US firms boost imports ahead of Trump tariffs
Companies built strategic inventories as Trump has threatened to slap tariffs of 10 to 60 percent on Chinese imports.
Watch: How people in Gaza and Israel responded to the ceasefire deal
A ceasefire and hostage deal has been long-anticipated by people in Israel in Gaza, after 15 months of war.
Why global stars like Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are hitting India
Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are set to start their tours to sell-out crowds in the country.
Joe Biden hails Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal
Outgoing US President Joe Biden hails the agreed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
World reacts to Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire announcement
Officials welcome announcement of truce agreement, call for surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Vague wording of Israel-Hamas ceasefire text could be issue: Analyst
The text for the first stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is purposefully vague, says Sultan Barakat.
Pam Bondi claims justice department ‘targeted’ Trump but says she won’t pursue ‘political’ prosecutions – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Bondi’s confirmation hearing, read our full report
Under questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she believed Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election in 2020.
“To my knowledge, Donald Trump has never acknowledged the legal results of the 2020 election. Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?” Durbin asked.
All I can tell you, as a prosecutor, is from my first-hand experience, and I accept the results. I accept, of course, that Joe Biden is president of the United States. But what I can tell you is what I saw first-hand when I went to Pennsylvania as an advocate for the campaign. I was an advocate for the campaign, and I was on the ground in Pennsylvania, and I saw many things there. But do I accept the results? Of course, I do. Do I agree with what happened? I saw so much.
You know, no one from either side of the aisle should want there to be any issues with election integrity in our country. We should all want our elections to be free and fair, and the rules and the laws to be followed.
Continue reading...US bans dye Red No. 3 from foods, saying it causes cancer in lab rats
The ban on Wednesday in food items comes more than three decades after the dye was barred in cosmetics.
Met police investigating alleged spiking at bar in parliamentary estate
A woman claimed her drink was spiked on 7 January in Stranger’s Bar, within Palace of Westminster
Police are investigating an alleged spiking in a bar on the Westminster parliamentary estate.
A woman, believed to be a parliamentary researcher, told police and staff at parliament’s Strangers’ Bar that her drink had been spiked, according to Politico.
Continue reading...No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out of a mine since Monday.
Israel’s war on Gaza: 15 months, 15 pictures
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 46,707 Palestinians and wounded 110,265 since October 7, 2023.
Can Russia and Iran challenge the Western-led global order?
Iran and Russia to sign a 20-year strategic partnership agreement.
Thousands across Gaza celebrate ceasefire announcement
Qatar says Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire starting on Sunday to halt the devastating 15-month war in Gaza.
See the scenes of celebration in Gaza as Hamas agrees to ceasefire terms
Palestinians celebrate the news of Hamas agreeing to ceasefire terms.
Georgian opposition leader beaten up, blames governing party members
Giorgia Gakharia needs hospital treatment in the latest attack on an opposition leader.
People with Covid vaccine injuries not getting help they need, inquiry hears
Vaccine damage payment scheme ‘inadequate and inefficient,’ says Vaccine Injured spokesperson
People who were severely harmed by Covid vaccines faced an “inadequate and inefficient” process for obtaining a government payout, with many rejected and others waiting years for a decision, the Covid inquiry has heard.
The vaccine damage payment scheme offers a one-off sum of £120,000 to people who have such serious adverse reactions to the vaccines that they are at least 60% disabled. But people affected by vaccine injuries told the inquiry they did not get the help and financial support they deserved.
Continue reading...Ceasefire in Gaza: A fragile calm amid unending struggle
Is this really a step towards peace or just another chapter in a story of delayed justice and extended suffering?
Biden says US, Israeli pressure on Hamas led to Gaza ceasefire
US President Joe Biden says the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal is the agreement the US introduced in spring 2024.
‘A stern message’: how return of Trump loomed over Gaza ceasefire negotiations
US president-elect demanded a deal – while success against Iran and Hezbollah gave Israeli PM room to make one
The phone call from Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, surprised the aides of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Calling from Doha in Qatar last Friday evening, after Shabbat had already begun, Witkoff announced he was coming to Israel and would meet Netanyahu. Overruling the suggestion of Netanyahu’s aides that they could meet once the Jewish day of rest was over, Witkoff, 67 – a billionaire lawyer and real estate developer – insisted brusquely that they meet in the morning.
Continue reading...‘Staying alive was luck’: Joy and despair as Gaza ceasefire agreed
Hamas, Israel reach ceasefire deal, Qatar, US say, leaving Palestinians with mixed feelings, and an urge to return home.