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Jessie Diggins is a U.S. cross-country ski powerhouse after 2nd World Cup win
Read More Jessie Diggins, age 32, won her first Olympic gold medal in 2018 in South Korea and has now captured two World Cup titles, blowing past European skiers who typically dominate cross-country skiing. (Image credit: Anders Wiklund) Jessie Diggins, age 32, won her first Olympic gold medal in 2018 in South Korea and has…
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Woman arrested after two men found dead at house in Hartlepool
Read More Police appeal for information about incident as woman held on suspicion of murder is released on bail Two men have been found dead at a house in Hartlepool in County Durham, police said. The bodies were discovered shortly before midnight on Friday. A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of…
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Holocaust survivor and educator Henry Wuga dies aged 100
Read More Wuga escaped Germany in 1939, settled in Glasgow and spent decades educating people about the horrors of the Holocaust Tributes have been paid to the “force for good” Henry Wuga, a Holocaust survivor and educator, who has died aged 100. The death of Wuga, who escaped Germany on the Kindertransport in 1939 and…
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Kremlin signals Vladimir Putin will claim landslide Russian election victory
Read More Government says turnout is highest in history but thousands of voters protest against deepening dictatorship Last day of Russia’s presidential election – live updates The Kremlin has signalled that Vladimir Putin will claim a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential vote, as thousands in the country and around the world protested against his deepening…
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Could Haiti be on the brink of collapse?
Read MoreGangs control the capital, aid is blocked, and a political transition has stalled.Gangs control the capital, aid is blocked, and a political transition has stalled.
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Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries rack up record jackpots after rollovers
Read More Mega Millions has a pot of $875m while Powerball is at $645m, generating excitement among players even with unbeatable odds If you’re feeling some St Patrick’s Day magic, you might want to buy a lottery ticket. Mega Millions and Powerball have racked up some massive jackpots after weeks of rollovers. The Mega Millions…
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Four teenagers arrested after video shows racial abuse of schoolboy in Carlisle
Read More Police say images of black pupil being taunted and made to kiss shoes are being treated as a hate crime Four teenage boys have been arrested in connection with racial abuse of a black schoolboy that was filmed and shared on social media. Cumbria police said the images circulating online were abhorrent and…
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Smokehouse Creek fire, largest in Texas history, contained
Read More The fire resulted in the deaths of thousands of cattle and at least three people The fire resulted in the deaths of thousands of cattle and at least three people
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‘A farce, not an election’: Russians abroad join ‘noon against Putin’ protest
Read More Voters turn out at midday from the UK to Latvia and Turkey to Thailand in action Alexei Navalny endorsed before his death Last day of Russia’s presidential election – live updates The queue to vote at the Russian embassy stretched for more than half a mile along Kensington Gardens on Sunday as hundreds…
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Ukraine hits oil and electricity facilities with drone attacks across Russia
Read More No direct casualties in attack that Moscow says was a Ukrainian attempt to sabotage the Russian presidential election Exit polls show Putin winning huge majority in Russian presidential election with only one possible result – live Ukraine launched 35 drones at targets across Russia including in the capital region, sparking a fire at…
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Biden campaign says Trump ‘wants another January 6’ after Ohio ‘bloodbath’ prediction
Read More ‘Now, if I don’t get elected … it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country,’ former president told a rally in Ohio over the weekend ‘Now, if I don’t get elected … it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country,’ former president told a rally in Ohio over the weekend
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Bear bounds past cars in latest Slovakia attack
Read MoreA 49-year-old woman and 72-year-old man are hospitalised during the attack in Liptovský Mikuláš.A 49-year-old woman and 72-year-old man are hospitalised during the attack in Liptovský Mikuláš.
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Protests and arrests on final day of Russian election
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FBI returns 22 looted artifacts to Japan after discovery in Massachusetts attic
Read More Investigation of items that were stolen during the Okinawa battle began after family discovered them in late father’s belongings The FBI has returned 22 centuries-old artifacts to Okinawa, Japan, after a family discovered them in their late father’s attic in Massachusetts. Agents with the FBI’s Boston division on Friday announced that the return…
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Prominent European far-right figure prevented from speaking at an event in Switzerland
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EU seals €7.4bn deal with Egypt in effort to avert another migration crisis
Read More Six of bloc’s leaders sign agreement in Cairo aimed at boosting economy and bringing stability to region EU leaders have sealed a €7.4bn (£6.3bn) deal with Egypt to help boost its faltering economy, in an attempt to bring stability to the “troubled” region and avert another migration crisis in Europe. The three-year EU-Egypt…
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Boarding schools’ impact devastating for society, says Charles Spencer
Read More Earl says public schools have at times had brutalising effect on people who have ended up in power Charles Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said the brutalising effect of boarding schools on people who have come to power has been devastating for society. Spencer was speaking on the…
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EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows
Read MoreThe agreement, which lifts EU’s relationship with Egypt to ‘strategic partnership’, draws criticism from rights groups.The agreement, which lifts EU’s relationship with Egypt to ‘strategic partnership’, draws criticism from rights groups.
