The April bombing of a Yemeni oil port by U.S. forces that killed and wounded hundreds of civilians and disrupted the delivery of lifesaving aid to one of the world’s most war-torn nations was “an apparent war crime” that should be investigated, a leading international human rights group said Wednesday. On April 17, a series...
Elon Musk hit out at President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending bill, posting on X that he “can’t stand” the legislation and describing it as a “disgusting abomination”. The bill – which includes multi-trillion dollar tax breaks and increased defence spending while also allowing the US government to borrow more money – was...
AFP The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has set up four aid distribution centre in southern and central Gaza The UN secretary-general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza on Sunday, amid disputed reports that Israeli forces had opened fire. Witnesses reported being shot at...
Shutterstock Norweigen school-leavers partying in red overalls is a sight often seen on Norway’s national day on 17 May After 13 years of school, Selma Jenvin-Steinsvag and her classmate Aksel were running to catch the Oslo metro in red overalls. “After that all our written exams will be done,” said Selma, 18. The sight of...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Experts say vulnerable women need to be in female-only accommodation A charity working with victims of sexual violence is calling for action to stop vulnerable women being housed in emergency accommodation with men. Devon Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Services said it was “deeply concerned” by reports...
US President Donald Trump has said he is “not happy” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, following Moscow’s largest aerial attack yet on Ukraine. In a rare rebuke, Trump said: “What the hell happened to him? He’s killing a lot of people.” He later called Putin “absolutely crazy”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said Washington’s...
Amorim may be waiting a long time if he wants the section of support who despise the Glazer family – and are now starting to assess Sir Jim Ratcliffe in a similarly negative light – to put on a unified front. Then there are the fans who sit in front of the directors’ box, many...
EPA EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic warned that Europeans “stand ready to defend our interests” The European Union’s trade chief said the 27-member bloc is committed to securing a trade deal with the US based on “respect” not “threats”. It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 50% tariff on all goods...
Rep. Randy Fine said “the Palestinian cause” is “evil” in stunning remarks on Fox. A House Republican has called for Gaza to be “nuked” akin to the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and said that “Palestinianism” is “evil” in genocidal remarks on Fox News following the shooting of two Israeli embassy workers on Wednesday....
Former England captain Michael Vaughan calls for “two leagues” to give Test cricket a more compelling “narrative” after day one of England’s Test Match with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. MATCH REPORT: Pope, Crawley and Duckett tons flatten Zimbabwe Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Did you vote for this? Because I ain’t gonna lie … I voted for this. For months, South Africa has tried to paint Israel as genocidal for fighting the war Hamas and the Gazans started on October 7. That began a rift with the US that has sharply accelerated since Donald Trump took office, who...
Liberals have been calling for everybody to quit talking about the Biden health coverup now that he has announced his Stage IV cancer diagnosis. They would have a point if the only reason to focus on his obvious mental decline was to make fun of Biden. Making fun of a person when they are down...
The Spanish prime minister has called for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest over its military action in Gaza. Pedro Sánchez noted Russia has been banned from the contest since 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and said there should not be “double standards”. Israel came second in the contest’s grand final...
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed “for seeking and reporting the truth” and said their suffering “challenges the conscience of nations and the international community”. Press freedom must be defended,...
David Beckham’s star-studded Inter Miami were thrashed 4-1 by Minnesota United but it was the opposition’s social media activity that he took exception to – and the former England captain went straight to the comments section. Saturday’s loss was the heaviest Inter had suffered since eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi joined the club in...