Month: June 2024

Read MoreActivists claim removal of place names is the latest attempt to undermine Uyghur culture in China.Activists claim removal of place names is the latest attempt to undermine Uyghur culture in China.

Read More Republican ‘is a lot of things but he certainly isn’t subtle’, argues Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison in response to the candidate’s record on race Republican ‘is a lot of things but he certainly isn’t subtle’, argues Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison in response to the candidate’s record on race

Read More More than 1.83 million Muslims have performed the Hajj this year More than 1.83 million Muslims have performed the Hajj this year

Read More The former speaker had previously enraged Beijing by visiting Taiwan The former speaker had previously enraged Beijing by visiting Taiwan

Read More PM says donor is ‘genuinely contrite’ as phone-in caller challenges him over businessman’s remarks about Diane Abbott Rishi Sunak has said he will not hand back money from the Conservative party’s biggest donor, who said Diane Abbott should be shot, because the businessman is “genuinely contrite”. A caller during an LBC phone-in asked…

Read MoreAn Israeli woman recounts her ordeal as a hostage in Gaza, where she says Palestinians desperate for money helped Hamas and its allies.An Israeli woman recounts her ordeal as a hostage in Gaza, where she says Palestinians desperate for money helped Hamas and its allies.

Read More When she found her suitcase, she discovered it had been opened and that everything had been taken out When she found her suitcase, she discovered it had been opened and that everything had been taken out

Read MoreNew report says Israeli military and Palestinian groups committed war crimes and rights abuses since October 7.New report says Israeli military and Palestinian groups committed war crimes and rights abuses since October 7.

Read More WIMBLEDON, England — Former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Emma Raducanu have all been awarded wild cards for Wimbledon. The grass-court tournament starts on July 1. Osaka — a four-time major champion and former No. 1 player — and three-time Grand Slam winner Kerber returned from maternity leave…

Read More Budapest aims to ‘Make Europe Great Again’ when it takes the reins next month Hungary has revealed that the slogan for its upcoming presidency of the European Union will be ‘Make Europe Great Again’ (MEGA). Observers immediately noted the similarity to the ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) motto deployed by Donald Trump during…

Read More Housebuilder aims to create 4,000 private rental homes in UK capital and south-east over next decade Business live – latest updates The housebuilder Berkeley is to go back into the private rental market for the first time in a decade by launching a build-to-rent arm to tackle the “severe shortage” of properties in…

Read MoreTo Lam’s rise to power is indicative of the Vietnam government’s worsening repression.To Lam’s rise to power is indicative of the Vietnam government’s worsening repression.

Read More Republican scrambles to firefight concerns over his age and mental wellbeing after turning 78 Republican scrambles to firefight concerns over his age and mental wellbeing after turning 78

Read More Agreement by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un to come to each other’s aid will add to growing alarm in west The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, have signed a pact that includes a clause requiring the countries to come to each other’s aid if either is attacked.…

Read More Queens residents bounded together to detain a suspect until NYPD got to the scene Queens residents bounded together to detain a suspect until NYPD got to the scene

Read MoreOne of Gaza’s biggest amusement parks has become an informal camp for forcibly displaced Palestinians seeking refuge.One of Gaza’s biggest amusement parks has become an informal camp for forcibly displaced Palestinians seeking refuge.

Read More Experts say invertebrates are exposed to range of chemicals, some of which are 10,000 times more toxic than DDT What are highly hazardous pesticides and how are they used in the UK? Prof Lynn Dicks has had her hands in the soil for almost three decades – and she has watched it slowly…

Read MoreRussia’s Vladimir Putin pays a rare visit to North Korea, where he and Kim Jong Un vow to jointly fight “the imperialist hegemonistic policies of the U.S.”Russia’s Vladimir Putin pays a rare visit to North Korea, where he and Kim Jong Un vow to jointly fight “the imperialist hegemonistic policies of the U.S.”

Read MoreCyril Ramaphosa has been forced to share power after failing to secure a majority in last month’s election.Cyril Ramaphosa has been forced to share power after failing to secure a majority in last month’s election.

Read More Country is among seven that could face fines as it heads for high-stakes vote this month Manfred Weber, a German politician and influential political figure in Brussels, has been re-elected as leader of the European parliament’s biggest group, the centre-right European People’s party. What has the European Commission concluded today? The government deficit…

Read More Mackay public were earlier told to stay indoors while police searched for man allegedly involved in incident Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Police have arrested a man after a woman was fatally shot in Mackay on Queensland’s mid-north coast. Police were called shortly after 4.30pm…

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Read More The $360 million deal will provide Taipei with hundreds of armed drones and missiles, the State Department has said The US State Department has approved a new weapons sale to Taiwan involving hundreds of armed drones and missiles worth $360 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has said. Under the deal…

Read MoreLizette Zambrano jumped in to rescue her drowning husband, then was jolted by the current and sucked in, too, according to the lawsuit.Lizette Zambrano jumped in to rescue her drowning husband, then was jolted by the current and sucked in, too, according to the lawsuit.

Read More Pyongyang has the right to defend its sovereignty from the US, the Russian leader has said Moscow and Pyongyang have pledged to assist each other against foreign aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during a visit to North Korea. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Russia and North Korea have pledged to jointly oppose…

Read MoreThe stock ended the trading day at nearly $136, up 3.5%, making it more valuable than Microsoft.The stock ended the trading day at nearly $136, up 3.5%, making it more valuable than Microsoft.

Read More Party removes support for Andy Brown, standing for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, after reported posts about novichok poisonings UK election live – latest updates Labour has suspended one of its candidates after reports that he shared pro-Russian material online. The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said she “hadn’t heard of” the candidate Andy…

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Read MoreAda Sagi says her ordeal destroyed her belief that peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians.Ada Sagi says her ordeal destroyed her belief that peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians.

Read More Nato and US officials have described Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang as a mark of desperation from the Russian leader. Nato and US officials have described Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang as a mark of desperation from the Russian leader.

Read More MOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday sentenced an American soldier arrested earlier this year to three years and nine months in prison on charges of stealing and threats of murder, Russian news reports said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, flew to Vladivostok, a Pacific…

Read MoreAlthough independence remains a popular idea, Labour is viewed by many as the strongest party to oust the Conservatives.Although independence remains a popular idea, Labour is viewed by many as the strongest party to oust the Conservatives.

Read More TOKYO — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93. Shiraishi, whom American poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth dubbed “the Allen Ginsberg of Japan,” died of heart failure on June 14, Shichosha, a Tokyo publisher of…

Read More The PM claimed weapons would allow Israel to ‘finish the job’, but US secretary of state Antony Blinken said only one shipment was under review See all our Israel-Gaza coverage It has gone 10.30am in Gaza and Tel Aviv. This is our latest live blog on the Israel-Gaza war and the wider Middle…