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Pentagon details new shipment of arms to Ukraine
Read More Washington rushes to send more weapons as Kiev’s battlefield situation deteriorates The US Department of Defense announced another $275 million worth of armaments destined for Ukraine on Friday, amid Kiev losing ground in both the Kharkov Region and the Donbass as Moscow pushes to cut a buffer zone to protect its border regions.…
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Jodi Picoult: ‘It’s not a badge of honour to be banned’
Read MoreThe author discusses free speech, her latest novel and Shakespeare theories at the Hay Festival.The author discusses free speech, her latest novel and Shakespeare theories at the Hay Festival.
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Court orders Israel to halt military offensive in southern Gaza city of Rafah
Read MoreThe International Court of Justice ruling adds to mounting pressure on Israel in response to its months-long military offensive in Gaza.The International Court of Justice ruling adds to mounting pressure on Israel in response to its months-long military offensive in Gaza.
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RFK Jr attacks Trump and Biden as he makes 2024 pitch to Libertarian voters
Read More Independent candidate pledges to pardon Snowden and drop Assange charges, and says Trump ‘caved’ over pandemic response Robert Kennedy Jr, a longshot independent candidate for US president, has sought to woo Libertarian party voters by casting rivals Donald Trump and Joe Biden as enemies of individual freedom. Kennedy, 70, brought Libertarians to their…
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Singer Sean Kingston and his mother charged for over $1m fraud
Read More Two were arrested on Thursday after Swat team raided rapper’s rented mansion in suburban Fort Lauderdale Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture, documents released Friday allege. Kingston, 34, and his 61-year-old mother,…
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How films stars faded – and pop stars took over
Read MoreWhile fans can’t get enough of pop stars at stadium tours, things do not look so rosy for movie stars.While fans can’t get enough of pop stars at stadium tours, things do not look so rosy for movie stars.
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‘They couldn’t care less’: fears for dogs’ welfare as Greyhound Racing NSW axes one of two adoption centres
Read More Staff raise concerns as Wyee rehoming centre abruptly closed after steep drop in gambling revenue for governing body Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Current and former staff have raised serious concerns about animal welfare and the culture at the agency that governs greyhound racing in…
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The politician, the astrologer and a murder which changed the law
Read MoreThe trial of a former minister who killed his wife has gripped millions and ushered in a new law.The trial of a former minister who killed his wife has gripped millions and ushered in a new law.
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American missionaries killed by gang in Haiti
Read MoreA young American couple doing missionary work in Haiti was killed in a gang ambush, according to their family. Now the White House is raising the pressure for an international force to take control of Haiti’s security. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.A young American couple doing missionary work in Haiti was killed in a…
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Louisiana governor signs law classifying two abortion drugs controlled and dangerous substances
Read More Jeff Landry inked a first-of-its-kind bill which impacts the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol Jeff Landry inked a first-of-its-kind bill which impacts the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol
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An Indian tale of love and sisterhood unfolds at Cannes
Read MoreThe first Indian entry in the Cannes Film Festival competition section in 30 years gets rave reviews.The first Indian entry in the Cannes Film Festival competition section in 30 years gets rave reviews.
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Rain, running and red: Photos of the week
Read MoreA selection of photos from around the world taken this week.A selection of photos from around the world taken this week.
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Fast food wars are on! Now Burger King launches a $5 meal – and will introduce it before McDonald’s launches
Read More It is the latest development in the US fast-food wars that has seen chains fighting to bring in customers It is the latest development in the US fast-food wars that has seen chains fighting to bring in customers
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Uvalde families sue Instagram and Call of Duty maker over deadly school attack
Read More ‘Unholy trinity’ of Instagram, Activision and Daniel Defense accused of ‘working to convert alienated boys into mass shooters’ Families of children who were killed in the 2022 Uvalde mass shooting have filed wrongful death lawsuits accusing Instagram, game maker Activision and weapons manufacturer Daniel Defense of enabling the massacre. The suits were filed…
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Veteran sketch artists never seen a trial like Trump’s
Read MoreThe sketch artists at Trump’s trial have covered decades of high-profile cases. The former president’s was unlike all others.The sketch artists at Trump’s trial have covered decades of high-profile cases. The former president’s was unlike all others.
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Why We Still Turn to Magic in Difficult Times
Read More In 1552, the Protestant divine Hugh Latimer preached a sermon in Lincolnshire, England. “When we be in trouble,” he said, “or sickness, or lose any thing, we run hither and thither to wizards or sorcerers, whom we call wise men… seeking aid and comfort at their hands.” Latimer saw this reliance on magic…
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Judge rejects Alec Baldwin’s attempt to have Rust shooting case dismissed
Read More A New Mexico judge has rejected Alec Baldwin’s attempt to have the Rust fatal shooting case against him dismissed. A New Mexico judge has rejected Alec Baldwin’s attempt to have the Rust fatal shooting case against him dismissed.
