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Joe Biden, the ‘consistently inconsistent’ ally for racial justice and civil rights
Read More The president has struggled to turn progressive stances on capital punishment, policing, and voting rights, into lasting actions, experts tell Josh Marcus The president has struggled to turn progressive stances on capital punishment, policing, and voting rights, into lasting actions, experts tell Josh Marcus
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Alec Baldwin: What is involuntary manslaughter and the expected sentence?
Read More ‘Jury would decide not simply if they were guilty, but under which definition of involuntary manslaughter they were guilty’ ‘Jury would decide not simply if they were guilty, but under which definition of involuntary manslaughter they were guilty’
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India says BBC film on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots ‘propaganda’
Read MoreDocumentary shows findings of a UK inquiry into the 2002 deadly riots, which reveals PM Modi failed to stop violence.Documentary shows findings of a UK inquiry into the 2002 deadly riots, which reveals PM Modi failed to stop violence.
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Rust shooting: Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter over fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins
Read More The 64-year-old actor is one of three cast and crew criminally charged over the October 2021 fatal shooting The 64-year-old actor is one of three cast and crew criminally charged over the October 2021 fatal shooting
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Mystery night divers vanish after rescue near key energy infrastructure
Read MorePolish authorities are investigating after the men, who were let go, offered an “unnatural” explanation for their late-night dive in rough seas.Polish authorities are investigating after the men, who were let go, offered an “unnatural” explanation for their late-night dive in rough seas.
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Body of mother found in shallow grave two weeks after she failed to pick up 8-year-old son from bus stop
Read More The body of a missing Pennsylvania mother has been found in a shallow grave more than two weeks after her disappearance. The body of a missing Pennsylvania mother has been found in a shallow grave more than two weeks after her disappearance.
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George Santos denies competing as drag queen named ‘Kitara’ in Brazilian pageants
Read More Freshman Republican George Santos calls latest sensational allegation about his background ‘outrageous’ and insists he will ‘not be distracted nor fazed’ by it Freshman Republican George Santos calls latest sensational allegation about his background ‘outrageous’ and insists he will ‘not be distracted nor fazed’ by it
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US hits debt ceiling forcing government to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to make payments
Read More The debt limit sets up a fight between the White House and the House of Representatives. The debt limit sets up a fight between the White House and the House of Representatives.
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Locked up, stripped and tortured: Iran’s protesters reveal the price they pay for defiance
Read More One woman tells Borzou Daragahi that she – along with her mother and sisters were held in prison for weeks. Upon release on bail they hired a smuggler to take them across the border to Iraq One woman tells Borzou Daragahi that she – along with her mother and sisters were held in…
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Kazakh president dissolves parliament, calls March elections
Read MoreKassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised reforms, including limiting his own power and strengthening parliament’s.Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised reforms, including limiting his own power and strengthening parliament’s.
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On the freezing frontlines in Ukraine as winter war grinds on
Read MoreRepeated Russian attacks on energy have left millions of Ukrainians without power, water or heat during the brutal Ukrainian winter. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta traveled to the northern frontlines in Kharkiv.Repeated Russian attacks on energy have left millions of Ukrainians without power, water or heat during the brutal Ukrainian winter. CBS News…
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Major political battle to begin as US is expected to hit borrowing limit today – live
Read MoreBiden and Democrats want to raise debt limit without conditions, but Republicans controlling House say they’ll only agree if spending is cutWhat is the US debt ceiling and what happens if it isn’t raised?Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Another thing that’s going to be in the news…
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Trump news – live: Trump announces ‘big political speech’ amid ‘fake news media’ criticism of 2024 campaign
Read More All the latest developments from Trumpworld All the latest developments from Trumpworld
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Growing outrage as protesters descend on Lima to urge Peru president to quit
Read More Volunteers mourning student doctor shot dead among those calling for Dina Boluarte to resign and hold fresh elections Peru’s capital city is bracing for further unrest as thousands of protesters from across the country pour into Lima to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, after nearly six weeks of turmoil that has…
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Protesters from Peru’s Andes descend on the country’s capital to demand leader resign
Read More The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast the nation into political chaos. At least 53 people have died. (Image credit: Martin Mejia/AP) The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast…
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Bryan Kohberger: Computer, hair, glove and stained items seized from Idaho murders suspect’s home
Read More Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered
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Bryan Kohberger: Computer, hair, glove and stained items seized from Idaho murders suspect’s home
Read More Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered
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How Innovative Farming Rescues Crises-Stricken Farmers in This Indian Village
Read More KARNATAKA, INDIA, Jan 19 (IPS) – The South Indian State of Karnataka has been reeling for the past three years—the late arrival of monsoons, the surging temperatures, and drastic changes in the weather patterns are putting the state’s farmers in dire straits. Read the full story, “How Innovative Farming Rescues Crises-Stricken Farmers in…
