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Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail
Read More Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison Iraq’s parliament has passed a bill making same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison, in a move condemned as an “attack on human rights”. Transgender people will also be sentenced to three years in…
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Thousands rally in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign
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Climber dies after 1,000ft fall from Alaska mountain
Read More The two-person climbing team were ascending ‘the Escalator’ on Mt Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak in Denali National Park, when they fell The two-person climbing team were ascending ‘the Escalator’ on Mt Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak in Denali National Park, when they fell
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Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?
Read MoreThe State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began more than six months agoThe State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission…
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Andrew Cuomo agrees to testify to Congress on Covid nursing home debacle
Read More The former Democratic governor will be asked by the panel about his March 2020 advisory that barred nursing homes from rejecting patients solely on the basis of a COVID-19 diagnosis The former Democratic governor will be asked by the panel about his March 2020 advisory that barred nursing homes from rejecting patients solely…
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Russia launches fresh missile barrage across Ukraine – but Kyiv fights back with drones
Read More The airstrikes by Moscow are the fourth large-scale aerial assault targeting Ukraine’s power system in recent weeks The airstrikes by Moscow are the fourth large-scale aerial assault targeting Ukraine’s power system in recent weeks
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Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse
Read More Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories Conservative party staff and activists are secretly operating a network of Facebook groups that have become a hotbed of racism, misinformation and support for criminal damage. An investigation has identified 36 groups that appear to…
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Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
Read MoreKeith Siegel and Omri Miran are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.Keith Siegel and Omri Miran are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.
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Arizona woman pleads guilty to stealing parts of corpses and trying to sell them
Read More Candace Chapman Scott of Little Rock, 37, worked at a mortuary and arranged to transport remains to buyers across state lines A former mortuary worker in Arkansas has admitted to stealing parts of corpses and trying to sell them. On Thursday, the US attorney for the eastern district of Arkansas announced that 37-year-old…
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Iraqi social media influencer shot dead in Baghdad
Read MoreIraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer Um Fahad who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer Um Fahad who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home…
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Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs
Read More End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calm Taiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left…
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Tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska as storms threaten parts of the Midwest
Read More Unstable weather conditions promoted an outbreak of tornadoes in parts of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday Unstable weather conditions promoted an outbreak of tornadoes in parts of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday
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Boston cops clear pro-Palestinian college protest (VIDEOS)
Read More University officials alleged that the demonstration was organized by “professional” agitators Riot police have arrested more than 100 protesters at Northeastern University in Boston, amid a nationwide crackdown on anti-Israel activism. University authorities claim that the demonstrators were calling for the deaths of Jews. Demonstrators set up tents on Northeastern’s campus earlier this…
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Body found more than a year after man disappeared from Highlands village
Read More Rodrigo Falcon last seen in early hours of 11 December 2022 after leaving The Vault nightclub in Aviemore A body has been found in the search for a man who was last seen in a Highlands village more than a year ago. Rodrigo Falcon, an Argentinian, disappeared in freezing conditions in the early…
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Chad Daybell trial hears how his family was aware of light and dark spirit ratings
Read More Court told that murder suspect and Lori Vallow had rated his then-wife Tammy, Vallow’s then-husband Charles Vallow, and Tylee and JJ, as ‘dark’ before their deaths Court told that murder suspect and Lori Vallow had rated his then-wife Tammy, Vallow’s then-husband Charles Vallow, and Tylee and JJ, as ‘dark’ before their deaths
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Jacob Rees-Mogg says university protests against him were ‘legitimate, if noisy’
Read More Cross-party MPs criticise protesters who waved Palestinian flags and shouted at former Tory minister who was flanked by security Jacob Rees-Mogg has said the protests against him at Cardiff University were “legitimate and peaceful, if noisy” after he was chased off campus on Friday, as the incident received cross-party condemnation from elsewhere. Footage…
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Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’
Read More US senator says Israeli prime minister using antisemitism to distract attention from ‘extremist and racist government’ policies Bernie Sanders has hit back fiercely at Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli prime minister’s claim that US universities were being overrun by antisemitism on a scale comparable to the rise of Nazism in Germany. In a…
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US lawmakers want to deploy ‘anti-Semitism monitors’ at colleges
Read More A new bill would strip funding from universities that refuse to tackle anti-Israel protests on campus Two US congressmen have introduced a bill that would appoint independent “anti-Semitism monitors” to federally funded college campuses across the country. The draft law comes amid a police crackdown on anti-Israel protests at dozens of US universities.…
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Ships from Turkey planning to deliver aid to Gaza were denied right to sail
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How one Wisconsin man plagued election offices and stoked mistrust
Read More Peter Bernegger has brought at least 18 lawsuits against election clerks and offices over alleged fraud – now he faces criminal charges Peter Bernegger has spent the last three and a half years bombarding local election offices in Wisconsin with litigation and accusations of fraud. He’s brought at least 18 lawsuits against election…
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Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM
Read MoreThe blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says.The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says.
