Downing Street repeats apology for Sunak seatbelt ‘mistake’

Read More Downing Street has apologised again for Rishi Sunak not wearing a seatbelt while in the back seat of a moving car earlier this week. A No 10 spokesperson said on Friday that the incident was a “mistake”, even as Lancashire constabulary begin an investigation into whether the prime minister broke the law. “It […]

Kamala Harris defends not going to border during Arizona trip, promises to go again

Post Content Vice President Kamala Harris visited Arizona on Thursday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an energy infrastructure project, where she defended her decision not to visit the southern border. The vice president was in Tonopah, Arizona, which is nearly 100 miles away from the border with Mexico. She was there for the groundbreaking […]

Africa’s energy crisis leaves continent in the dark

Read More Africa’s energy crisis is a Cape-to-Cairo devastation, with countries caught in the crosshairs of electricity shortages that have slowed economic growth and now threaten political careers. The African Development Bank says more than 640 million of the continent’s 1.4 billion people don’t have electricity, despite long incubating programmes from Zimbabwe to Egypt to […]

Claire Foy stalker given suspended sentence and to be repatriated to US

Read More A stalker who left the actor Claire Foy feeling “fearful” has been handed a suspended sentence and will be repatriated to the US. Jason Penrose, 49, was sentenced to one year and 10 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, at the Old Bailey on Friday. In November, he pleaded guilty to stalking Foy, […]

Justin Welby ‘joyful’ at C of E switch but will not bless same-sex civil marriages

Read More The archbishop of Canterbury will not personally bless same-sex civil marriages despite the Church of England’s historic change of position. Justin Welby said he was “extremely joyful” at proposals to allow clergy to offer God’s blessing to same sex couples who have legally married, but said he would impose a “self-denying ordinance” for […]

UN nuclear chief seeks to secure nuclear safety during Ukraine visit

KYIV, Ukraine – The world’s most dangerous place is arguably the largest nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine – the site of shelling during Russia’s invasion – and a laser-like of focus for Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “The situation around Zaporizhzhia is getting worse with the evolution […]

Fire Burns Makeshift Homes in Shadow of Seoul’s Skyscrapers

Read More SEOUL, South Korea—A fire destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by towering high-rise apartments and lavish shopping districts of South Korea’s ultramodern capital Friday. Firefighters extinguished the flames in Seoul’s Guryong village within about five hours, and no injuries or deaths were reported. Shin Yong-ho, an official at the […]