The British and Irish Lions have warned Australia the Wallabies’ superstars must appear for their Super Rugby sides in the tourists’ pre-Test series matches. The Lions will take on Western Force in their first match on Australian soil on Saturday, with five Wallabies – Nick Champion de Crespigny, Dylan Pietsch, Tom Robertson, Darcy Swain and...
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Leaving an immigration detention center in Jena, Louisiana, after being imprisoned for 104 days for protesting Israel’s U.S.-backed bombardment of Gaza, former Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil said Friday evening that he will continue fighting against the Trump administration’s targeting of...
Detained in Dubai Marcus Fakana handed himself in to the authorities in December to begin a one-year jail sentence A British teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has pleaded with the authorities for clemency. Marcus Fakana, 19, of Tottenham, north London, was sentenced in December to a year’s imprisonment after...
Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice. The arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva by federal immigration agents sparked outrage in the town of Milford, Massachusetts over the weekend, with community members rallying on Sunday to demand the high school student’s immediate release after...
Senior police and security leaders have raised concerns about the government’s proposals to release some prisoners early. In a letter to the Ministry of Justice, first reported by the Times, that was sent before the announcement on sentencing changes last week, they said that based on their understanding the plans “could be of net detriment...
According to the Premier League, putting together the fixture schedule takes up to six months. The process is managed by multinational IT company Atos, which has its headquarters just outside of Paris. A slew of information about the football calendar – international dates, European matchweeks, and the scheduling of the lower leagues – is inputted...
England manager Thomas Tuchel will not release players early for the Club World Cup because he wants to “cherish” and “worship” every moment with his squad. On Friday, Tuchel named his 26-man squad for a World Cup qualifer against Andorra (7 June) and a friendly against Senegal (10 June). Eight members of the squad play...
Burnley have released Nathan Redmond and Jonjo Shelvey following promotion to the Premier League – but have also completed the permanent signings of four on-loan players. Redmond, 31, had an injury-hit spell with the Clarets, missing most of 2024 with a hamstring injury along with another period out due to a calf issue. In total,...
Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Sam Maunder will be released by the club following the conclusion of the 2024-25 Premiership season The 25-year-old has spent the majority of the current campaign on loan with Championship side Coventry and will now join the club on a permanent basis. Maunder played 62 matches for Exeter, starting in 34 of...
The Trump administration claimed Suri’s opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza made him a national security threat. On Wednesday, a federal court ordered the release of Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri, an Indian postdoctoral student who was abducted by U.S. immigration officials two months ago, after a judge found that he was improperly denied his...
The European Commission was wrong to refuse to release text messages sent by Ursula von der Leyen to the head of Pfizer during negotiations to secure Covid-19 vaccines, the EU’s top court has ruled. The General Court said the commission had not given a plausible explanation as to why the exchanges between its president and...
Is Hamas about to throw in the towel? Or did Donald Trump just make life more complicated for Benjamin Netanyahu? The good news — and it is great news — is that US citizen Edan Alexander will be freed from Hamas’ grip later today. The perhaps-good news is that Hamas cut the deal with the...
Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander as a part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. The 21-year-old soldier is the last living hostage with US nationality being held in the territory. It comes after a senior Hamas official told the BBC that the Palestinian armed group was holding direct...
Grand Theft Auto 6 – one of the most eagerly awaited releases of all time – has been delayed until May 2026. The sequel in developer Rockstar Games’ record-breaking video game series was due to be released on consoles later this year. But it told fans it needed extra time to “deliver at the level...
Civilian casualties of US strikes have skyrocketed amid the Trump administration’s assault on Yemen. The Trump administration says it will not be disclosing details on its war in Yemen as Democrats are pressing officials to answer to concerns over civilian harm and reports find that the U.S. has killed hundreds of civilians in just over...