Forced leave starts for thousands under Trump plan to gut foreign aid agency
Forced leave began worldwide on Friday for most employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAid), as federal ...
ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work
The order signed by Mr Trump accuses the ICC of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our ...
Bar manager ‘gobsmacked’ after winning £4m ‘Saltburn-style’ country house
A bar manager has said he was “gobsmacked” after winning a £4 million country house which is like “something out of Saltburn”. Paul Knight, 47, from Reading in Berkshire, is now the owner of a ...
Thousands block Athens roads to protest against delays in rail disaster inquiry
Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...
Small plane crashes onto vehicles in city in Brazil
A small aircraft crashed on a street in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, killing at least two passengers, the local firefighter corps said in a statement. The plane went down in the Barra Funda ...
Family share heart-warming tribute to Earl of Sandwich
The family of the Earl of Sandwich has shared a heart-warming tribute following his death. John Montagu, the 11th Earl of Sandwich, passed away peacefully aged 81, at his home at Mapperton near ...
US draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanese government, envoy says
Morgan Ortagus has replaced Amos Hochstein, who helped broker the ceasefire that ended the 14-month war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Police detective jailed for 18 months for sexual assaults on colleagues
A detective sergeant has been jailed for 18 months for sexual assaults on two colleagues. Richard Mills, 42, an officer for Greater Manchester Police since 2006, was found guilty after a trial of ...