WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an Oklahoma death row inmate’s claim that his conviction is legally unsound in a rare case in which the state’s attorney general has conceded that key testimony at trial was problematic. Richard Glossip, now 60, was convicted of arranging for the murder in 1997 of […]
The Pope has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples, but admitted that “solitude is a price you have to pay” when you make difficult decisions. Francis doubled down on the decision and insisted that the “Lord blesses everyone” during a Sunday interview with an Italian talk show. But he acknowledged the […]
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has said it has dropped David Teeger as captain of its Under-19 side because of security concerns following comments he made about the ongoing conflict in Gaza. But Jewish leaders have called the move an “outrageous act of antisemitism”. Teeger, who is Jewish, came under criticism after being quoted last October […]
An agreement has been reached to resolve a High Court dispute over the Peter McVerry Trust’s alleged aborted purchase of a €300,000 greenfield site in Co Kerry. A €90,000 sum that the financially troubled homelessness charity was directed to lodge in an escrow account in exchange for a pause to an earlier Circuit Court order […]
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives president on Sunday suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor and the source of much of the tourism that drives the islands’ economy. President Mohamed Muizzu suspended until further notice Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoon Maajid for their posts […]
(Bloomberg) — Somalia recalled its envoy to Ethiopia after its landlocked neighbor signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland, a breakaway enclave, giving it access to the Red Sea. Most Read from Bloomberg In exchange, Ethiopia will offer a stake in its flagship carrier, Ethiopian Airlines while Somaliland’s president Muse Bihi Abdi said it would […]
An open letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defense of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant accused of sexual harassment, has laid bare divisions in France over the #Metoo reckoning with sexism. Actresses Nathalie Baye and Carole Bouquet – a former partner of Mr Depardieu – as well as singer and former […]
A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was shot dead by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse a row over Christmas gifts he was having with a 15-year-old brother who was also armed, authorities have said. The 15-year-old then shot the 14-year-old, though not fatally, for killing their sister on […]
France is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalate. The embassy says it is “no longer able to function normally or fulfil its missions” due to restrictions imposed by Niger’s military government. Local embassy staff have also been dismissed, former French ambassador Sylvain Itté said in a letter. Niger’s […]
Angola has announced it is leaving the oil producers’ organisation Opec over a dispute on output quotas. It follows last month’s decision by the 13-member cartel and 10 allied nations to further slash oil production in 2024 to prop up volatile global prices. Angola currently produces about 1.1 million barrels per day, of the 30 […]
The estate of Amy Winehouse is suing two of the late singer’s friends for more than £730,000 (€840,000) over claims they profited from selling her personal property at an auction, a court document has revealed. The star’s father Mitch Winehouse, as administrator of his daughter’s estate, is bringing the case against Naomi Parry and Catriona […]
There are a few words and phrases I’ve muted on X (formerly Twitter) for a while, including: mixed-race, biracial, interracial relationship, and royal race row. But I would have had to have thrown my phone in the sea to avoid part two of the latter, involving Archie’s skin tone, Meghan and Harry’s unofficial biographer, Omid […]