Month: June 2024

Read MoreGaza’s Khan Younis is devastated, but its people have come back because it is also their home.Gaza’s Khan Younis is devastated, but its people have come back because it is also their home.

Read MoreThere were many surprises in India’s election as PM Narendra Modi’s BJP came first but lost its majority in parliament.There were many surprises in India’s election as PM Narendra Modi’s BJP came first but lost its majority in parliament.

Read More Royals, politicians and military leaders begin two days of events to mark 80th anniversary of Normandy landings The king has paid tribute to D-day veterans at a commemorative event in Portsmouth marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Charles said their “stories of courage, resilience and solidarity” move, inspire and “remind us…

Read More Madeleine Ruse reported her car as stolen only to find out 12 months later it had been moved by Sheffield council A woman was left without her car for a year because a council forgot to inform her it had been towed away due to roadworks. Madeleine Ruse, 22, assumed her 15-year-old Citroën…

Read MoreThe joint sting by Interpol and the FBI uncovered an international criminal organization suspected of cybercrime, officials said.The joint sting by Interpol and the FBI uncovered an international criminal organization suspected of cybercrime, officials said.

Read MoreMedical charity MSF says 70 dead people have been brought to a central Gaza hospital since Tuesday.Medical charity MSF says 70 dead people have been brought to a central Gaza hospital since Tuesday.

Read More Investment management firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel sector put sponsorship deals under pressure Cheltenham literature festival and the Borders book festival have become the latest to break ties with the investment management firm Baillie Gifford. The company had previously sponsored eight literary festivals, as well as the UK’s most prestigious nonfiction…

Read MoreThe British military says all five army horses that got loose in London are recovering, and three will join King Charles’ birthday parade.The British military says all five army horses that got loose in London are recovering, and three will join King Charles’ birthday parade.

Read MoreDiego Maradona’s heirs have won an appeal ruling to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was awarded after the 1986 World CupDiego Maradona’s heirs have won an appeal ruling to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was awarded after the 1986 World Cup

Read More Ruling by European court of justice ends 17-year legal tussle between Irish chain and global rival The small Irish takeaway chain Supermac’s has won a David v Goliath court battle with McDonald’s over the use of the Big Mac trademark, paving the way for it to open outlets across Europe. The ruling also…

Read More Under pressure from Republicans and some Democrats to reduce number of people arriving at border, Biden issued executive order. Plus: the search for a fix to modern loneliness Good morning. Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that will temporarily shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers attempting to cross between…

Read MoreSports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa is arrested and charged as his ANC party struggles to form a government.Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa is arrested and charged as his ANC party struggles to form a government.

Read MoreThe ANC says it has reached out to all parties but negotiations are still underway.The ANC says it has reached out to all parties but negotiations are still underway.

Read MoreThe president has hit back at critics after unveiling plans to curb record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.The president has hit back at critics after unveiling plans to curb record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.

Read More Union’s claim of ‘epidemic of migrant worker abuses’ could force Fifa to reject state as 2034 host if it fails to meet rights obligations Saudi Arabia, the likely host of the 2034 World Cup, is facing allegations of widespread use of forced labour among its vast migrant workforce, in a complaint filed at…

Read More The US and its allies must stop “the endless cycle of escalation,” the three nations have said Iran, Russia and China have called on the West to end “the endless cycle of escalation” and restore the nuclear deal that was agreed with Tehran in 2015. The three nations issued a joint statement to…

Read More Knox, 36, hoped to overturn conviction for wrongly accusing a bar owner of murdering British student Meredith Kercher A Florence court has upheld a slander conviction against Amanda Knox for wrongly accusing a bar owner of murdering the British student Meredith Kercher. The American, 36, had asked for the conviction to be dropped,…

Read More Amanda Knox arrived at the Florence court on Wednesday in an attempt to overturn a conviction for slander, but has been re-convicted Amanda Knox arrived at the Florence court on Wednesday in an attempt to overturn a conviction for slander, but has been re-convicted

Read MoreA court in Florence reconvicts Amanda Knox for slander in relation to the murder of Meredith Kercher.A court in Florence reconvicts Amanda Knox for slander in relation to the murder of Meredith Kercher.

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Read More Heinrich Koch reportedly stabbed in altercation over election posters days after police officer died in attack in same German city A candidate for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been stabbed in the south-west German city of Mannheim, less than a week after a police officer was killed and five others…

Read MoreThe drill comes as tensions are rising over the North’s recent launches of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea.The drill comes as tensions are rising over the North’s recent launches of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea.

Read More The filmmakers behind Netflix’s latest documentary—How to Rob a Bank— do not want viewers to take its title literally. Although the film, out June 5, features accounts from real bank robbers who explain how they got people to hand over cash, directors Seth Porges and Stephen Robert Morse hope nobody gets ideas after…

Read More Pedro Sánchez questions timing of court order before European elections and accuses opponents of orchestrating smear campaign Europe live – latest updates Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has accused his political opponents of trying to undermine his government and influence the outcome of this weekend’s European elections after a judge investigating corruption…

Read More People entering the US illegally won’t be able to seek asylum under new executive order US President Joe Biden has banned migrants from applying for asylum after crossing into the country illegally. It comes months ahead of an election in which security at the southern border is likely to be a major issue…

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Read MoreA local candidate is reportedly attacked in Mannheim, five days after a fatal stabbing in the city.A local candidate is reportedly attacked in Mannheim, five days after a fatal stabbing in the city.

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Read More Letter from senior official says ministers were told not to present their costings as produced by civil service UK politics live – latest updates A senior Treasury official warned Tory ministers not to say civil servants were behind their claim that a Labour government would increase taxes by £2,000. Rishi Sunak reiterated the…

Read MoreFrench opposition politicians wore the colours of the Palestinian flag during a session in the National Assembly.French opposition politicians wore the colours of the Palestinian flag during a session in the National Assembly.

Read More A police officer was killed in another stabbing during an anti-Islam demonstration in the city just a few days ago A police officer was killed in another stabbing during an anti-Islam demonstration in the city just a few days ago

Read More US president and Ukrainian president to sit down after they arrive for anniversary of D-day landings in France, White House confirms Kyiv on Wednesday welcomed an announcement from Washington that US vice-president Kamala Harris will attend an upcoming summit on Ukraine, despite earlier urging president Joe Biden’s participation, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Ukraine…

Read More The PM claimed ‘independent Treasury officials’ were behind a claim that Labour would raise taxes for every family by £2,000 Sign up for the general election email newsletter Here is a summary of how the papers covered last night’s debate by Jonathan Yerushalmy. In the debate last night Rishi Sunak claimed that “independent…

Read MoreItalian Premier Giorgia Meloni is visiting Albania to thank the tiny Western Balkan country for its help hosting thousands of asylum seekers rescued from international watersItalian Premier Giorgia Meloni is visiting Albania to thank the tiny Western Balkan country for its help hosting thousands of asylum seekers rescued from international waters

Read MoreAn American man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ in a case that drew international outrage from women’s rights activists.An American man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ in a…