A leadership challenge to Keir Starmer would not be the answer to Labour’s problems, a key ally of the prime minister has said on the eve of elections across Britain. Voters are set to go to the polls on Thursday for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, as well as for local councils across England. Keir […]
Continue ReadingChinese foreign minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China is “deeply distressed” over the war that has lasted more than two months and said a “comprehensive ceasefire” is needed. The top Chinese diplomat met with Mr Araghchi in Beijing, the first time the Iranian foreign minister has travelled to China […]
Continue ReadingRussia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in night-time attacks, Ukrainian officials said, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The Russian defence ministry claimed Ukraine had not abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defences shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula […]
Continue ReadingUK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has acknowledged he was wrong to say he was a spokesperson for the British Red Cross. The UK Green Party leader made the false claim as he campaigned to become the party’s deputy leader back in 2022, as first reported by The Times. He faced calls from his political […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has launched a fresh broadside at Pope Leo XIV as his top diplomat prepares to head to Rome to try to ease tensions following an earlier spat. The US president accused the pontiff of “endangering” Catholics and others by claiming he was content with Iran getting a nuclear weapon. The first US-born pope […]
Continue ReadingAn explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, state media reported on Tuesday. China’s official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a fireworks plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday afternoon. State media China Daily said the plant was […]
Continue ReadingA driver ploughed into people in the centre of the German city of Leipzig on Monday, leaving two people dead, authorities said. The city’s fire service director, Axel Schuh, said that another two people were seriously injured and taken to hospitals. He said that about 20 additional people were “affected”, without offering details. Much about […]
Continue ReadingA suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and left at least three others ill, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. In a statement to The Associated Press, the WHO said an investigation was under way but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. […]
Continue ReadingAuthorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill US President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, said […]
Continue ReadingColombian superstar Shakira gave a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, an event that the city’s mayor said drew two million people. The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year, which were also attended by huge crowds that danced on the sprawling sands. For Shakira, it […]
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