Month: June 2024

Read MoreAt least two prison staff are freed after being taken hostage at a pre-trial detention centre.At least two prison staff are freed after being taken hostage at a pre-trial detention centre.

Read MoreTaiwan’s president tells military academy cadets that the main challenge they face is the strong rise of Beijing.Taiwan’s president tells military academy cadets that the main challenge they face is the strong rise of Beijing.

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Read More Hamid Noury was serving life sentence over suspected role in mass execution at Iranian prison in 1988 Hamid Noury was serving life sentence over suspected role in mass execution at Iranian prison in 1988

Read More Tories challenge Labour over council tax band changes as Labour say ‘we are not responding to fantasy plans’ Sign up for the general election newsletter The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has been speaking to Sky News. In an interview with Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, he urged junior doctors to call off…

Read More An 11-hour window will allow aid deliveries into the southern part of the war-torn Palestinian enclave, the IDF has said The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has revealed plans for pauses in its military operation for several hours each day in areas of southern Gaza, citing the need to allow humanitarian aid to be…

Read More Celebrity chef says wearing a helmet saved his life after collision in Connecticut Gordon Ramsay has said he is lucky to be alive after a “really bad” cycling accident in the US. The celebrity chef said wearing a helmet saved his life after the collision in Connecticut. Continue reading…Celebrity chef says wearing a…

Read More The Chinese president is reportedly wary of a clash with Washington, as it would ruin his plans for the nation’s “great rejuvenation” Xi Jinping has said that the US tried to provoke the Chinese military into attacking Taiwan but that Beijing did not take the bait, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing…

Read More A snapped keel is believed to have caused the vessel to overturn off Lady Elliot Island near Gladstone, Queensland Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast One man is dead and two others have been winched to safety after their yacht capsized, triggering a major search and…

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Read MoreThe pause will last for several hours every day along a main route from the Kerem Shalom crossing.The pause will last for several hours every day along a main route from the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Read More Campaigner welcomes investigation into drug after hundreds of suspected adverse reactions An investigation has been launched by the European drugs regulator into a popular painkiller linked to a series of illnesses and deaths. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), one of the biggest EU regulators, confirmed on Friday it was reviewing the painkiller metamizole,…

Read More Western countries and powers gather in Switzerland to pursue consensus on condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Five men who took hostages at a detention centre in Russia’s southern region of Rostov claim they are supporters of ISIS, Reuters reports, citing the Baza Telegram channel, which has sources in Russian law enforcement. Prisoners at…

Read More Wang Wang and Fu Ni have lived at the city’s zoo for 15 years but are due to head home by the end of 2024 ‘Twists and turns’ in Australia-China ties are over, Li Qiang says – but Penny Wong highlights tensionsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…

Read More Landmark powers to impose huge fines to tackle tax evasion and avoidance are ‘pointless’, figures show The UK’s tax authority has not fined a single “enabler” of offshore tax evasion or noncompliance in five years, despite landmark powers to impose huge fines. Tory ministers claimed new laws introduced in 2017 allowed HM Revenue…

Read More Action has been taken in only a tiny percentage of internal misconduct claims against officers since review by peer Louise Casey The Metropolitan police has been accused of failing to deal with the “toxic culture” inside its firearms unit after the number of internal misconduct investigations rose to its highest level since 2018.…

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Read MoreAs the war enters its 842nd day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 842nd day, these are the main developments.

Read More The Republican presidential frontrunner has also suggested barring transgender athletes from competing with women in sports Former US President Donald Trump has promised that if reelected this November, he will defund schools that promote “inappropriate” content to children such as gender identity and critical race theory. He also pledged to strip federal funding…

Read More Labour may currently have a commanding lead, but a second lacklustre half to the campaign could lead some voters to stay at home Twenty-point poll leads, historic strength on all the polling indicators, a flailing opponent fighting for third place – and yet still Labour worries. It is no wonder. Dark nights of…

Read More Many of those selected will be playing in their first major tournament this summer While several of England’s more experienced stars were sweating on their places in Gareth Southgate’s squad last month, Eberechi Eze was giving something back to the community that helped to raise him. The Crystal Palace midfielder set up the…

Read More Kevin, a great dane from Iowa, is the same height as a three-year-old – but can’t stand up to his family’s vacuum cleaner The Iowa great dane that was recently crowned the world’s tallest dog is the same height as the average three-year-old child – and is often mistaken for being a horse.…

Read MoreAs Cabo Delgado province juggles large LNG reserves and ongoing violence, vulnerable civilians are paying the price.As Cabo Delgado province juggles large LNG reserves and ongoing violence, vulnerable civilians are paying the price.

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Read More The Israeli military on Sunday announced a “tactical pause” in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian aid. (Image credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP) The Israeli military on Sunday announced a “tactical pause” in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the deliveries of…

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Read More Concern continues after local elections and George Galloway win that party’s position on Israel-Gaza war still eroding support Labour is directing activists to campaign in seats with substantial Muslim populations, over fears that some voters have been alienated by the party’s stance on Gaza. Its campaigning efforts are mostly being concentrated on Conservative…

Read More Increased reliance on private provision is pushing children hundreds of miles away from friends and family The number of places in council-run children’s homes in England has fallen by a third since 2012 – at the same time as places in privately run profit-making children’s homes have soared, according to an Observer analysis…

Read More The current pair, Wang Wang and Fu Ni, will return to China this year. Follow the day’s news headlines What is on the agenda for Chinese premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia? | ExplainerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Labor ‘continuing to consult’ on Makarrata commission,…

Read More The share of ‘double haters’ is the highest since 1988, a survey by the Pew Research Center says A quarter of Americans hold negative views of both the Republican and Democrat US presidential candidates in the run-up to the November elections, the highest number in at least three decades, according to the poll…

Read More Gaffe came as 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate sought to bolster his support among Black and Latino voters in Michigan Donald Trump has made a point in recent months of deriding his rival Joe Biden as being cognitively impaired, mocking the 81-year-old US president for his verbal stumbles and accusing him of falling both…

Read More The news anchor, who will present the programme with Laura Kuenssberg, has spoken on Desert Island Discs about the insults and threats he has experienced as a broadcaster Clive Myrie has detailed the racism he has experienced during his broadcasting career, as he prepares to present the BBC’s general election night programme. Speaking…

Read More Comments come after opposition leader claims higher grocery prices are result of Labor ‘not taking into account gas and nuclear’ Disastrous, dark shadow, destroys our economy: five climate elders on Dutton’s emissions stanceThen and now: what Dutton and the Coalition used to say about a 2030 emissions targetFollow our Australia news live blog…

Read More His former Socialist party reacted coolly to move, with one senior figure saying they were ‘devastated’ France’s former Socialist president François Hollande on Saturday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision to call snap legislative elections. Macron’s dissolving of parliament after the…

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