Hunt for ex-police chief convicted of murder who escaped Arkansas prison

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Authorities say Grant Hardin, 56, escaped prison wearing clothes "designed to mimic law enforcement".

Presley Chweneyagae, star of Oscar-winning drama Tsotsi, dies aged 40

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

South African actor gained international recognition for his role in the drama which won best foreign language film

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film Tsotsi, which won South Africa’s first ever Oscar for best foreign language film, has died. He was 40 years old.

His talent agency MLA on Tuesday confirmed Chweneyagae’s death and said South Africa had lost one of its “most gifted and beloved actors”.

Nigel Farage accused of ‘fantasy promises’ with expensive policy pledges

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Reform UK leader unveils plans to reverse benefit cuts and bring in tax breaks without explaining how they would be funded

Nigel Farage has been accused of leaving a multibillion-pound black hole at the heart of his party’s spending plans after unveiling a series of expensive policy pledges to be paid for by cutting nonexistent items of government spending.

The Reform UK leader laid out a series of economic promises at a speech on Tuesday designed to take advantage of disquiet among Labour voters at the government’s policies on taxes and benefits.

Zelenskyy bound for Berlin with Merz boxed in by German coalition

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

The German chancellor’s desire to lift restrictions on longer range weapons for Ukraine has been frustrated by his SPD and Social Democrat partners

The German chancellor’s drive to keep a campaign pledge of more robust backing for Ukraine is running into blocks within his own government as he prepares to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Berlin.

Friedrich Merz made a full-throated declaration on Monday, hours before Zelenskyy’s one-day visit was announced, that Germany was for the first time lifting previous range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters.

Chaos erupts as Palestinians rush to aid site after months of blockade

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Chaos erupted in Rafah as thousands of desperate Palestinians swarmed a new aid distribution site.

Norway ship refloated after near miss with house

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

House owner Johan Helberg says he "wouldn't have traded this experience for anything" after the ship became stuck in his garden.

Norway ship refloated after near miss with house

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

House owner Johan Helberg says he "wouldn't have traded this experience for anything" after the ship became stuck in his garden.

Trump warns Putin he is ‘playing with fire’ after Russian attack on Ukraine

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

US president launches fresh criticism of Russian counterpart and suggests US sanctions could be increased

Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin that he is “playing with fire”, launching a fresh broadside at his Russian counterpart over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.

Trump’s latest comments came after he called the Kremlin leader “CRAZY” over the weekend following a mass Russian air attack on Kyiv, and warned that Moscow risked new sanctions.

Sweden charges jihadi over Jordanian pilot burned to death – DW

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

French MPs back law to allow assisted dying

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

The proposals still have to go before the upper house and supporters hope it will become law by 2027.

Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Their letter warns of genocide in Gaza, and calls on the UK to take concrete actions to meet its international legal obligations.

Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bail – The Economist

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bail The Economist
Opinion | A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so. The Washington Post
‘The world does not care if we all die’: hunger and despair in the ruins of Gaza City The Guardian
American Jewish Leaders Must Speak Up Against Israel's Inhumane War in Gaza Haaretz
We must all raise our voices to stop the horror in Gaza | Letters The Guardian

King Charles hails ‘strong and free’ Canada in speech to open parliament

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Monarch makes no direct mention of Trump amid US president’s threats to make Canada ‘51st state’

King Charles has said Canadians can “give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away” as he gave a rare speech in the country’s parliament that served as a rebuke of the US president, Donald Trump, and his threats to annex the country.

Charles, who serves as Canada’s head of state, is the first monarch since 1957 to preside over the opening of a new Canadian parliament.

France’s National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Bill passed by lower house 305-199, backed by centrist MPs and leftwing parties while most on right opposed it

France’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for caregivers to help patients end their lives under what campaigners say would still be some of the strictest conditions in Europe.

After a sometimes emotional session, deputies passed the first reading of the bill by a vote of 305 to 199. They also unanimously backed a less contentious law establishing a right to palliative care in specialist end-of-life institutions.

Gazans overrun Strip’s new aid center; operators says distribution has resumed – The Times of Israel

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Gazans overrun Strip’s new aid center; operators says distribution has resumed The Times of Israel
LIVE: Israel’s aid distribution centre stormed by large crowds in Gaza Al Jazeera
World Central Kitchen founder blasts 'selfish' Gaza Humanitarian Foundation after aid center overrun The Times of Israel
Palestinians storm US-backed aid centres despite concerns over checks Reuters
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns The New York Times

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says his country is committing war crimes

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Admin

Leader from 2006 to 2009 says Palestinian victims are at ‘monstrous proportions’ and Netanyahu heads a ‘criminal gang’

The former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert has said Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, and that “thousands of innocent Palestinians are being killed, as well as many Israeli soldiers”.

Olmert, who was the 12th prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, wrote in an opinion piece for the Israeli newspaper and website Haaretz that “the government of Israel is currently waging a war without purpose, without goals or clear planning and with no chances of success”.