Colombian court sentences Alvaro Uribe’s brother to 28 years in prison
A panel of three judges found Santiago Uribe guilty of homicide and criminal conspiracy for his ties to paramilitaries. [Continue Reading]
Trump administration to retroactively vet refugees already resettled in US
Immigration rights advocates say the new policy aims to 'bully some of the most vulnerable' people in US society. [Continue Reading]
Thanksgiving Is a Celebration of American Rebirth
An opportunity for families and friends and, by extension, communities, states, and the country itself to have a national reset. [Continue Reading]
Indiana Lawmakers Are Poised to Vote on Redistricting After All
Republican leaders in the legislature backtracked and said they would vote on a new congressional map that President Trump wants, though support remained uncertain. [Continue Reading]
Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain. [Continue Reading]
Chelsea fans taunt Lamine Yamal with brutal chant during victory over Barcelona
They couldn't resist... [Continue Reading]
Peter suspicious as Lauren and Ian hide big secret in EastEnders
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Murphy's office asks SF to remove social media photo
The office of Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy, has requested that Sinn Féin take down a photograph which was posted today on social media, in which she appears with the party's politicians marking "International day for the elimination of violence against women". [Continue Reading]
Gobble-degook: Trump talks turkey and trashes another presidential tradition
The US president made jokes at the annual turkey pardoning ceremony. It went as well as you would expectDon’t give up the day job. On Tuesday, Donald Trump came to the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House ready to serve up some political satire. It went about as well as you would expect.Like a startled turkey flapping in zigzags, the US president’s speech ricocheted bafflingly from topic to topic. He told jokes in the worst possible taste and watched them arc through the Rose Garden sky before landing with a thud. And on a day intended for... [Continue Reading]
Louisiana official who called Covid-19 vaccines ‘dangerous’ given key CDC post
Ralph Abraham appointed deputy director as RFK Jr continues to reshape US federal health leadershipRalph Abraham, a top Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination policies and once described Covid-19 vaccines as “dangerous”, has been appointed deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it was revealed on Tuesday.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has not formally announced Abraham’s appointment, but the center’s internal database now lists Abraham as the federal agency’s principal deputy director, effective this week. Abraham’s appointment was confirmed to the Washington Post by an HHS spokesperson. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal
Steve Witkoff told Yuri Ushakov in October phone call that peace would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told a senior Kremlin official last month that achieving peace in Ukraine would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk and potentially a separate territorial exchange, according to a recording of their conversation obtained by Bloomberg.In the 14 October phone call with Yuri Ushakov, the top foreign policy aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin, Witkoff said he believed the land concessions were necessary all while advising Ushakov to congratulate Trump and frame discussions more optimistically. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Australia politics live: Chalmers defends public service ‘savings’ push; Ley calls nature law negotiations ‘a political fix’
Treasurer says the direction for government departments to find savings of 5% is ‘all about reprioritising’. Follow latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, who’s doing the media rounds this morning, is next to defend the “savings” the departments have to come up with.On the Today show, he is asked: is the government being hypocritical here, considering the criticism they hurled at the Coalition for their proposed public servant cuts during the election?What the Coalition was proposing was to cut tens of thousands of jobs. What we are proposing or what we’re... [Continue Reading]
Postpartum Prescription of GLP-1 Drugs Has Increased Sharply, Study Finds
By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers. [Continue Reading]
Sir Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife, Joan, dies aged 80
Sir Richard said she was "the most wonderful mum and grandmum our kids and grandkids could have ever wished for". [Continue Reading]
White House denies Trump weighing ousting FBI's Patel
The White House has denied that US President Donald Trump was considering removing Kash Patel as director of the FBI. [Continue Reading]
Murphy asks Sinn Féin to remove social media photo
The office of Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy, has requested that Sinn Féin take down a photograph which was posted today on social media, in which she appears with the party's politicians marking "International day for the elimination of violence against women". [Continue Reading]
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurtDon’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter EttedguiThree more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.One former pupil, Stefan Benarroch, claimed that people emerging from a Jewish assembly at Dulwich college had been in the sights of Farage and others for taunts while a second, Cyrus Oshidar, described as “rubbish” the claim... [Continue Reading]
Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; harsher fines and jail time for NDIS breaches under new bill