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Pentagon chief to transfer his duties
Read More Lloyd Austin has appointed a temporary replacement during his medical procedure after previously being secretly hospitalized US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has made plans to turn over his duties to a deputy while he’s undergoing an elective medical procedure, avoiding the secrecy that led to a government investigation after his undisclosed hospitalization…
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Family sues Disney for $50K after man finds fiancee unconscious at the end of Humunga Kowabunga water slide
Read More Laura Reyes-Merino is seeking $50,000 in damages over alleged injury on giant water slide Laura Reyes-Merino is seeking $50,000 in damages over alleged injury on giant water slide
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Diddy accuser claims he forced her to give him oral sex while parking garage attendant watched
Read More April Lampros was a student at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology in the 1990s when she met Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs April Lampros was a student at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology in the 1990s when she met Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
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US teen arrested for melee at UCLA Gaza protest
Read MoreThe arrest of 18-year-old Edan On marks the first arrest of a counter-protester linked to the chaos.The arrest of 18-year-old Edan On marks the first arrest of a counter-protester linked to the chaos.
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Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Making Abortion Drugs Controlled Dangerous Substances
Read More NEW ORLEANS — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor announced his signing of the bill in Baton Rouge a day after it gained final legislative passage in the state Senate. Opponents of the measure…
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Lloyd Austin to undergo new hospital treatment for bladder problem
Read More Duties of US defense secretary, 70, whose cancer treatment in December was initially undisclosed, will be carried out by deputy The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is to undergo hospital treatment for a bladder issue for the second time in just over three months, the Pentagon has announced. A Pentagon spokesperson, Maj Gen…
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RFK Jr’s somewhat predictable flop at the Libertarian convention
Read More America’s highest-performing independent candidate faces familiar skeptics and hopeful supporters at Libertarian nominating event America’s highest-performing independent candidate faces familiar skeptics and hopeful supporters at Libertarian nominating event
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Hundreds feared dead in Papua New Guinea
Read More Up to 3,000 people are reported missing after a massive landslide hit several remote villages Hundreds are feared dead after a major landslide hit northern Papua New Guinea early on Friday, destroying at least seven villages in a remote mountainous area. Footage from the scene shows one village completely destroyed, with only a…
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U.S. lawmaker says missionary daughter, son-in-law killed in Haiti
Read MoreMissouri House of Representatives member Ben Baker said his daughter and son-in-law were killed in Haiti on Thursday.Missouri House of Representatives member Ben Baker said his daughter and son-in-law were killed in Haiti on Thursday.
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Child dies after falling from block of flats in south-east London
Read More Child fell from upper floor of flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday afternoon and died at the scene, police said A child has died after falling from a block of flats in south-east London. The child fell from the upper floor of a flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday…
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Mom catches sex offender filming her teenage daughter in a Target. But cops won’t do anything about it
Read More Police said they could not take action because the man was not doing ‘anything illegal’ Police said they could not take action because the man was not doing ‘anything illegal’
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Harvard student speaker denounces university over Gaza protest response
Read More Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests A graduating Harvard University student went off script and upbraided Harvard over the university’s treatment of students protesting against what they say is a genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza. “As I stand here…
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Will Joe Biden drag down the rest of the Democrats?
Read More Despite Biden’s poor polling numbers, Senate Democrats continue to lead in key Senate races Despite Biden’s poor polling numbers, Senate Democrats continue to lead in key Senate races
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International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Halt its Military Offensive in Rafah
Read More Read the full story, “International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Halt its Military Offensive in Rafah”, on globalissues.org → Read the full story, “International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Halt its Military Offensive in Rafah”, on globalissues.org →
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Blind and deaf dog Teddy got lost in a neighbor’s yard. Police called to help him shot him dead
Read More The Sturgeon Police Department was described as a ‘joke’, as well as ‘disgusting and disappointing’ after attempting to justify the officer’s actions The Sturgeon Police Department was described as a ‘joke’, as well as ‘disgusting and disappointing’ after attempting to justify the officer’s actions
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Lloyd Austin set to undergo medical procedure and transfer power- months after backlash to secret treatment
Read More The announcement comes after his secret Jan. 1 treatment where he didn’t even inform the White House. The announcement comes after his secret Jan. 1 treatment where he didn’t even inform the White House.
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Who are Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter’s children?
Read More ‘We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all,’ Carter told CNN in 2015 ‘We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all,’ Carter told CNN in 2015
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ICJ orders Israel to end its Rafah offensive
Read MoreThe UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt its offensive on Rafah.The UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt its offensive on Rafah.