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US Coast Guard tracking Russian spy ship off coast of Hawaii
Read More The US Coast Guard says it is tracking a suspected Russian intelligence-gathering ship off the coast of Hawaii in recent weeks, officials said Wednesday. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands,” the…
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EU would be ‘shooting itself in the foot’ – Iranian FM
Read More Tehran will retaliate if Brussels lists the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said The European Parliament’s call to list Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group will backfire, the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, warned on Thursday. He added that Tehran would retaliate against the move…
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UK energy bills to fall to about £2,200 from July as wholesale gas costs drop
Read More Mild weather in Europe reduces gas demand but bills will remain higher than energy price cap Energy bills are expected to fall to about £2,200 from July in a fillip for the government and households struggling with ballooning costs. Leading energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted that, excluding government subsidies, typical annual household…
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Trump mistook rape accuser E Jean Carroll for ex-wife, deposition shows
Read More Excerpts show former president was corrected by lawyer when shown picture of himself with Carroll in the 1990s Donald Trump mistook E Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses him of rape, for his ex-wife Marla Maples during a deposition in the case last year, excerpts released in US district court on Wednesday showed.…
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Rishi Sunak criticised after third domestic RAF jet flight in 10 days
Read More Labour hits out at PM’s ‘recklessly expensive habits’ after latest flight to event in Lancashire UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak has been criticised for taking a domestic flight in an RAF jet for the third time in 10 days. The prime minister flew on a 14-seat aircraft to an…
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Labour calls for inquiry over Nadhim Zahawi tax affairs
Read More Opposition says Tory chair must explain why he paid millions of pounds in backdated tax to HMRC Labour has called for an inquiry into whether Nadhim Zahawi broke the ministerial code or misled the public over his tax affairs during his time as chancellor. Anneliese Dodds, the chair of the Labour party, wrote…
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Iran, South Korea summon each other’s envoys amid row over Yoon’s comments
Read More ‘The enemy of the UAE, its most-threatening nation, is Iran, and our enemy is North Korea’ ‘The enemy of the UAE, its most-threatening nation, is Iran, and our enemy is North Korea’
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MEPs call for blacklisting of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Read More Ministers under pressure to ban IRGC in Europe but there are concerns it could lead to collapse of nuclear talks The European parliament has called for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) to be blacklisted in Europe, a move some western politicians fear could provoke Iran to walk out of talks on reviving the 2015…
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Tank hunters teams spotted in Ukraine
Read More Tank hunter-killer teams were spotted in war-torn Bakhmut, Ukraine. The ongoing battle for Bakhmut is still the most intense fighting along the frontline where now also spotted new Ukrainian squads on HMMWVs equipped with Raytheon’s BGM-71 TOW missiles. The US-made anti-tank guides missile system is mounted atop a Humvee. TOW – which originally…
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Iran to execute mentally ill man for allegedly burning Qur’an during protest
Read More Rights groups say Javad Rouhi, who was sentenced on charges including apostasy, was tortured so badly he can no longer speak A 35-year-old man from a small village in northern Iran has been sentenced to death on charges including apostasy for allegedly burning a Qur’an and “insulting holy things” during the early phase…
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Poland threatens to ignore German stance on tanks for Ukraine
Read More Securing Berlin’s consent to send Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev is “secondary,” says Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Warsaw is pressuring Berlin to allow it to supply German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine but does not consider its consent essential, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. “Consent is a secondary issue,”…
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Julian Sands: British actor identified as hiker missing in southern California
Read MoreJulian Sands, 65, was last seen hiking in the San Gabriel mountains last week during bad weather.Julian Sands, 65, was last seen hiking in the San Gabriel mountains last week during bad weather.
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Kremlin Spars With Ukrainian President Zelensky Over Whether Putin Is Still Alive
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Deadly stampede at Basra stadium ahead of Gulf Cup final
Read MoreThousands of spectators gathered outside 65,000-capacity venue hosting match between Iraq and Oman.Thousands of spectators gathered outside 65,000-capacity venue hosting match between Iraq and Oman.
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Armenian fire at army barracks kills 15 soldiers
Read MoreThe fire is blamed on soldiers trying to light a stove with a canister of petrol.The fire is blamed on soldiers trying to light a stove with a canister of petrol.
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Labour claims levelling up fund ‘in chaos’ because of payment delays and allegations of ‘favouritism’ – UK politics live
Read More Latest updates: prime minister to make series of visits across north-east to promote levelling up funding The number of ambulances in England waiting outside A&E departments for more than an hour to drop off patients fell significantly in the second week of the year, the latest NHS figures show. However, pressures persist elsewhere…
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Football fan killed and dozens injured in crush outside Iraq stadium
Read MoreDozens more are reportedly hurt as football fans gather to watch Iraq play Oman in the city of Basra.Dozens more are reportedly hurt as football fans gather to watch Iraq play Oman in the city of Basra.
