Giorno: 17 Dicembre 2022

American student Ken DeLand reunited with mother, heading home, official says

Missing person Ken DeLand Jr. has been found and is reunited with his mother in Lyon, France as he prepares for repatriation. DeLand, the upstate New York college student who had been missing in France since last month, was found to be alive in Spain nearly three weeks later after spotting himself in media reports, […]

Japan Unveils Biggest Military Build-Up Since World War II

Read More TOKYO—Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War II with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. The sweeping, five-year plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, will make the […]

Tories ‘at risk from rightwing insurgency’ warns donor Lord Cruddas

Read More The Conservative party is under threat from a rightwing insurgency after a “drag to the left” under Rishi Sunak, one of its biggest recent donors has warned, amid growing tensions on the Tory right. Peter Cruddas, the peer who has given the party more than ?3.5m, said the Conservatives were “no longer a […]

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticism of death penalty

Read More Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most famous actors, has been detained by security forces in Tehran days after she criticised the state’s use of the death penalty against protesters. She had previously posted a picture of herself on her Instagram page in which she was not wearing the hijab and holding a piece […]

Dwindling membership, step aside rule and load-shedding — some the ANC’s many problems

Read More ANC membership, step-aside bid, financial problems, economic outlook and load-shedding take precedence in the party’s organisational report at the ANC’s 55 elective conference. The ANC’s organisational report that was tabled by the outgoing deputy president David Mabuza on Saturday afternoon delivered a lucid overview of the state of the party’s internal challenges. Tackling […]

Nevada mayor sues private investigator after finding GPS tracking device on vehicle

Post Content Reno mayor Hillary Schieve is suing a private investigator and his company after finding a real-time GPS tracking device attached to her vehicle. The lawsuit, which was first reported on Thursday by The Nevada Independent and was filed in Washoe County’s Second Judicial Court, alleges that the investigator had trespassed onto her property […]

David Beckham makes first statement on his Qatar World Cup involvement

Read More David Beckham has made his first public statement on his controversial involvement with the World Cup host nation Qatar, telling a US newspaper through a spokesperson that he “has always believed that sport has the power to be a force for good in the world”. “We understand that there are different and strongly […]

Public support for nurses’ strike piles pressure on Sunak and divides Tories

Read More Public support for striking nurses has increased over the past fortnight, a poll for the Observer has revealed, as ministers vow to stand firm against any increased pay offer ahead of further NHS walkouts. With pressure growing within the Conservative party and among NHS bosses for Rishi Sunak to find a compromise, the […]