Inquiry said to have been launched after force received report ‘relating to alleged unauthorised access of a political party’s database’ Police are carrying out a criminal investigation into a row over the founding of Your Party, which split the leftwing party as it was established last year.A spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan police said they had…
At least four people have died after Istanbul suffered its worst floods in more than 80 years, Turkish officials have said.
Prosecutors allege Moises Freire gave two students at FIT the opioid, saying it was cocaine, and raped one as she overdosedA man raped a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) after giving her a dose of fentanyl that rendered her unconscious and ultimately killed her, federal prosecutors allege.That student’s friend also experienced…
Author Sarah Helm, married to Jonathan Powell, wrote to back novelist Sally Rooney’s support of proscribed direct action groupThe UK’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, is under pressure to distance himself from a comment made by his wife, the award-winning writer Sarah Helm, in support of Palestine Action.The post was made in defence of the…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed an interim administration in the northern Tigray region to restore stability and pave the way for elections within six months.
Yemeni army captures Houthi militia drone team in Taiz provinceTaiz`s governor says fuel restrictions imposed by the Houthi militia have halted electricity, water and waste collection services amid intensified fighting.Buildings stand in the southwestern city of Taiz. / ReutersThe Yemeni army has said it captured a Houthi militia drone operations team in Taiz, as the…
Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambitBrazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced that he now supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for “heinous” crimes from 18 to 16, reversing a longstanding policy in what is widely seen as a…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Türkiye sees Cambodia as an important partner in Southeast Asia, highlighting the rapidly developing relations between the two countries in recent years.Erdogan made the remarks at a joint news conference on Friday with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet following one-on-one and delegation-level talks at the Dolmabahce Presidential…
Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned as a terrorist organisation, Rooney and her publisher said on Wednesday. The bestselling author, known for novels including “Normal People” and “Conversations with Friends”, has been a vocal…
Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei’s higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition activists remained peaceful. But dozens of mostly hooded demonstrators who broke away from the crowd lobbed stones…