New Australian PM Promises ‘Ambitious Action’ on Climate Change
Read More Freshly minted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging an ambitious climate change agenda in line with U.S. President Joe Biden, including sending foreign aid to developing nations. Albanese met with the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in Tokyo just days after he won the May 21 federal election. The leaders addressed […]
Premier League: Reliving a ridiculous final day
Read More When Sergio Aguero put the ball into the Queens Park Rangers’ net a decade ago to secure Manchester City’s first English Premier League title, commentator Martin Tyler said that the world would never see anything like that again. Ten years later, City provided us with another iconic final day performance to secure their […]
More than a fifth of Britons struggling as grocery price inflation hits 13-year high
Read More More than a fifth of households in Great Britain say they are struggling to make ends meet as the price of the weekly grocery shop rises 7%, the highest level of inflation in 13 years. Nine in 10 people say they are worried about the rising price of groceries, according to the market […]
US, Japan Call for Peaceful Resolution of Taiwan Strait Issues
Read More A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a Taiwan flag during national day celebrations in Taipei on Oct. 10, 2021. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images) TOKYO—Japan’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday that leaders from Japan and United States had called for a peaceful resolution of issues regarding Taiwan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno declined […]
Partygate: Boris Johnson under pressure to explain meeting with Sue Gray
Read More Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to explain a meeting with Sue Gray before her report into lockdown breaches in Downing Street, after a cabinet minister declined to deny he had queried whether it should be published. The report, which is expected to be handed to No 10 on Wednesday, is said by […]
Report, perquisizioni in redazione e a casa del giornalista Mondani: “Si indaga sui legami tra mafia ed estrema destra nell’attentato a Falcone”
Read More Perquisizioni nella redazione del programma Rai Report e nell’abitazione dell’inviato della trasmissione Paolo Mondani. Questa mattina la Direzione investigativa antimafia, su mandato della procura di Caltanissetta, ha bussato alle porte della trasmissione d’inchiesta andata in onda ieri sera su Rai Tre e dell’inviato autore del servizio “La bestia nera”, durante il quale Report […]
Israel says exposed Palestinian plot to assassinate Kahanist lawmaker Ben-Gvir
Read More Israel charged three Palestinians with plans to carry out attacks against Israelis, including intentions to assassinate Kahanist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir. According to the indictment served Tuesday against the East Jerusalem residents, they were led by a prominent Hamas figure. Two others were arrested in connection to the plot, which police and the Shin […]
A Pakistani group visited Israel. Then Pakistan erupted
Read More For Muslims, Jews are fellow Ahl e Kitab (People of the Book) and children of Abraham, a religious kinship that, ideally, should translate into warm ties between the world’s Muslims and Jews. But the domination of politics means religious affiliations take a back seat and more potent rhetoric comes into play. Too often, […]
7 Die in Philippine Ferry Fire; Over 120 Rescued From Water
Read More Smoke billows from ferry ship M/V Mercraft 2 as it was towed near an island on Real town, Quezon province, Philippines on May 23, 2022. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo) MANILA, Philippines—A ferry carrying more than 130 people caught fire in the northeastern Philippines on Monday, killing seven passengers and forcing many […]
Crossrail: Elizabeth line hailed as ‘fit for a Queen’ as it opens
Read More The first Elizabeth line trains to carry passengers through the new tunnels under London departed on time on Tuesday morning, marking the start of an era of greater speed, space and comfort – “fit for a Queen, and Londoners”, the mayor, Sadiq Khan, said. Hundreds of people braved the rain to queue outside […]