Month: May 2024

Read More The child is believed to be in ‘imminent danger,’ police warn The child is believed to be in ‘imminent danger,’ police warn

Read MoreInterstate 95 in Connecticut has reopenedInterstate 95 in Connecticut has reopened

Read MoreSupport for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England.Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England.

Read More South Dakota governor’s has attracted controversy for exaggerated claims South Dakota governor’s has attracted controversy for exaggerated claims

Read MoreThe world’s biggest song contest reaches its finale on Saturday and contestants have arrived in style.The world’s biggest song contest reaches its finale on Saturday and contestants have arrived in style.

Read More Democrat says country is going off track after Trump compares Biden administration to Germany’s fascist secret police Senior congressional Democrat James Clyburn has responded to remarks made by Donald Trump at a private event on Saturday in which he compared the Biden administration with the Gestapo secret police in fascist Germany, saying it…

Read More Amid nationwide persecution of Orthodox Christians, the Ukrainian president claimed that God is his nation’s “ally” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has proclaimed that God is an “ally” of Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. Despite his invoking of the Almighty, Zelensky has led a crackdown on the Orthodox Church for the last two…

Read More “Many” Russian diplomats are “spies,” Prague believes, according to news outlet Der Spiegel Russian diplomats should be confined to their destination countries within the EU and not allowed move freely around the bloc, the Czech government maintains, according to the German weekly Der Spiegel. Prague regards Moscow’s diplomatic staff as “spies” on the…

Read More You may find yourself asking: How wealthy is the British royal family? The answer is far from simple. “One of the problems with the net worth is that it’s very, very difficult to calculate,” royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams tells TIME.  The exact net worth of any royal family member is unknown, and estimates…

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Read More Three men from Scotland and one from Colombia held in connection with discovery at Stags Head Inn, Lelley, East Yorkshire Four men have been arrested after £40m worth of cocaine was found in the back of a van in a Yorkshire village pub car park. About 500kg of the drug was discovered in…

Read More In one day in Washington DC, a toddler was killed by stray gunfire and a teenager nearly lost her life, Kelly Rissman writes. In one day in Washington DC, a toddler was killed by stray gunfire and a teenager nearly lost her life, Kelly Rissman writes.

Read More LONDON — Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and went down with the ship as the captain in “Titanic,” has died. Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Hill…

Read More Israel refuses Hamas demand for complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as negotiations disintegrate Israel refuses Hamas demand for complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as negotiations disintegrate

Read MoreHamas delegation leaves Cairo and expected to return on Tuesday to resume indirect negotiations with Israel.Hamas delegation leaves Cairo and expected to return on Tuesday to resume indirect negotiations with Israel.

Read More Secretary of state said social media allows history context to ‘get lost’ Secretary of state said social media allows history context to ‘get lost’

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Read More PM and allies seemingly intent on staying the course in face of conflicting calls on how to avoid wipeout when country goes to polls As the terrible council and mayoral results rolled in for Rishi Sunak’s party on Friday night, was there any part of the prime minister that regretted sealing Boris Johnson’s…

Read More Pat McFadden says local election results give the party confidence it can win ‘blue wall’ seats that are ‘turning red’ Labour is planning to target the south of England heavily at the general election as the local election results show some “blue wall” seats are turning red, Keir Starmer’s election chief has said.…

Read MoreMadonna put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning a stretch of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor.Madonna put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning a stretch of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor.

Read MoreBernard Hill enjoyed a career spanning decades in film and television.Bernard Hill enjoyed a career spanning decades in film and television.

Read More Yolanda George, mother of Christopher Gilbert, calls on police to make arrest after incident in Louisiana in April The family of a 26-year-old Louisiana man who has brain damage after a friend allegedly pushed him into a lake despite him being unable to swim is calling on authorities to deliver them justice. Christopher…

Read More The government refused to give assurances that the 52,000 eligible asylum seekers will be accepted, saying it would be ‘thousands’ Rwanda has admitted it cannot guarantee how many people it will take from the UK under Rishi Sunak’s deportation scheme. The east African country did not give assurances that the estimated 52,000 asylum…

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Read More Graeme McCormick claims he will gather requisite number of signatures to force contest instead of unopposed coronation John Swinney could face a leadership contest before he becomes Scottish National party leader after an activist said he expected to win enough nominations to stand. Graeme McCormick, a well-known party activist who stood to become…

Read More Council says punctuation mark causes problem for geographical databases but locals say their loss is a sign of falling standards A council has provoked the wrath of residents and linguists alike after announcing it would ban apostrophes on street signs to avoid problems with computer systems. North Yorkshire council is ditching the punctuation…

Read More Comments come as former president’s high-profile hush money trial continues Comments come as former president’s high-profile hush money trial continues

Read More Suella Braverman says Conservative party will be lucky to have any MPs unless it adopts harder line on immigration and rights Rishi Sunak will face pressure to adopt hard rightwing policies such as an immigration cap and scrapping European human rights law this week, with Suella Braverman saying he needs to “own and…

Read More Commencement ceremonies are being held at colleges and universities across the U.S. As many campuses have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, some school administrations have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement activities. University of Michigan’s commencement was held early Saturday with a few interruptions. Ahead of the ceremony,…

Read More Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state say more than 80,000 have been displaced by record water levels Sixty-six people are now known to have died in the flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, while more than 100 people remain missing, local authorities said on Sunday. The state’s civil defence…

Read MoreA roundup of some of last week’s events.A roundup of some of last week’s events.

Read More Khaled is waiting to be deported from the Colnbrook centre where, he says, many who have fled persecution are struggling to cope with what lies ahead A Syrian asylum seeker who is locked up in a detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda says he will kill himself on arrival because he doesn’t believe…

Read MoreQueen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan tells “Face the Nation” that the Arab world sees the U.S. as an “enabler” of Israel. “People view the U.S. as being a party to this war,” she said.Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan tells “Face the Nation” that the Arab world sees the U.S. as an “enabler”…

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Read More Matthias Ecke, a European parliamentarian for Olaf Scholz’s SPD, was set upon while putting up EU election posters in Dresden A 17-year-old has turned himself in to police in Germany after an attack on a lawmaker that the country’s leaders decried as a threat to democracy. The teenager reported to police in the…