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Temperatures of -3C forecast to follow UK’s hottest day of the year so far
Read More Met Office says parts of Scotland could be below freezing overnight despite temperatures on Saturday as high as 21.8C in Essex The hottest day of the year so far will be followed by temperatures of minus 2C in parts of the UK, the Met Office has said. Many enjoyed a warm and sunny…
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Iran seizes Israel-linked cargo ship as world braces for revenge attack
Read More Joe Biden returns to Washington as security advisers warn of likely revenge from Tehran Joe Biden returns to Washington as security advisers warn of likely revenge from Tehran
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Biden returns to White House at short notice amid Israel-Iran tension
Read More US president was to spend weekend in Delaware but on Saturday returned to Washington to consult with national security team The White House announced on Saturday that Joe Biden was returning to Washington from out of town “to consult with his national security team about events in the Middle East” amid heightened tension…
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World’s oldest conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell die aged 62
Read More Despite having fused skills and sharing part of their brain, Lori and George Schappell defied predictions they would not live past 30 Despite having fused skills and sharing part of their brain, Lori and George Schappell defied predictions they would not live past 30
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Chaos as 26 barges break free and float down Ohio River near Pittsburgh
Read More One barge still remains unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon One barge still remains unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon
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Germany to send new missiles to Ukraine as army struggles on eastern front
Read MoreGermany says it will hand over Patriot air defence system and missiles, while Russia claims capture of another village.Germany says it will hand over Patriot air defence system and missiles, while Russia claims capture of another village.
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World waits anxiously for Iranian response to Israel’s killing of top general
Read More As Tehran seizes a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Israelis are tense, waiting for next step The world is watching Iran. After Israel assassinated a senior commander in an embassy annexe in Damascus, the one thing every diplomat, general and politician from Tehran to Washington could agree on was that Iran…
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Who is Alvin Bragg? The Manhattan district attorney who could bring down Trump
Read More The New York prosecutor has made history as the first person to ever bring charges against a former president, Alex Woodward reports The New York prosecutor has made history as the first person to ever bring charges against a former president, Alex Woodward reports
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Stormy Daniels may seal Trump’s fate. How did a porn star become one of the most powerful people in politics?
Read More Stormy Daniels was dancing her way through a ‘Make America Horny Again’ tour when news emerged that she had received hush money payments from Donald Trump. As those payments sit at the centre of an indictment against Trump, Io Dodds explains how Daniels landed in the middle of a political firestorm Stormy Daniels…
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Hundreds protest in Niger demanding departure of US troops
Read MoreIn March, Niger suspended its military cooperation with the US after leaders severed ties with France last year.In March, Niger suspended its military cooperation with the US after leaders severed ties with France last year.
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Former US envoy jailed for spying
Read More Victor Manuel Rocha pleaded guilty for working as an agent for Cuba for more than 40 years Former US Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying for Cuba, US media reported on Friday, citing court documents. Rocha, who was born in Colombia and became a naturalized…
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Ukraine at ‘serious risk’ of collapse, ex-British general warns
Read More By the end of the year, Kiev’s forces will be struggling to “defend the indefensible,” General Sir Richard Barrons told the BBC Retired UK general Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC that there is “a serious risk” of Ukraine losing the conflict with Russia this year. With ammunition and manpower running low,…
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Scholz sets conditions for talks with Putin
Read More Moscow should first “abandon” its military campaign for negotiations to be possible, the German chancellor has said Negotiations between Germany and Russia are possible but only after Moscow gives up on its goals in the Ukraine conflict, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday. The German leader told the newspaper TAZ that he would…
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West Bank settlers attack Palestinians as missing Israeli teen’s body is found
Read More Israel calls the death of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair is ‘a terrorist attack’ but urges settlers not to take the law into their own hands Israel calls the death of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair is ‘a terrorist attack’ but urges settlers not to take the law into their own hands
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Germany to deliver another Patriot system to Ukraine immediately
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Brazil’s Iconic Brigadeiros Have A Political Past
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Former US diplomat who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison
Read MoreVictor Manuel Rocha conducted one of the longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government, Justice Department said.Victor Manuel Rocha conducted one of the longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government, Justice Department said.
