- Influencer, 45, dies after going under general anesthesia for back tattoo The Independent
- Influencer Dies at Age 45 After Going Under General Anesthesia for Back Tattoo Procedure PEOPLE
- Influencer dies after going under general anaesthetic for a back tattoo Daily Mail
- Influencer dies at 45 from a heart attack — while getting a back tattoo: ‘Irreparable loss’ New York Post
- Influencer's corpse will be dug up after simple back tattoo plans went horribly wrong The Mirror
Trump administration orders ‘immediate pause’ on US health agency reports
Critics fear move could stymie flow of health information, though others say it is normal part of transition process.
Trump threatens Putin with taxes, tariffs and sanctions over Ukraine war
US president tells his Russian counterpart to ‘settle now and stop this ridiculous war’ or face repercussions
Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.
Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russia’s economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war”.
Continue reading...Syria’s FM calls on economic sanctions to be lifted for stability
Syria’s foreign minister calls on economic sanctions to be lifted for stability.
Death and displacement from Israeli operation across Jenin
The Israeli military is carrying out a destructive operation across the occupied West Bank’s Jenin.
Kevin Clarke’s family denounce police discipline system after officers cleared
Two Met officers denied hearing Clarke say ‘I can’t breathe’ before he died under restraint in 2018
The family of a black man who died after being restrained by police officers who denied having heard him say “I can’t breathe” have condemned the police discipline system after two officers were cleared of gross misconduct.
Kevin Clarke, 35, died while in police custody in 2018, with the restraint having lasted more than 30 minutes.
Continue reading...Toddler and man fatally stabbed in German park
Police say a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested suspected of carrying out the attack.
Toddler and man fatally stabbed in German park
Police say a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested suspected of carrying out the attack.
Trump’s Middle East envoy will enter Gaza as part of ‘inspection team’
Steve Witkoff says he seeks to assure the Gaza ceasefire deal will reach its second phase, despite Trump's doubts.
How Trump is likely to wield America’s power around the world – ABC News
- How Trump is likely to wield America's power around the world ABC News
- The new American imperialism The Economist
- It’s Donald Trump’s world now to win or lose The Hill
- Opinion | The Dark Roots of Donald Trump’s Obsession With Panama and Greenland The New York Times
- World Trumped, in Five Ways The Times of India
1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored – The Associated Press
- 1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored The Associated Press
- South Africa war memorial: Black World War One servicemen finally honoured BBC.com
- Princess Royal says black African servicemen who died for Britain will finally be commemorated The Telegraph
- Forgotten no more: The Black South Africans who died in WWI Africa Al Jazeera English
- Overlooked WWI South African labourers honoured by Princess Royal during Cape Town visit Forces News
Coast Guard orders forces to ‘Gulf of America’ after admiral ousted – The Washington Post
- Coast Guard orders forces to ‘Gulf of America’ after admiral ousted The Washington Post
- Coast Guard surging assets to Gulf of America, other waterways to support Trump’s executive orders Fox News
- Coast Guard to ‘surge assets’ to South Florida to comply with Trump’s executive order Miami Herald
- After Trump’s orders, US Coast Guard surges near Haiti, Cuba to block ‘mass migration’ New York Post
- Coast Guard surge coming to South Florida WPEC
One of France’s most wanted alleged drug lords extradited from Morocco
Félix ‘the Cat’ Bingui due to appear in Marseille court on multiple charges including money laundering
One of France’s most wanted suspected drug traffickers was due in court in Marseille after his extradition from Morocco.
Félix Bingui, known as “the Cat” and reportedly head of the notorious Yoda clan, was arrested in Casablanca last March.
Continue reading...Micheál Martin furious at ‘subversion of Irish constitution’ amid chaos in Dáil
Martin’s formal appointment as taoiseach blocked after day of ‘utter disgrace’ in Irish parliament
Ireland’s incoming prime minister, Micheál Martin, has accused opponents of a “subversion of the Irish constitution” after formal election to the role was cancelled amid chaotic scenes in the Irish parliament.
The outgoing taoiseach, Martin’s coalition partner, Simon Harris, called Wednesday’s events in Dáil an “utter disgrace [with] so many pressing issues” facing the country, as a spiralling row over the speaking rights of independent TDs torpedoed the first day of Martin’s new term in office.
Continue reading...Slovak PM Fico accuses opposition of trying to topple him Ukraine-style – BBC.com
- Slovak PM Fico accuses opposition of trying to topple him Ukraine-style BBC.com
- Slovak government plans security measures around protests, citing coup risks Reuters
- President Sees No Need to Declare State of Emergency in Slovakia Bloomberg
- Experts warn of dangerous rhetoric as SMER MP questions Slovakia’s EU future EURACTIV
Afghan man arrested after deadly knife attack in German park
Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemns ‘act of terror’ in Aschaffenburg that killed two people including toddler
A 28-year-old Afghan man has been arrested after a knife attack in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg that killed two people, including a toddler, in what the country’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned as an “act of terror”.
With a month left in a campaign for snap elections dominated by debate on immigration and asylum policy, Scholz demanded authorities “explain immediately why the assailant was even still in Germany”.
Continue reading...Irish parliament delays vote for prime minister after speaking rights row
The process of nominating a new prime minister led to widespread disorder and clashes.
Advocates and family react as Trump cancels Afghan refugee resettlement
Afghans, some already approved to arrive in the US, are left in limbo after the president suspends refugee resettlement.
How Trump’s executive orders will roll out — if courts allow them
From Mount Denali to EVs, we break down 26 executive orders US President Donald Trump signed on his inauguration day.
EU leaders urge more defense spending amid Trump push – DW (English)
- EU leaders urge more defense spending amid Trump push DW (English)
- EU’s Kallas pushes back against Trump for saying Europe lags behind US on Ukraine aid Reuters
- EU must spend more than 1% of GDP to 'prepare for the worst', Kallas says Euronews
- EU must boost defence spending to counter Russia’s threat, says Kallas Al Jazeera English
- Brace for 2028: EU Urged to Prepare for Potential Russian Aggression Kyiv Post