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Channel deaths: Teenager describes chaos as boat launched
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Teenager describes chaos at launch of Channel deaths boat
Read MoreMarcus, 16, says he fled a life as a child soldier in South Sudan and hopes to study in the UK.Marcus, 16, says he fled a life as a child soldier in South Sudan and hopes to study in the UK.
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US to build new ‘doomsday plane’
Read More The command and control aircraft will allow the president to continue leading the country in case of nuclear war The US will develop a new ‘doomsday plane,’ intended to allow the president to continue leading the country in case of a nuclear war or other major disaster that destroys command and control centers…
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Israel struck zones in Gaza that it had declared ‘safe’ – NBC
Read More Investigation claims to have found that Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes on areas of Rafah IDF told public to go to The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been bombing areas in southern Gaza that it had previously designated as safe zones, according to an NBC News investigation published on Friday. The outlet…
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‘Chaos agent’ Jan 6 rioter who captured Babbitt shooting sentenced to six years
Read More Federal prosecutors say Utah man encouraged supporters of former president to storm the Capitol and use violence Federal prosecutors say Utah man encouraged supporters of former president to storm the Capitol and use violence
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Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Read More Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, warning residents “to brace for even heavier rainfall”. Kenya and its east African neighbours have been…
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‘Everyone knows something’s going to happen’: fears of a new war on Israel’s border with Lebanon
Read More As hostilities ramp up, Israelis evacuated from the country’s north say Hezbollah must be pushed back to protect communities from its rockets For the Israeli communities evacuated from the country’s far north in the aftermath of 7 October, there is no longer any doubt about whether full-scale war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is…
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Cuba sends dead ‘Russian’ to Canadian family
Read More Moscow said it wasn’t certain if deceased is one of its nationals or how he’d become involved in the tragic mix-up of dead bodies The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended an apology to a Canadian family, after handlers misplaced the remains of their family member, who died last month while on…
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Hamas is ‘reviewing Israel’s latest Gaza ceasefire proposal’
Read More Signs of renewed truce talks come as UN warns ‘famine thresholds in Gaza will be breached within six weeks’ Hamas has said it is studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after media reports said a delegation from Egypt had arrived in Israel in an attempt to…
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Hamas is reviewing Israel cease-fire proposal
Read MoreHamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
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British deportation bill driving migrants to Ireland – Deputy PM
Read More London could have “designed” the bill to shift the burden to Dublin, Micheal Martin has told The Telegraph Migrants are flocking to Ireland in greater numbers since the UK passed a bill allowing illegal immigrants to be deported to Rwanda, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin has claimed. Britain struck a five-year agreement…
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Room of her own: Mona Lisa could be moved, says Louvre
Read More New room would give thousands of daily visitors better experience, says museum president The Mona Lisa, the world’s most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum’s president said. Such a move would give visitors, many of whom visit the Louvre for the famous painting alone, a…
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Freight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line
Read MoreAuthorities say a freight train derailment and fire has forced the closure of a key east-west interstate trucking route near the Arizona-New Mexico state lineAuthorities say a freight train derailment and fire has forced the closure of a key east-west interstate trucking route near the Arizona-New Mexico state line
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Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 144
Read MoreA Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall in March.A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall in March.
