The UK is thousands of miles from the tropical Pacific and so the effects of El Niño tend to be less clear-cut than in other regions. However, it does bring the increased chance of wet and stormy conditions across north-west Europe during the late autumn and early winter. A forecast released by the Met Office […]
Continue ReadingLithuania’s prime minister has told the BBC his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they “will not surrender” if attacked. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told Newsnight that Lithuanians feel “constantly threatened” by Russia, in part because of drones entering the nation’s airspace. He told Newsnight if his […]
Continue ReadingThe president’s frustration at the media, however, came after a week of setbacks in which major institutions handed him a series of losses across his agenda. First, the Supreme Court blocked his plan to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms. This prompted Trump to lash out at the court’s justices including those he had […]
Continue Reading“The officer asked me to hand over my badge. He said that it was disabled,” MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner said. “I asked why I was not able to get inside. He said it was above him.” Gardner added that while her and her colleague’s badges were disabled, an MS NOW producer was still able […]
Continue ReadingAmerican footwear brand Converse has pulled an advert that social media users said evoked Ku Klux Klan imagery, saying it recognised “that we got this wrong”. The photo, posted to the company’s Instagram account, received backlash online after critics described lighting in the image as looking like a white pointed hood. A pair of shoes, […]
Continue ReadingThe BBC’s Caitríona Perry spoke to Kerry Kennedy, the niece of late president John F Kennedy, about demolition threats to the performance centre named after him. A US federal judge ruled the Trump administration must give 30 days’ notice before any “demolition” occurs to the Kennedy Center, as President Donald Trump warned the Washington DC […]
Continue ReadingLebogang Ramofoko, an advocate for gender and social justice, said the levels of violence against women in the country were symptomatic of a much bigger problem – a lack of regard for humanity. “The bodies of black women have been treated as disposable in this country for time in memorial, passed down from colonisation through […]
Continue ReadingThe US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland’s security and say the agreement will be signed next week. US President Donald Trump said the agreement would grant the US “permanent control over security, and all other needs”. Denmark’s Prime Minister said the deal “strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area” […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping sanctions bill, taking aim at Russia’s economy by punishing major purchasers of its oil and gas. The bill, passed by the US House of Representatives earlier this week, gives Trump broad powers to levy tariffs of up to 100% on the top five purchasers of Russian oil […]
Continue ReadingThe US president on Friday announced he is “immediately” banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. During an Oval Office event, he accused the three outlets of being “fake news” and “dishonest”. It is unclear what exactly a ban would entail, and whether employees of those outlets would be prevented from entering […]
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