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Prosecutors seek maximum penalty for ‘Rust’ armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed after prop gun death
Read More Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Monday Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Monday
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He shot and killed a 6-year-old whose mom flipped him off when driving. Now he’s been sentenced to 40 years
Read More Aiden Leos, 6, was in the backseat of his mother’s car on the way to kindergarten when Marcuz Eriz shot and killed him in 2021 Aiden Leos, 6, was in the backseat of his mother’s car on the way to kindergarten when Marcuz Eriz shot and killed him in 2021
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‘I can’t explain it’: Salman Rushdie says his survival in knife attack was a miracle
Read More Despite his lack of faith, the author believes ‘something happened that was not supposed to happen’ on the day he was attacked Salman Rushdie has revealed an abiding sense that his survival after a brutal knife attack two years ago was a miracle, in spite of his lack of spiritual faith. “I do…
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Dozens rescued after cable car accident kills one person in Turkey
Read MoreAfter an operation lasting almost 24 hours, 184 people stranded in midair since Friday afternoon have been rescued.After an operation lasting almost 24 hours, 184 people stranded in midair since Friday afternoon have been rescued.
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Executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman
Read MoreThe executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a payout of a $33.5 million judgment stemming from a wrongful death lawsuit filed years ago by the families of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron GoldmanThe executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a…
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World watches nervously to see what Iran does next
Read MoreCapitals from around the world are watching and waiting with bated breath to see what Iran does next.Capitals from around the world are watching and waiting with bated breath to see what Iran does next.
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Scholz heads to China as Ukraine war, Taiwan tensions loom large
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Olympic restrictions ‘humiliating’ for Russians – EU state
Read More The Hungarian foreign minister has spoken out against the IOC’s politicization of the event The conditions set out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Russian athletes to take part in the 2024 Paris Games are humiliating and ideological in nature, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The minister has urged Olympic…
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World’s oldest living conjoined twins die in Pennsylvania, aged 62
Read More Lori and George Schappell were joined at the skull with separate bodies and lived on their own since the age of 24 The world’s oldest living conjoined twins have died at the age of 62 in their native Pennsylvania. Lori and George Schappell died on 7 April at the hospital of the University…
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Gunmen kill at least 11 in two attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Read MoreNo group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which took place on the Quetta-Taftan Highway.No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which took place on the Quetta-Taftan Highway.
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Ukraine army chief says Russia making gains in east
Read MoreGen Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia is making tactical gains and benefitting from warmer weather.Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia is making tactical gains and benefitting from warmer weather.
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Schools in England and Wales using ‘gender toolkit’ risk being sued by parents
Read More Leading barrister warns that the kit – used to support gender-questioning children – is likely to be in breach of equality laws and could violate pupils’ rights Schools in England and Wales have been warned by one of the country’s leading equality and human rights barristers that the “toolkit” many of them use…
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E Jean Carroll, writer who bested Trump in court, surrenders gun to police
Read More Police were made aware of unlicensed gun after Carroll testified in court she kept a revolver by her bed New York writer E Jean Carroll has handed over a gun to police that she was keeping, but without a license, during her long legal battles with Donald Trump after she sued him over…
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How Gaza is changing US campuses
Read MorePro-Palestinian activism is opening up universities to debate and learning and adding pressure for political change.Pro-Palestinian activism is opening up universities to debate and learning and adding pressure for political change.
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Iranian troops accused of seizing Israel-linked ship
Read MoreThe MSC Aries was seized by troops descending from a helicopter early on Saturday, the ship’s owner says.The MSC Aries was seized by troops descending from a helicopter early on Saturday, the ship’s owner says.
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Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay hotel and pub in London
Read More At least six people lock themselves in Grade II-listed York and Albany next to Regent’s Park and post notice Squatters have taken over a pub in London leased by Gordon Ramsay that is up for sale with a guide price of £13m. A group of at least six people locked themselves inside the…
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174 People Stranded in the Air Are Rescued After Fatal Cable Car Accident in Turkey
Read More (ISTANBUL) — The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey were brought to safety Saturday, nearly 23 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven when they plummeted to the rocks below. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Interior Minister Ali…
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U.S. border arrests decline amid increased enforcement in Mexico
Read More Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. (Image credit: Gregory Bull) Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico.
