Month: May 2024

Read More Rosy saxifrage returns to Eryri, where it was last seen in the wild in 1962 A plant that has been extinct in the wild in Great Britain for more than 60 years has been reintroduced at a secret location. The rosy saxifrage, a small mountain jewel plant, was last seen in the wild…

Read MoreDemonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison.Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison.

Read More Abraham Arceo was diagnosed with cancer a year ago, and family not sure he would make it to ceremony – until hospital intervened Hospital staff in California helped a dying man fulfill his wish of walking his daughter down the aisle by hosting the pushed-up wedding ceremony it in the facility’s chapel. Abraham…

Read More The WikiLeaks founder should not be prosecuted for exposing government corruption, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said The US authorities should stop prosecuting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and instead erect a monument in Washington DC to celebrate his “heroic” deeds, independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said. He insisted that…

Read More Criminal gang members attacked the couple – along with a local mission group leader – after leaving a youth group in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince Criminal gang members attacked the couple – along with a local mission group leader – after leaving a youth group in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince

Read MoreIndia’s Hindu nationalists have peddled conspiracy theories about Muslims. Here are some facts about their claims.India’s Hindu nationalists have peddled conspiracy theories about Muslims. Here are some facts about their claims.

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Read More Police hunting for knife attacker appeal to public for witnesses and information after incident on Friday night Police are searching for a knife attacker who stabbed two women on a beach in Bournemouth, killing one woman and seriously injuring the other. Police were called to Durley Chine beach in Dorset at 11.42pm on…

Read More Observer investigation reveals use of ‘intimidating’ police tactic on at least 432 minors in 2023 under age of criminal responsibility Hundreds of children under 10 faced stop and search by police last year, including some who were strip-searched, the Observer can reveal. At least 432 children under the age of criminal responsibility were…

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Read More The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go higher. (Image credit: Benjamin Sipa/International Organization for Migration) The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people…

Read MoreA firefighter and a forest official held on suspicion of starting a fire that killed 137 people in Vina del Mar city.A firefighter and a forest official held on suspicion of starting a fire that killed 137 people in Vina del Mar city.

Read MoreUN rights chief Volker Turk urges Bangladesh, other countries ‘to provide effective protection’ to the latest refugees.UN rights chief Volker Turk urges Bangladesh, other countries ‘to provide effective protection’ to the latest refugees.

Read More Former Olympics star was left fighting for her life in the ICU with a rare form of pneumonia Former Olympics star was left fighting for her life in the ICU with a rare form of pneumonia

Read More Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom are the latest Tory MPs to say they will not be standing at the upcoming general election Saturday’s campaigning is expected to centre on the economy, with Keir Starmer focusing on the cost-of-living crisis and Jeremy Hunt signalling support for tax breaks for high earners. The chancellor indicated…

Read More The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ‘immediately halt’ its military offensive in the southern city Israel bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, on Saturday, despite an order from the UN’s top court for it to “immediately halt” its military offensive in the southern city, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). The Hague-based ICJ,…

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Read MoreLandslide blocked highway access to affected communities making helicopters the easiest way to reach the disaster zone.Landslide blocked highway access to affected communities making helicopters the easiest way to reach the disaster zone.

Read MoreUribe, who was president from 2002 to 2010, faces up to 12 years in prison for witness tampering and bribing witnesses.Uribe, who was president from 2002 to 2010, faces up to 12 years in prison for witness tampering and bribing witnesses.

Read More Foreign ministry’s claim follows death of ex-Royal Marine charged with spying in Britain for Hong Kong China has accused the UK of false accusations, “wanton stigmatisation” and arbitrary arrests after the unexplained death of a man charged with illegally assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service. China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong said…

Read More A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were attacked while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday. (Image credit: Brad Searcy Photography) A U.S. missionary couple and a…

Read More Billionaire developer jokes he in fact spends no time at penthouse with record-breaking £175m asking price The billionaire British property developer Nick Candy has said he only spends about 20 days a year in his £175m penthouse flat at One Hyde Park in London. Candy, 51, who developed the “superluxe” Knightsbridge apartment building…

Read More Conservationist says for first time number of animals removed exceeds annual population growth Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast More than 5,000 feral horses have been culled since the recommencement of aerial shooting in the Kosciuszko national park, with the NSW environment minister, Penny Sharpe, describing…

Read MoreAl Jazeera’s guide to the nine venues that will host the T20 World Cup matches in the United States and West Indies.Al Jazeera’s guide to the nine venues that will host the T20 World Cup matches in the United States and West Indies.

Read More Blocked roads have hampered relief efforts to Yambali village, where officials fear death toll could reach well over 100 An emergency convoy is delivering food, water and other provisions on Saturday to stunned survivors of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and is feared to…

Read MoreIsraeli protesters have tried to block border crossings, or even attacked aid convoys bound for Gaza.Israeli protesters have tried to block border crossings, or even attacked aid convoys bound for Gaza.

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Read MoreThe ruling ANC party has not delivered the change in South Africa that some had hoped for.The ruling ANC party has not delivered the change in South Africa that some had hoped for.

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Read More A football academy will be built on the site and campaigners say high court decision threatens other public parks Public parks across London and beyond are being put at risk by a high court judgment in favour of Enfield council leasing a rewilded golf course to Tottenham Hotspur for a football academy, campaigners…

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Read MoreWith society polarised, establishment criticised for doing too little, people take civil defence into their own hands.With society polarised, establishment criticised for doing too little, people take civil defence into their own hands.

Read More Exclusive: Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures A long-term rearmament of Europe, in which the UK can play the closest possible role, is necessary to defeat Russian imperial ambitions, Poland’s foreign minister has said. Radosław Sikorski also called for majority voting for EU sanctions…

Read More Foreign ministers confident of agreement to use bank assets as security for Ukraine reconstruction loan Hopes of a multi-country deal to use $300bn of Russian state assets frozen in the European banking system to support Ukraine have grown after it emerged that G7 ministers were confident of overcoming technical and political obstacles at…

Read More Exclusive: Experts say changes to Grand Mosque of Shadian mark completion of five-year sinification campaign The last major mosque in China to have retained Islamic-style features has lost its domes and had its minarets radically modified, marking what experts say is the completion of a government campaign to sinicise the country’s Muslim places…