimidated.

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Read More Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress” than its scientists have ever seen. Heat-trapping pollutants that clog the atmosphere helped push temperatures in Europe last year to the highest or second-highest levels…

Read More Stephen Jones’ comments come as Australian government vows to fight legal challenges from platform over content removal orders Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, has described Elon Musk’s X as a “factory for…

Read MoreThe statement denouncing “calls for violence” comes as protests at New York’s Columbia University continue.The statement denouncing “calls for violence” comes as protests at New York’s Columbia University continue.

Read MoreThe move comes after the firm reported a sharp fall in deliveries in the first three months of 2024.The move comes after the firm reported a sharp fall in deliveries in the first three months of 2024.

Read More David Beckham shares video of former girl group singing their hit Stop at private club Oswald’s in London, as Mel B hints at a tour The Spice Girls have reunited for a rare performance featuring all five members – at Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party, where they danced to their classic hit Stop.…

Read More The White House condemned antisemitism on college campuses, days after New York City police dispersed a pro-Palestinian rally at Columbia University and arrested more than 100 students. Though it avoided naming a specific university, the White House statement is the latest sign of how campus tensions spurred by the Israel-Hamas war are influencing…

Read More COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took place during a race in the…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 788th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 788th day, these are the main developments.

Read More Western advisers are stationed at embassies, the US-led alliance’s chief has aid NATO member states have service members stationed at their respective embassies in Kiev, performing advisory functions, NATO Secretary General Jens Soltenberg told MSNBC News on Sunday. In an interview, Stoltenberg was asked whether NATO was planning to send additional personnel to help…

Read More Victorian woman faces three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after hosting a lunch at her Leongatha house Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering and attempting to murder…

Read MoreAlready under pressure from habitat loss and pollution, turtles face an existential crisis from record heat.Already under pressure from habitat loss and pollution, turtles face an existential crisis from record heat.

Read More Three men have been charged and police are searching for more after violence outside the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley following the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Twelve…

Read More Voters back President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional ally India Maldives voters have backed President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional benefactor India, with his party winning control of parliament in an election landslide. Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) won 66 of the first 86 seats…

Read More Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that all proposals to reach a new hostage deal have been rejected by Hamas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to increase pressure on Hamas and threatened to “land additional and painful blows” in an effort to release remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Some 129 Israelis…

Read MoreThe founder of a women-only social networking app is being sued for denying her service to a trans woman.The founder of a women-only social networking app is being sued for denying her service to a trans woman.

Read More American troops have reportedly been targeted in the Middle East for the first time since February amid Israel-Iran tensions At least five rockets were fired at an American base in northeastern Syria, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing two unnamed Iraqi security officials. The projectiles were reportedly launched from the town of Zummar in…

Read More Norway’s KLP and the UK’s LGIM among those who say they have concerns over energy giant’s carbon transition goals Woodside Energy is facing the prospect of an overwhelming protest vote against its climate plans when shareholders meet on Wednesday, as global investors pick apart the emissions strategy of Australia’s biggest oil and gas…

Read More The map app will soon advise users in Sydney and Melbourne on public transport or walking alternatives to their driving plan Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Google Maps will politely pester Australian travellers to take public transport…

Read More KARACHI, Apr 21 (IPS) – When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits Pakistan this week (April 22, 2024), experts say the two issues topmost on his mind that he will want to discuss with his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, will be border security and the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. Read the full story,…

Read MoreThe Israeli military hit the southern Gaza city of Rafah with airstrikes over the weekend. The IDF also conducted an operation in the West Bank, claiming to kill several militants. Debora Patta has the latest.The Israeli military hit the southern Gaza city of Rafah with airstrikes over the weekend. The IDF also conducted an…

Read MoreChinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.

Read More Resolution Foundation calls for fourfold increase in renewable power investment to reduce pressure on household bills A permanent shift to higher interest rates could add billions of pounds to the UK’s renewable energy transition, a leading thinktank has warned. Borrowing costs have soared since the easing of pandemic lockdowns and Russia’s invasion of…

Read More For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report. The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was…

Read More Snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985, reporter Terry Andersen chronicled his years of imprisonment in a 1993 best-selling book. He died at home in New York on Sunday. (Image credit: Santiago Lyon) Snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985, reporter Terry Andersen chronicled his years of imprisonment in…

Read More New Yorker Nate McMurray has celebrated passage of a Ukraine aid bill by wishing death to Donald Trump’s political movement A Democrat politician in New York has responded to Saturday’s passage of a long-stalled Ukraine aid bill in the US House of Representatives by condemning former President Donald Trump’s ‘MAGA’ political movement to…

Read More First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime minister returns from US visit At least five rockets were launched from Iraq’s town of Zummar towards a US military base in north-eastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources told Reuters. The attack against US forces is the first…

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