Trump ally Musk is remaking government – but will they clash?
Musk has emerged as a dominant force in Trump's second term, gutting an agency and issuing ultimatums to staff.
Trump tariff ‘made something snap in us’ – many Canadians see US rift beyond repair
The tariffs and US President Donald Trump's '51st State' comments have made way for a surge of patriotism in Canada.
Sweden mourns after deadliest shooting as gunman details emerge – BBC.com
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- 11 dead in worst mass shooting in Sweden's history, authorities say ABC News
Badenoch to push for doubling of time before foreign workers can settle in UK
Tory leader wants Labour immigration bill to include 10-year residence before granting of indefinite leave to remain
Foreign workers will have to live in the UK for 10 years without claiming any kind of benefit before being allowed indefinite leave to remain under plans announced by the Conservatives on Wednesday.
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, said she would push for changes to the government’s immigration bill to double the length of time it takes to qualify for settled status, as part of her party’s latest promise to crack down on immigration.
Continue reading...Guatemala agrees to increase number of US deportation flights it accepts
In 2024, roughly 66,000 people were deported from the US to Guatemala. Under Trump, that number is expected to rise.
Evelyn de Rothschild left bank in 2004 after sexual misconduct complaint
Rothschild & Co investigated complaint against the late financier in 2003 and he left shortly afterwards
The financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank that bears his family name in 2004 after an investigation into a sexual misconduct complaint, it has emerged.
Staff at Rothschild & Co were told on Wednesday that the late banker, who was a financial adviser to Queen Elizabeth II, left in March 2004 after the complaint in late 2003.
Continue reading...Palestinians react with fury, resignation to Trump’s Gaza displacement plan
US President Trump has called for the takeover of Gaza and for Palestinians to leave - but what do they think?
Bangladeshi protesters destroy ex-PM’s family home symbolising independence
Property from which Sheikh Hasina’s father declared break from Pakistan attacked due to link with authoritarianism
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh have taken out their anger at exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by destroying a family home that came to symbolise the country’s independence – and now, they say, the authoritarianism they believe she stood for.
The attack was sparked by a speech that Hasina planned to give to supporters from exile in neighbouring India, where she fled last year during a deadly student-led uprising against her 15-year rule. Critics had accused her of suppressing dissent.
Continue reading...Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died, ‘to be demolished’, families are told
Angela Rayner meets bereaved to tell them west London block will ‘be carefully deconstructed’
Bereaved families of the Grenfell fire are understood to have been told the tower block will be demolished.
The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, who is also housing secretary, met with relatives and survivors on Wednesday evening.
Continue reading...Naomi Campbell taking legal action in attempt to overturn charity trustee ban
Supermodel has alleged she was victim of ‘systematic fraud’ by fellow trustee at Fashion for Relief
Naomi Campbell has launched legal action in an attempt to overturn an order banning her from running a charity, claiming she was the victim of a “systematic fraud” perpetrated by a fellow trustee who set up a fake email account to impersonate her.
The supermodel was disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years in May 2024 after a Charity Commission inquiry found widespread evidence of financial misconduct at Fashion for Relief, the poverty charity she created.
Continue reading...‘Studio sex’ and ‘hitman threats’: Insiders speak out about Diddy’s 90s music empire
Bad Boy Records staff claim troubling incidents in the rise of the rap mogul, now fighting sex trafficking charges.
‘Studio sex’ and ‘hitman threats’: Insiders speak out about Diddy’s 90s music empire
Bad Boy Records staff claim troubling incidents in the rise of the rap mogul, now fighting sex trafficking charges.
‘Studio sex’ and ‘hitman threats’: Insiders speak out about Diddy’s 90s music empire
Bad Boy Records staff claim troubling incidents in the rise of the rap mogul, now fighting sex trafficking charges.
On the edge: Massachusetts home at peril of tumbling into bay from erosion
Multimillion-dollar home perched at edge of Cape Cod Bay in Wellfleet affected by erosion accelerated by climate crisis
The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s just a matter of when.
Erosion has marched right up to the concrete footings of the multimillion-dollar Massachusetts home where it overlooks the bay. Massive sliding doors that used to open onto a wide deck, complete with a hot tub, are now barricaded by thin wooden slats that prevent anyone from stepping through and falling 25ft to the beach below.
Continue reading...Trump signs order banning transgender women from female sports
He says the move, which covers non-elite levels, restores fairness but human rights advocates have condemned it.
Towards a Trump Tower in Gaza?
Trump’s proposed land grab in Gaza is an especially egregious manifestation of Orientalist psychosis.
Iran calls for OPEC to unite against potential US oil sanctions
Iranian president urges members to unite after Trump again initiates 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign.
Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Gaza?
US president proposes taking over Strip and resettling Palestinians, prompting outrage.
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini appointed new Aga Khan
The late Aga Khan's son has been named as his successor after the spiritual leader's will was unsealed.
Judge blocks Sandy Hook families’ settlement over Alex Jones bankruptcy
Texas judge says he cannot approve deal between families who won suits over false remarks about 2012 mass shooting
A bankruptcy judge has blocked a proposed settlement between the families of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting victims who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false remarks about the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school.
On Wednesday, judge Christopher Lopez of the US bankruptcy court for the southern district of Texas said he was unable to approve the proposed settlement between the families and Jones’s bankruptcy trustee. Lopez claimed that their efforts to divide Jones’s assets exceeded his court’s authority.
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