Scotland’s parliament considers assisted dying as poll shows support
Legislation that would that would allow people living in Scotland with a terminal illness to take their own lives was laid before the country’s parliament on Thursday as a ...
Greek PM faces no-confidence vote over 2023 train crash
The government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces a no-confidence vote on Thursday over the handling of a train crash last year that killed 57 people, after media reports emerged ...
Russian warships enter the Red Sea, navy says
Several Russian warships have passed the Bab al-Mandab Strait into the Red Sea, the Russian navy’s Pacific Fleet said on Thursday, amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on merchant ...
Israeli soldiers play with Gaza women’s underwear in online posts
Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes, creating a dissonant visual record of the war in Gaza as a looming ...
Sterling bows to dollar strength after UK GDP data
The pound eased on Thursday after data confirmed the UK economy entered recession in the second half of last year and as the dollar put on a display of broad-based ...
Kyiv to tighten security after ballistic missile attacks
Security measures in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will be tightened after a spate of Russian ballistic missile attacks and threats of escalation, a city official said on Thursday.
Russia staged ...
Liverpool, Man Utd launch programme to combat tragedy-related abuse
Liverpool and Manchester United have jointly launched an education programme through their foundations to tackle tragedy-related abuse, the clubs said in the run-up to their Premier League game at Old ...
Prosecutor seeks jail term for Spain’s Rubiales over kiss
A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of 2-1/2 years for former football federation chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, ...
Turkey opposition aims to hit back at Erdogan in local elections
Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in 2023 general elections, Turkey’s opposition aims to land a blow in Sunday’s local polls, with the future of its biggest ...
Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine
Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then ...
Britain’s financial watchdog warns social media influencers
Britain’s financial watchdog set out guidelines earlier this week to stop misleading adverts on social media, and warned “influencers” that promoting a financial product without regulatory approval could be ...
Authorities warned of ship approach moments before Baltimore bridge collapse
Federal investigators on Wednesday examined the cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge while emergency teams searched for bodies and details emerged of the intense efforts to save lives ...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it launched dozens of rockets after Israeli strikes
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets at Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli town over the border, early on Wednesday in response to deadly Israeli strikes on the village ...
Trump’s media company surges for second day after stellar debut
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group DJT.O surged 17% on Wednesday, extending gains from their stellar Nasdaq debut to the second day, fueled by retail investors including supporters of ...
Migrant crossings to UK hit new record, heaping pressure on Sunak
More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister Rishi ...
Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear assault could begin
Israel bombed at least three homes in Rafah overnight, raising new fear among the more than a million people sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the ...
Officials board ship that hit Baltimore bridge, divers search for bodies
– U.S. federal safety investigators recovered the black box from the freight ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge, the agency chief said on Wednesday as rescuers searched for the ...
Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow concert attack
As many as 95 people are still missing after last week’s attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian news ...
Several dead in coach crash on German motorway
Several people were killed and more injured in a coach crash on a motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, police said.
“Several people were fatally injured ...
British satisfaction with healthcare drops to new low
British satisfaction with the state-owned National Health Service (NHS) dropped to a record low for 2023, showing the challenge for the government over a key concern for voters ahead of an ...
Russian investigators to study request to probe Western involvement in ‘terrorism’
Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they would study a request from parliamentarians to investigate what they called the “organisation, financing, and conduct of terrorist acts” against Russia by the ...
Protecting Palestinians a moral imperative, Pentagon chief tells Israeli counterpart
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday it was a moral and strategic imperative to protect Palestinian civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas and that the humanitarian ...
Russian oil payments stall as UAE, Turkey tighten bank scrutiny
Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become more ...
Mass brawl forces authorities to impose curfew in Australian tourist town
Australia’s Northern Territory on Wednesday imposed a two-week youth curfew in the tourist town of Alice Springs, a day after a mass brawl involving 150 people, many of them armed ...