Albanese government hopeful of reaching agreement over EPBC reform; first top level fire warning in the state for two years. Follow latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, who’s doing the media rounds this morning, is next to defend the “savings” the departments have to come up with.On the Today show, he is asked: is the government being hypocritical here, considering the criticism they hurled at the Coalition for their proposed public servant cuts during the election?What the Coalition was proposing was to cut tens of thousands of jobs. What we are... [Continue Reading]
Peter Dutton’s unpopularity ‘broke several records’ and Labor more trusted on economy, ANU study finds
Voters thought ‘leadership qualities Dutton most lacked were inspiration, closely followed by compassion’, co-author of Australian Electoral Study saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVoters backed Labor as the party best placed to manage the economy at the federal election, with Peter Dutton’s decision to oppose tax cuts seeing the Coalition squander a nearly 40-year advantage.The collapse in support on economic policies – revealed in the latest instalment of the Australian Electoral Study (AES), released on Wednesday – contributed to the former opposition leader’s historic unpopularity with voters... [Continue Reading]
Trump’s Trade War Has Canadians ‘Elbows Up’ for Homegrown Wine
The trade war with the United States, bans on U.S. wine and liquor imports and a recent distributor strike in British Columbia have Canadians giving their homegrown wines another look. [Continue Reading]
Prosecutors Prepare to Try Suspect in Etan Patz Case for the Third Time
The defendant, Pedro Hernandez, was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping the 6-year-old, who disappeared in 1979 in SoHo. [Continue Reading]
Once Foes of Obamacare, Some Republicans Push to Protect It
A small cadre of politically vulnerable Republicans in Congress is breaking with the party to push for the extension of health care tax credits for a program the G.O.P. reviles. [Continue Reading]
English actor Jack Shepherd, star of Wycliffe, dies at 85
He will be remembered for his roles as TV detective Charles Wycliffe and fictional Labour MP Bill Brand. [Continue Reading]
Ukraine says 'understanding' reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin
President Trump says the original peace plan has been "fine-tuned", and that he will send his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow. [Continue Reading]
Debbie’s moving and brave act in Coronation Street as she fights her dementia
The fight continues. [Continue Reading]
Woman behind Slender Man stabbing fled facility ‘because of me’, friend says
Chad ‘Charley’ Mecca says Morgan Geyser ran away out of fear that the two would no longer be able to visit each otherA companion of Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser who temporarily escaped from her Wisconsin group home says Geyser fled the facility out of fear that the two would no longer be able to visit each other.“She ran because of me,” Chad “Charley” Mecca – a transgender woman who was detained alongside Geyser at a truck stop just outside Chicago on Sunday night – said in a phone call to Wisconsin news outlet WKOW. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Democrats accuse Trump of ‘intimidation’ campaign as FBI seeks interviews
Lawmakers who urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders say federal agents want to question themA group of Democrats accused by Donald Trump of “seditious behavior” have said that the US president is using the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against them as a “tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress”.The four politicians, along with two others, had made a video encouraging US military service members to resist unlawful orders – a message that angered Trump, who posted on social media that the group were “traitors” and thus could be jailed or even face the death penalty. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to move forward with US plan and discuss ‘sensitive points’ with Trump - as it happened
Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European allies; Trump says deal is closeUS optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remainIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded in another member state, after a complaint by two Poles married in Germany.The couple, one of whom also has German nationality, were living there and married in Berlin in 2018, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).The spouses in question, as EU citizens, enjoy the freedom to move and reside within the territory of... [Continue Reading]
US optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remain
Ukrainian official cites ‘common understanding’, but no sign territorial concessions or security guarantees are agreedThe White House trumpeted “tremendous progress” in peace negotiations with Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday, but as discussions between US, Russian and Ukrainian officials continued in Abu Dhabi there was little sign of progress on core sticking points that have prevented a deal taking shape so far.The White House spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, put an optimistic spin on the talks. Writing on X, however, she conceded there were “a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details” that needed to be ironed out and which would require further talks.... [Continue Reading]
Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; harsher fines and jail time for NDIS breaches under new bill
Albanese government hopeful of reaching agreement over EPBC reform; first top level fire warning in the state for two years. Follow latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers defends department ‘savings’ The treasurer Jim Chalmers, who’s doing the media rounds this morning, is next to defend the “savings” the departments have to come up with.What the Coalition was proposing was to cut tens of thousands of jobs. What we are proposing or what we’re asking departments to suggest is ways to reprioritise their lower priority spending so that we can invest it in higher priority... [Continue Reading]
Schools closed and calls for caution as NSW faces worst bushfire risk in years