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Netanyahu repeats Rafah assault threat, says civilians won’t be ‘locked in’
Read MoreIsraeli PM says troops will go ahead with ground offensive in southern Gaza, spurring fears of mass civilian casualties.Israeli PM says troops will go ahead with ground offensive in southern Gaza, spurring fears of mass civilian casualties.
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UNICEF chief Catherine Russell says death toll of children in Gaza is “staggering”
Read MoreUNICEF chief Catherine Russell tells “Face the Nation” that the number of children who have died so far in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, which she called an “astronomical, horrifying number.” “We haven’t seen that rate of death among children in almost any other conflict in the world,” she added.UNICEF chief Catherine Russell tells…
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Zelensky ‘one of the greatest salesmen in history’ – Trump
Read More The White House should stop giving Kiev cash and start lending it, the former US president has insisted Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner, has claimed that Vladimir Zelensky is one of the “greatest salesmen” he has ever known, as the Ukrainian head of state manages to leave Washington with pockets full…
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Diverse cabinet is no ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ on racism, says ex-No 10 adviser
Read More Samuel Kasumu ‘frustrated and disappointed’, as minister denies Tories have a problem after Frank Hester row A former Downing Street race adviser has warned the government not to use its diversity as a “get-out-of-jail-free card” on tackling racism after a senior minister denied that the Conservatives had a problem after the Frank Hester…
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Nothing has been done to stop repeat of P&O Ferries scandal, unions say
Read More Despite UK government outrage the ‘legal loopholes remain and operator has been let off the hook’, says joint statement Unions have called for proper legal protection for seafarers on the second anniversary of the P&O Ferries mass sackings scandal, warning that ministers have “done nothing” to stop other firms following suit. The cross-Channel…
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Cockney Rebel Singer Steve Harley Dies Aged 73
Read More LONDON — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late…
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Tucker Carlson fooled by YouTubers who claim they edited Kate Middleton photo
Read More The pranksters claimed ‘mainstream media in the UK wouldn’t touch the story’ to get Mr Carlson’s attention The pranksters claimed ‘mainstream media in the UK wouldn’t touch the story’ to get Mr Carlson’s attention
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Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel frontman, dies aged 73
Read More Singer-songwriter best known for 1975 song Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) died on Sunday, family says Steve Harley, the frontman of the British rock group Cockney Rebel, has died aged 73. The English singer and songwriter, best known for his 1975 song Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),…
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Tucker Carlson Pranked by YouTubers Pretending They Edited Kate Middleton Photo
Read More Two YouTubers posted a video showing Tucker Carlson interviewing one of them posing as a fired Kensington Palace employee who edited a controversial manipulated U.K. Mother’s Day photo of Kate Middleton and her three children. According to pranksters Josh Pieters and Archie Manners, who post videos under the YouTube account Josh & Archie,…
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Russian voter floods ballet box with green paint in protest against Putin
Read More A Russian voter flooded a ballet box with green paint in protest against Vladimir Putin. A Russian voter flooded a ballet box with green paint in protest against Vladimir Putin.
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Netanyahu vows to press ahead with assault on Rafah
Read More PM acknowledges international pressure is increasing but says it will not stop Israel achieving its goals Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with sending Israeli troops into Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, rejecting deep international concerns over the risks to more than a million Palestinians who have sought shelter there. Netanyahu said…
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Netanyahu vows to defy allies on Rafah invasion
Read MoreThe Israeli prime minister says no international pressure will stop Israel from achieving all its war aims.The Israeli prime minister says no international pressure will stop Israel from achieving all its war aims.
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Trump makes verbal gaffes at Ohio rally and predicts ‘bloodbath’ if defeated
Read More Biden hits out at Trump’s mental fitness as Republican candidate insists Biden had beaten ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ in elections that never took place Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump’s mental stability at a dinner in Washington DC on Saturday – just as the former president was making verbal gaffes at a campaign rally…
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Huge hissing alligator found hiding in pond by Georgia police during training exercise
Read More Police found a huge alligator in a pond during a training exercise in Georgia. Police found a huge alligator in a pond during a training exercise in Georgia.
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The criminal hypocrisy of Hernández’s drug conviction in a US court
Read MoreThe US has not delivered justice by convicting a former Honduran president it propped up for so many years.The US has not delivered justice by convicting a former Honduran president it propped up for so many years.
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Here’s what the ICC arrest warrant for Putin has accomplished in the past year
Read More The final day of the Russian presidential election coincides with the anniversary of the utterly meaningless move against the incumbent One year ago, on 17 March 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued two politically important – to put it neutrally – arrest warrants, one for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the other…
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Post-2019 UK cabinet ministers last average of eight months, study finds
Read More Exclusive: Study compares electoral systems, with proportional representation shown not to be as volatile as critics say Cabinet ministers in the UK’s post-2019 parliament have lasted in their jobs for an average of just eight months, a report comparing political stability across 17 countries has found, with Westminster also faring badly on a…
