UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has criticised Nigel Farage’s claim that he does not understand “our culture”, suggesting the remarks were not “good for our politics or indeed our country”. The Reform UK leader has drawn condemnation after saying Mr Sunak does not “care” about UK history in an attack over his decision to leave […]
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office called on Tuesday for an end to violence in which it said Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers have killed more than 500 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. It said in a statement that Israel […]
Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system on Friday, as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Former US president Mr Trump spoke to reporters at his […]
Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system on Friday, as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Former US president Mr Trump spoke to reporters at his […]
By Andrew Gray and John Irish BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union agreed in principle on Monday to revive an EU civilian mission at Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip next to Egypt, but said it would need accords from all sides to press ahead, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Speaking […]
Russia has no current plans to capture the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and is merely establishing a buffer zone in the area because of attacks on the adjacent Russian region of Belgorod, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. He made his comments in response to a question from Russian state media reporters at the end […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said a proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire is “far from Israel’s basic requirements” but negotiations will continue. His comments came after Hamas said it had accepted the truce terms offered by Qatari and Egyptian mediators. “The ball is now in Israel’s court,” an official in the Palestinian group said. […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised social media platform X for refusing to remove graphic posts about a knife attack on a bishop and a priest in a Sydney church last week. X, the tech company founded last year by billionaire Elon Musk to succeed Twitter, announced last week it would fight in court […]
The family of a British aid worker killed by an air strike in Gaza have criticised the sale of arms to Israel. James Henderson was among seven aid workers who died in the Israeli attack, which his brother called “inexcusable”. Earlier, 600 legal experts wrote to the government saying weapon exports must end because the […]
A University of Oxford rower has criticised conditions in the River Thames during the Boat Race, saying: “It would be a lot nicer if there wasn’t as much poo in the water.” Research earlier this week found high levels of E. coli were in the part of the river used for the annual race between […]
The Booker Prize-winning author, Douglas Stuart, has lent his support to the Aye Write book festival, which has been cancelled this year as a funding bid was refused. The Glasgow-born author of Shuggie Bain also offered a sharp critique of arts and culture funding in Scotland, comparing it unfavourably to Ireland’s. Other writers who have […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sought to mobilise support for his brand of right-wing populism in a speech urging people to help him “occupy Brussels” in European Union elections this summer. Mr Orban’s address, coinciding with a national holiday commemorating Hungary’s failed 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule, criticised the EU and – similarly to […]