Catastrophic conditions in lower central west plains district and total fire bans for millions across state, with elevated fire danger in southern QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastForecasts of soaring temperatures and damaging wind gusts have prompted authorities in New South Wales to raise bushfire alerts to their highest levels in more than two years.More than 20 public schools across central NSW were to be closed on Wednesday after the state’s Rural Fire Service issued a warning for catastrophic fire danger. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapsesBrazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.The far-right populist, 70, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi
The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescuedAll 24 schoolgirls held by assailants after a mass abduction last week from a school in north-western Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced on Tuesday.A total of 25 girls were abducted on 17 November from the Government Girls Comprehensive secondary school in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was able to escape the same day, the school’s principal said. The remaining 24 were all saved, according to a statement from the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, though no details were... [Continue Reading]
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro to begin prison sentence
The ex-president was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for trying to foment a coup after his election loss. [Continue Reading]
Major fire and explosions hit warehouse in west London
A warehouse in West London was engulfed by a large fire as repeated explosions were heard. [Continue Reading]
International funding cuts disrupted global response to HIV, UN report says
UNAIDS says millions across the world lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls. [Continue Reading]
Joan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80
Mr. Branson, the Virgin Atlantic founder, announced her death in an Instagram post. [Continue Reading]
Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a prison term for conspiring to remain in power after losing the last election. [Continue Reading]
Ukraine says 'understanding' reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin in Moscow
President Trump says the original peace plan has been "fine-tuned", and that he will send his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow. [Continue Reading]
Arsenal plotting transfer move for Real Madrid target with £17.5m release clause
He's a serious talent. [Continue Reading]
US draft plan could lead to 'deeper agreements' - Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told allies that Ukraine is ready to "move forward" on a new "framework" of a US plan to end fighting with Russia, but said there were still "sensitive points" he wanted to discuss with President Donald Trump. [Continue Reading]
Woman critical after being set on fire at Dublin house
Gardaí are investigating an attack at a house in Clondalkin in Dublin during which a woman was set on fire. [Continue Reading]
'Tremendous progress' in US efforts to end Russia - Ukraine war, Trump says
Announcing that he will send his special envoy to meet Putin, Trump says he will also hold talks with his Russian counterpart and Ukraine's Zelenskyy himself. [Continue Reading]
‘Living an American nightmare’: LA hearing details lasting trauma of ICE raids
Southern California residents shared disastrous effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown at a congressional hearingThe Trump administration’s ICE raids across southern California have had disastrous effects on the region’s immigrants and swept up US citizens in the process, community leaders and residents said at a congressional hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.Andrea Velez, an American arrested by US immigration officials over the summer, described how she was accosted by masked agents while on her way to work. She said she was charged with assaulting an officer and held for two days in a federal detention center, where detainees had to pay... [Continue Reading]
UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side
Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gapRachel Reeves will promise to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis and deliver fiscal stability in Wednesday’s budget, which is billed as a decisive moment for the fate of Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government.The chancellor will say she will do what is needed to shore up the economy as she raises billions of pounds worth of taxes to help offset lower than expected growth forecasts. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Fireworks feared inside London warehouse as 150 firefighters tackle major blaze
Fire brigade warns public to keep ‘safe distance’ as 25 fire engines battle two-storey structure in SouthallFireworks may be stored inside a west London warehouse which was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, emergency services warned.About 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines were battling the fire in a two-storey structure consisting of a warehouse and retail space on Bridge Road in Southall, the London fire brigade (LFB) said. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Worker at Australian Taxation Office call centre takes court action demanding ‘same job, same pay’
Fair Work Commission application comes amid scrutiny of ATO’s use of for-profit call centresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA worker at one of the Australian Taxation Office’s outsourced call centres is pursuing a “same job, same pay” order that threatens to unravel the agency’s extensive use of third-party contractors.The Fair Work Commission application comes amid heightened scrutiny of the ATO’s use of for-profit call centres, where workers have complained about low pay, poor conditions, insufficient training and extreme staff turnover rates. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]