Watch moment man is swallowed by humpback whale
Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.
Chinese Fighter Harassed Australian Surveillance Aircraft Over South China Sea, Official Say – USNI News
- Chinese Fighter Harassed Australian Surveillance Aircraft Over South China Sea, Official Say USNI News
- China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea Reuters
- Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares that almost hit spy plane over South China Sea CBS News
- Chinese Warships Approach Australian Coast After South China Sea Encounter Newsweek
- Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' fighter jet move BBC.com
Leaders set for key security meeting as ‘old’ world order at risk of crumbling
The BBC's Frank Gardner says Nato's unity is badly dented with decisions over Ukraine set to be discussed in Munich.
Two Darlington councillors investigated after ‘wrestling’ in parish meeting
Exchange of insults between David Darling and Colin Pease, both in their 70s, led to scratches, bleeding and broken spectacles
The agenda for the Middleton St George parish council meeting was quite dull: village show costs, condition of footpaths and a quote for a flagpole inspection.
But the meeting itself was more lively, with two councillors exchanging insults before a “wrestling match” that led to scratches, bleeding, a bruised finger and the destruction of spectacles said to be worth £325.
Continue reading...Student died from sepsis after antibiotics error in London hospital, inquest hears
Potentially life-saving drug was prescribed for William Hewes but not given quickly enough due to communication mix-up
A consultant paediatrician warned medical colleagues treating her son that they had failed to give him life-saving antibiotics hours before he died from sepsis, an inquest has heard.
William Hewes, 22, a history and politics student, died on 21 January 2023 of meningococcal septicaemia at east London’s Homerton hospital, where his mother, Dr Deborah Burns, worked.
Continue reading...US says 5,000 soldiers deployed along Mexico border, could increase further
General says US has also stepped up surveillance of cartels in Mexico, raising concerns about possible military strikes.
France proposes plan to speed up Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon, minister says – The Jerusalem Post
- France proposes plan to speed up Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon, minister says The Jerusalem Post
- Israel seeks another extension for Lebanon withdrawal, source says BBC.com
- US said to accept IDF request to remain in 5 south Lebanon posts after Feb. 18 deadline The Times of Israel
- Extend the ceasefire in the North and protect Israel from Hezbollah – editorial The Jerusalem Post
- Israel to Keep Five Army Posts in Lebanon, Top Minister Says Bloomberg
Trump’s Ukraine call with Putin leaves UK sounding at odds with reality
Statements that there can be no negotiations without Kyiv ring hollow when the US president has just sidelined it
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s incendiary call with Vladimir Putin, UK ministers and officials have had to do some extraordinary contortions.
There is no greater priority in the UK’s foreign policy than keeping the volatile occupant of the White House on side. And that has meant over the past 24 hours that some pronouncements by the British government have seemed at odds with reality.
Continue reading...Zelenskyy wants plan to ‘stop Russia’ before US peace talks
Ukrainian president says it was 'not very pleasant' that Trump called Putin before speaking to him.
Pete Hegseth says ‘everything is on the table’ to end Ukraine war
US defence secretary suggests cutting number of American troops in Europe could even be part of a deal with Russia
The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said “everything is on the table” to bring peace to Ukraine and suggested reducing the number of American troops in Europe could be part of any deal.
European leaders are reeling from several abrupt US moves since Wednesday in relation to the Ukraine war and the continent’s security, which has been underpinned by the US since Nato was formed at the end of the second world war.
Continue reading...A delicate balance: Why Doral GOP pols fight for Venezuelans, but avoid clash with Trump – Miami Herald
- A delicate balance: Why Doral GOP pols fight for Venezuelans, but avoid clash with Trump Miami Herald
- In a few weeks, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans will lose TPS. What you need to know Miami Herald
- Venezuelans backed Trump. Now some worry he’ll deport them. The Washington Post
- Chicago immigration news: Some new-arrival Venezuelan migrants face threat of deportation with no temporary protected status ABC7 Chicago
- Miami-Dade Democrats, local Venezuelans speak outside city hall about losing TPS WPLG Local 10
Europe lacks a master plan for Donald Trump’s new world disorder – POLITICO Europe
- Europe lacks a master plan for Donald Trump’s new world disorder POLITICO Europe
- Trump’s Whirlwind Now Blows Through Europe The New York Times
- America First? For Europe, It's America as Usual Bloomberg
- EU failed to Trump-proof Europe and now faces humiliation over Ukraine The Guardian
- Europe can no longer view Trump’s foreign policy through a binary lens Kyiv Independent
Colleagues of soldier, 19, found dead criticise response to sexual assault claims
Jaysley Beck’s friends tell inquest she did not report her boss because her previous complaint was ‘squashed’
Colleagues of a 19-year-old soldier found dead in her barracks room after allegedly being sexually assaulted by an officer twice her age have strongly criticised how her complaint about the incident was dealt with.
One colleague of Gnr Jaysley Beck confirmed at her inquest he was “incensed” that WOI Michael Webber was only subject to a “minor sanction” after he allegedly pinned the teenager down and tried to kiss her during an adventure training exercise.
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Continue reading...Lava and smoke emerge from a snowy Mount Etna
Drone footage shows plumes of smoke and molten lava spewing from Europe's most active volcano.
EU failed to Trump-proof Europe and now faces humiliation over Ukraine
As Putin’s actions again disrupt the start of a Munich security conference, Brussels largely has itself to blame
The start of the Munich security conference has a habit of being disrupted by a display of power by Vladimir Putin. In 2022, the transatlantic security establishment gathered in the knowledge that Putin was days from launching his attack on Kyiv. In February 2024, the opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in disputed circumstances in a Russian jail and this year Russia’s leader is on the brink of opening talks with Donald Trump that many analysts predict will end with Russia not just gaining Ukrainian territory but dismembering Ukraine as a sovereign independent state.
For Europe it is a humiliation. And yet little that Trump or his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Wednesday about their approach to a ceasefire including the US’s refusal to commit further resources to Ukraine could have come as a shock. Indeed Europe largely has only itself to blame.
Continue reading...Starved, threatened and abused: Parents of freed Hamas hostages give details of ordeal
The BBC hears from the parents of four young women who were taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and held for 15 months.
Starved, threatened and abused: Parents of freed Hamas hostages give details of ordeal
The BBC hears from the parents of four young women who were taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and held for 15 months.
Starved, threatened and abused: Parents of freed Hamas hostages give details of ordeal
The BBC hears from the parents of four young women who were taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and held for 15 months.
A grand exit: why four-figure coats have become a high street fixture
From John Lewis to Cos, high street stores are selling coats costing more than £1,000 in a move to cast themselves as ‘luxe’ brands
If you were given £1,000 to splurge on the high street, what would you buy? Perhaps a head-to-toe new season wardrobe from Zara? Enough knitwear to see you through several winters, or maybe a lifetime supply of socks from Marks & Spencer?
Whatever you decide, you’d need to factor in the cost of a taxi to lug all those bags back from the shops. Or at least, once upon a time you would. These days, a grand is easy to spend on a single item – and it’s all thanks to the rise of the four-figure coat.
Continue reading...Three guilty of plot to blackmail family of Michael Schumacher
They were convicted of a plot threatening to leak hundreds of personal photos, videos and medical records.