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Russia Ukraine war: United Kingdom to supply tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles hit Kyiv
Russia Ukraine war: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday (January 14) promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the first time in nearly two weeks. Ten people
Putin ‘Really Scrambling’ to Find More Troops for War: Ex-NATO Commander
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "scrambling" to find more troops to fight in Ukraine despite Moscow recently claiming that its ...
Petitions for George Santos to Leave Congress Garner Over 130K Signatures
Petitions calling on Representative George Santos of New York to resign received more than 130,000 signatures by Saturday morning. Santos, a first-term Republican Congressman representing parts of Long Island and ...
Georgia Prosecutor Has ‘What It Takes’ to Indict Trump: Kirschner
A former federal prosecutor believes that the district attorney handling a particular case against former President Donald Trump "really does seem to have what it takes" to bring an indictment ...
Amsterdam calls for crackdown on menace of souped-up e-bikes
Demon young riders speeding at 40kph are making the once cycle-friendly streets dangerous – and the problem is spreading Debby Nieberg was cycling home from the dentist last October, when she was knocked to the pavement and broke her shoulder. According to her
Trump testified E Jean Carroll was ‘nut job’ who said she enjoyed being sexually assaulted
Lawyer for writer who accused him of rape asked if ex-president was admitting to it, unsealed testimony shows Donald Trump called the writer E Jean Carroll a “nut job” in video testimony last year and falsely claimed she had enjoyed being sexually assaulted –
Whitehall spending ‘tens of millions’ on Rees-Mogg’s bill to scrap EU laws
Opposition MPs call for government rethink on ‘reckless’ plans to rewrite almost 4,000 European regulations Civil servants are estimated to be spending tens of millions of pounds establishing which laws and regulations could be scrapped under the government’s
Two paramedics accused of murder over botched patient ride to hospital
‘These are two good people that find themselves in a very odd criminal case,’ lawyer says
NASA's James Webb telescope finds star formation in a dynamic cluster: Report
Described as the world's most powerful telescope, NASA's James Webb telescope, has found a star formation in a dynamic cluster that lies within a nebula 200,000 light years away.As per the the American space agency, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
Former Brazil justice minister Anderson Torres arrested in riot investigation
Brazil's former justice minister Anderson Torres, who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings a week ago, was arrested in Brasilia on Saturday. ...
UK to supply tanks; Russian missiles hit across Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the first time in nearly two weeks. Five people were killed and
US: University student stabbed on bus because she is Asian
A 56-year-old woman has been charged after an 18-year-old Indiana University student was stabbed in the head on a public bus in an attack the school says was because the victim is Asian. The victim told investigators she was standing and waiting for the exit
Tonga eruption: 'The tsunami came, taking down the electric poles, trees' - survivor
Two survivors of the January 15 Tonga volcanic eruption share how they survived when they were unable to escape the tsunami that followed. On 15 January 2022, the usually quiet seaside village of Kanokupolu was thrown into chaos. The roar of the Hunga
Iran hangs former defence ministry official Ali Reza Akbari over spy claim
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defence ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence. The execution further escalated tensions with
Ukraine To Receive British Tanks As Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv
The U.K. will send a number of Challenger 2 tanks in response to requests for heavier machinery from Ukrainian leaders. ...
China Reports 60,000 COVID-related Deaths, Says Peak Passed
China has reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. ...
Ancient royal tomb unearthed in Egypt
The tomb is the latest in a series of ancient discoveries Egypt has touted in recent years in hopes of attracting more tourists. ...
UK home secretary ‘won’t apologise’ to Holocaust survivor over ‘invasion’ rhetoric
Suella Braverman has refused to apologise to a Holocaust survivor who said the Brtiish home secretary’s description of migrants as an “invasion” was akin to language the Nazis used to justify murdering her family. Ms Braverman was
Winning lottery ticket for $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Maine
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of at least $1.35 billion, the second largest jackpot in U.S. history, was sold in Maine, lottery organizers said on Saturday. "Congratulations to the Maine State
France summons Iran's top diplomat over execution of British-Iranian accused of spying
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The French Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Paris on Saturday over the execution of a British-Iranian national accused of spying, the ministry said in a statement, expressing its indignation about the
Moldova says missile debris found in north of the country
CHISINAU, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Moldova's interior ministry said on Saturday that missile debris were found in the country's north following the latest Russian air strikes on Ukraine. "Following Russia's massive bombardment of
China's COVID fever and emergency hospitalizations have peaked, health official says
SHANGHAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - COVID fever and emergency hospitalisations have peaked in China and the number of hospitalised COVID patients is continuing to decline, a Chinese health official said on Saturday. Nationwide, "the number of fever clinic
China reports 59,938 COVID-related hospital deaths since Dec. 8
BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) - China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abruptly dismantled its zero-COVID policy in early December, a big increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the
Ex-premier, retired general to square off in Czech presidential vote runoff
Summary Ex-PM Babis narrowly ahead of retired General Petr PavelPavel may have edge in second round in two weeksPresidents appoint key officials,but have little executive powerRetiring incumbent Milos Zeman was long pro-Russian, pro-ChineseOpposition leader
Thousands of Tunisians rally against president on revolution anniversary
TUNIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters marched against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power in central Tunis on Saturday, demanding he step down as they marked the anniversary of a key date in the 2011 revolution that
Ukraine says apartment block in Dnipro badly damaged in Russian missile attack
KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - An apartment block in the east-central Ukrainian city of Dnipro was badly damaged in a Russian missile attack on Saturday and people were trapped under the rubble, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president's
End to storms is near but California braces for two more atmospheric rivers
Jan 14 (Reuters) - California's parade of atmospheric rivers may be nearing an end but not before at least two more of the rainstorms are due to drench the waterlogged state starting on Saturday, forecasters said. A series of atmospheric rivers rarely
Erdogan aide says time running out to ratify Sweden, Finland NATO bids
ANKARA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Turkey is running out of time to ratify NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland before it holds elections expected in May, a Turkish presidential spokesman said on Saturday. President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman, Ibrahim
Lithuanian pipeline blast blamed on rupture not attack
PASVALYS, Lithuania, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A rupture in an old natural gas pipe has emerged as the most likely cause of Friday's blast in the Lithuania-Latvia pipeline, the head of its operator said on Saturday. The explosion yielded flames up to 50 meters
