Ian YoungsCulture reporter and Katie RazzallCulture and media editor Watch: Jimmy Fallon among US talk show hosts sharing on-air reactions to Kimmel’s exit America’s late-night TV hosts have rallied behind fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he was suspended by ABC in a row over comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Stephen Colbert […]
Continue ReadingA group of 34 students in Gaza with places at British universities have been evacuated and are due to arrive in the UK within days. It is the first time since the conflict began that people have been helped to leave the Strip in order to study in the UK. They are now in a […]
Continue ReadingA South African hospital cleaner has been arrested after being found in possession of a bag of human placentas in eastern Mpumalanga province, police say. Rose Mnisi was allegedly seeking potential buyers for the human body tissue when she was picked up by security officers following a tip-off. “Upon being approached by police, the woman […]
Continue ReadingA Taliban official has rejected the idea that the US could retake a key airbase in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump told reporters he wanted it back. Zakir Jalal, who works in the Taliban’s foreign ministry, said the idea of the US maintaining any military presence in Afghanistan was “completely” rejected during talks between the […]
Continue ReadingCaroline Hawleydiplomatic correspondent and Aleks Phillips QATARI GOVERNMENT Barbie and Peter Reynolds (right) will first fly to Qatar for medical checks, before returning to the UK A British couple who were detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released. Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who have lived […]
Continue ReadingMI6 is launching its own dedicated portal on the dark web in the hope of attracting new spies online, notably from Russia. Secure messaging platform Silent Courier aims to strengthen national security by making it easier for the intelligence agency to recruit, the Foreign Office said. Potential agents in Russia and around the world will […]
Continue ReadingWenatchee Police Department Human remains, believed to be of a man wanted on suspicion of murdering his three daughters, aged nine, eight and five, have been found in the US state of Washington. Police had been searching for Travis Decker since officers found his phone and the bodies of his girls Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia […]
Continue ReadingAnimal welfare activists in India are mourning the death of a much-loved elephant they long sought to rehabilitate. Shankar, the lone African elephant at Delhi’s zoo who spent much of his life in isolation, refused food on Wednesday and collapsed by evening. Despite veterinary efforts, the 29-year-old male died within 40 minutes, officials said. For […]
Continue ReadingThe Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment. Some 140 books by women – including titles like “Safety in the Chemical Laboratory” – were among 680 books found to […]
Continue ReadingThe US has for the sixth time vetoed a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus said the text did not go far enough in condemning Hamas or recognise Israel’s right […]
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