Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?
Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria - where has he got the numbers from?
Watch: What New Yorkers want Mamdani to do as mayor
The 34-year-old will become the city's first Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century when he is sworn in on 1 January 2026.
British military announces first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles – eight years late
First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominate
Britain’s military has announced the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles, eight years behind schedule and amid questions about their relevance as cheap drones dominate the battlefields of Ukraine.
The junior defence minister Luke Pollard said the first 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, were ready to deploy on Nato’s eastern flank, though he acknowledged the problems of the past when delivery deadlines of 2017, 2020 and 2021 were all missed.
Continue reading...Prison sentencing reforms will lead to up to 6% rise in crime, police chiefs say
Government plans include more short sentences being suspended and earlier releases from jail
Government plans to radically reform sentencing will lead to an increase in crime by as much as 6% in a single year, according to police chiefs.
The reforms, which cover England and Wales, involve a presumption against short sentences of a year or less, with community sentences used instead, and those jailed being released earlier than currently the case.
Continue reading...Mamdani says he’s a democratic socialist. What does that mean?
President Donald Trump has attacked the New York City mayor-elect's political label and claims he is a communist.
Key Regional Partners Stand Behind Gaza UN Security Council Resolution – United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
- Key Regional Partners Stand Behind Gaza UN Security Council Resolution United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
- US to start UN negotiations on Thursday on international Gaza force mandate Reuters
- Hamas is afraid Gaza will become Lebanon. So is Israel The Times of Israel
- U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force The New York Times
- The Desperate Search for Gaza Peacekeepers Foreign Policy
A popular rapper held over an influencer’s death: What we know so far
Police have reclassified Iris Hsieh's "sudden death" as murder and remanded Namewee in custody.
Fan ban ‘incredibly sad’ – Maccabi Tel Aviv chief
Maccabi Tel Aviv chief executive Jack Angelides calls for a separation between football and politics after away fans were banned from Thursday's Europa League game at Aston Villa.
Queues and protests: BBC at the Shein store opening in Paris
The online shopping giant opened its first physical shop in the world - in a Parisian department store.
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
Lancashire’s Reform-run council has been accused of “selling off the family silver” through its plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.
One of the care home residents, a 92-year-old woman, said she would leave only by “being forcibly removed or in a box”.
Continue reading...Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.
Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.
Trump, 79, Gets Basic Geography Wrong in Awkward Senior Moment – The Daily Beast
- Trump, 79, Gets Basic Geography Wrong in Awkward Senior Moment The Daily Beast
- 'I'm not going to represent our country there' — Trump to skip G20 summit, dashing hopes of brokering meeting between Zelensky, Putin The Kyiv Independent
- Trump confuses South America and South Africa during speech in Miami The Independent
- Trump says South Africa should not be in G20, refuses to attend summit in Johannesburg Anadolu Ajansı
- Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, X
‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity – The New York Times
- ‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity The New York Times
- Freed hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov details torture, sexual assault by Iraqi captors The Times of Israel
- 'Strung Up and Tortured': Elizabeth Tsurkov Recounts Over Two Years of Captivity in Iraq Haaretz
- Former hostage Tsurkov speaks of captivity to NYT The Jerusalem Post
- Former Hostage Tsurkov Sues Israeli Journalists Over False Reports During Captivity i24NEWS
US pressures Israel to allow safe passage for 100 to 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah – The Times of Israel
- US pressures Israel to allow safe passage for 100 to 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah The Times of Israel
- U.S. sees Rafah tunnels crisis as potential model for disarming Hamas Axios
- Hundreds of 'stuck' Hamas militants to be killed, Israeli official reportedly says KOMO
- Katz: IDF to destroy Hamas within Israeli-run area The Jerusalem Post
- U.S. presses Israel to let 200 Hamas militants move from IDF-controlled Gaza under amnesty Haaretz
Driver rams into pedestrians in western France, five injured – Reuters
- Driver rams into pedestrians in western France, five injured Reuters
- Driver in custody after intentionally striking pedestrians in France, interior minister says abcnews.go.com
- Car ramming injures 10 people on French island, interior minister says CNN
- France attack: Driver ‘shouting Allahu Akbar’ ploughs into crowd The Telegraph
- Two critically injured after driver rams into people on French island BBC
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
Seven Italian climbers still missing in Nepal
Three other Italian climbers have been confirmed dead this week.