Month: July 2024

Read MoreStudents, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971.Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30% of government jobs…

Read More Two years after Gavin Smith went missing in 2012, his body was found in a shallow grave. In that time, investigators unraveled a shocking story of infidelity, jealousy, and murder. Andrea Cavallier reports Two years after Gavin Smith went missing in 2012, his body was found in a shallow grave. In that time,…

Read More Seven police officers and a police dog were injured during a high-speed crash with a suspect’s car in Spokane. Seven police officers and a police dog were injured during a high-speed crash with a suspect’s car in Spokane.

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Read MoreFrom street dance to Olympic sport, breaking will make its debut at the summer Games in Paris.From street dance to Olympic sport, breaking will make its debut at the summer Games in Paris.

Read More Court overturns ruling reserving 30% of government jobs for independence war veterans and their relatives Bangladesh’s top court has reduced the quotas on government jobs that led to widespread student-led protests and violent clashes that killed more than 100 people. According to reports in local media, on Sunday afternoon the supreme court overturned…

Read MoreThe 24-seater boat will take the Olympic torch down a section of the River Marne on Sunday.The 24-seater boat will take the Olympic torch down a section of the River Marne on Sunday.

Read More Protesters gathered outside the White House calling for Joe Biden to “pass the torch”. Protesters gathered outside the White House calling for Joe Biden to “pass the torch”.

Read More Houthi military says US ship in Red Sea also targeted after Israeli strikes on oil facilities and power station in Yemen Middle East crisis live – latest updates Israeli forces say they intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen targeting the southern city of Eilat, in retaliation for a series…

Read More“We are seeing a widening of the conflict,” says ME Studies Professor Marc Owen Jones in a Yemen-Israel attack analysis.“We are seeing a widening of the conflict,” says ME Studies Professor Marc Owen Jones in a Yemen-Israel attack analysis.

Read More The former president and his new running mate, J.D. Vance, are running away from the political repercussions of their extreme opposition to abortion rights. The former president and his new running mate, J.D. Vance, are running away from the political repercussions of their extreme opposition to abortion rights.

Read More From JD Vance to Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican party put radical figures front and center In Cleveland, Ohio, in 2016, Donald Trump received the Republican presidential nomination as the leader of a successful political insurgency against the party elites, and far-right extremists the party had once tried to ostracize crossed the convention’s…

Read More Exclusive: Several sent home for slow fruit picking face debts as watchdog investigates alleged illegal fees Indonesian workers who paid thousands of pounds to travel to Britain and pick fruit at a farm supplying most big supermarkets have been sent home within weeks for not picking fast enough. One of the workers said…

Read More The Israeli military has claimed attacks on Houthi-linked sites in Yemen are “necessary” and “proportionate”. The Israeli military has claimed attacks on Houthi-linked sites in Yemen are “necessary” and “proportionate”.

Read MoreAge is not an issue for politicians or voters of Malaysia, where Mahathir Mohamad served as prime minister at 92.Age is not an issue for politicians or voters of Malaysia, where Mahathir Mohamad served as prime minister at 92.

Read MoreInitial investigation shows that the truck had crossed into the opposite lane while trying to overtake another vehicle.Initial investigation shows that the truck had crossed into the opposite lane while trying to overtake another vehicle.

Read More Former Newsnight journalist says editors instead told him to ‘be careful’ when he was attacked by ex-No 10 aide on BBC board • ‘Nobody can be entirely impartial’: Lewis Goodall on poverty, politics and the BBC Lewis Goodall, the former policy editor of Newsnight and now a presenter on the hit podcast The…

Read MoreThe top court scales back – but did not abolish – a contentious quota system that sparked deadly protests.The top court scales back – but did not abolish – a contentious quota system that sparked deadly protests.

Read MoreAs the war enters its 877th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 877th day, these are the main developments.

Read More All inner-Sydney light rail lines are due to grind to a halt during peak hours from 8am to 10am and 4pm to 6pm from Monday to Friday Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sydney commuters are expected to face major peak-hour disruption for an entire week…

Read More An Israeli airstrike on the southern coastal village of Adloun, Lebanon hit an arms depot and was followed by a series of explosions on Saturday night (20 July). An Israeli airstrike on the southern coastal village of Adloun, Lebanon hit an arms depot and was followed by a series of explosions on Saturday…

Read More Sirens sounded in Red Sea city of Eilat on Sunday in wake of Israeli strikes on Yemeni city of Hodeidah that drew vows of revenge from Houthis See all coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East crisis A strike on Saturday by Israeli fighter jets on Houthi military targets near Yemen’s…

Read MoreRepublican nominee delivers fiery two-hour speech, mocking Democrats and repeating false claims about election fraud.Republican nominee delivers fiery two-hour speech, mocking Democrats and repeating false claims about election fraud.

Read More ‘C the Signs’ artificial intelligence program scans medical records to increase likelihood of spotting cancers Artificial intelligence that scans GP records to find hidden patterns has helped doctors detect significantly more cancer cases. The rate of cancer detection rose from 58.7% to 66.0% at GP practices using the “C the Signs” AI tool.…

Read More Chancellor says industry taskforce will allow retirement scheme managers to increase pension pots by up to £11,000 • Will Hutton: pension reform is the key to unleashing investment boom and turning round stock market Labour has promised to bring forward wide-ranging reforms of the £2tn private pensions industry in a review that aims…

Read More Campaigners raise concern over risk of problem gambling as more than 300 24-hour sites spring up More than 300 slot machine adult gaming centres are running 24 hours a day on Britain’s high streets, despite warnings of the risks they pose to vulnerable gamblers. Two of the leading slot machine operators – Merkur…

Read More Historical requests for more staff and equipment were rejected because of lack of resources, US reports said, as Trump says he was not warned of problems ahead of Pennsylvania rally The US Secret Service repeatedly rejected requests from Donald Trump’s security team for more resources and staffing in the past two years, according…

Read More Zoe Daniel says previous body set up by Coalition to oversee unions was ‘so politicised’ that it could not be effective Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government’s plan to appoint an independent administrator to take…

Read MoreIsrael is set to draft a previously exempted community for the first time. Why are they so opposed to this?Israel is set to draft a previously exempted community for the first time. Why are they so opposed to this?

Read More The ex-PM is opening the new facility supplying food and basic necessities against a backdrop of concerns for the wellbeing of children over the summer holidays The first “multibank” in London, distributing everything from basic foods to baby products and toiletries, will be officially launched this week, amid continued concerns about levels of…

Read More Decline blamed on washout summer driving down population of insects, butterflies and moths they feed on Conservation groups across England are seeing more malnourished bats, as wildlife experts warn the washout summer is driving down the insects, butterflies and moths they feed on. Groups across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Worcestershire, Essex and South Lancashire said…

Read MoreThese savoury and spicy dumplings are a street food favourite. Just don’t forget the chutney.These savoury and spicy dumplings are a street food favourite. Just don’t forget the chutney.

Read More Police say pram carrying two two-year-old girls rolled off platform at Carlton train station and they were treating it as an accident Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A child and a man have died after a pram…

Read MoreDonald Trump’s would-be killer was spotted long before he took his first shot. The BBC pieces together the events of that day.Donald Trump’s would-be killer was spotted long before he took his first shot. The BBC pieces together the events of that day.