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Officer thwarted Ontario synagogue shooting despite life-threatening injuries
Constable Jeff Smith was shot several times, suffering wounds to his head and torso, but continued fending off the attack until a second officer arrived.
Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bail
Officers left feeling ‘hamstrung’, says Mark Rowley after offender allowed to return to flat overlooking playgroundPressure to cut the number of prisoners on remand has led to “dangerous and prolific offenders” being granted bail, the country’s most senior police officer said after a paedophile was allowed to return to his flat that overlooked a children’s playground.Zafer Dogan was jailed on Thur...
Israel moves to ban main Palestinian-led lists from election
Israel’s election panel has voted to disqualify the two main Palestinian-led lists from next month’s election.
US 30-year mortgage rates top 7%, highest in Trump presidency
US mortgage rates have exceeded 7.0 per cent, data showed Thursday, reaching their highest level since Donald Trump returned to the presidency as voters grapple with high costs of living ahead of midterm elections. The popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.03 per cent as of Thursday, a stark uptick from 6.30 per cent the same period a year ago. This is the highest average level since Janu...
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Texas court ends case against woman sentenced to five years over voting error
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t countedThe nearly decade-long case of a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case will end with an acquittal, the state’s highest criminal court said in a 5-4 decision on Thursday.The woman, Crystal Mason, has been appealing agai...
U.S. troops help Ecuador arrest dozens linked to ruthless cartel
The operation "was conducted jointly with U.S. troops and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)," Ecuador's interior minister said.
What’s triggered the latest violence in Ethiopia?
Tigrayan forces say they are in a 'full-blown war' with the army.
Aaya Ram, gaya Ram, phir aaya Ram: SC dismisses Danam Nagender's plea, sets stage for high-octane assembly by-election
The Supreme Court confirmed the Telangana high court's decision to disqualify Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA. This ruling prompted an impending by-election that will take place in the region. Nagender had previously won the assembly seat representing BRS, but later lost a Lok Sabha election while contesting for Congress. The court emphasized that Nagender's actions were inconsistent with party ...
Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate".
Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday in which he denied that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, lashed out at leaders, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and said attacking Iran was "one of the easiest decisions" he had ever made.
Israel must win 'because we’ve got no other choice’, PM Netanyahu tells UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday in which he denied that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, lashed out at leaders, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and said attacking Iran was "one of the easiest decisions" he had ever made.
Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech
Israeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory addressBenjamin Netanyahu delivered an inflammatory address to the United Nations on Thursday, decrying a global anti-Jewish conspiracy and swatting aside criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, as he faces down international isolation and a fight for political survival in upcoming elections in Israel.As pl...
REPLAY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UNGA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UN General Assembly.
US rapper Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
Macklemore says 'being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work', promises to donate proceeds to Palestinian causes.
Delegates walk out of Netanyahu’s UN speech
Dozens of delegates walked out of the assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his UN speech.
Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey
A male suspect from Ukraine was arrested after the stabbings in the town of Jarosław, police say.
Ed Miliband meets Iran’s foreign minister as Tehran gives US ultimatum on strait of Hormuz
Senior Iranian officials say Washington has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, for the first time in New York amid warnings from senior Iranian security officials that the US has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz.The previously...
Kenya destroys $63 million meth haul intercepted at sea
Kenyan authorities have destroyed a massive methamphetamine haul worth $63 million
Fire up the grills! Thousands of South Africans try to set a record for the biggest cookout
Thousands of determined and hungry South Africans descended on a sports stadium in an attempt to break the world record for the biggest cookout
Senate Republicans block Democratic effort to end US war with Iran
GOP stymies House-passed war powers resolution as conflict passes 200-day mark with 19 US service members killedSenate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to end the US war with Iran, voting 49-50 against a House-passed war powers resolution as the conflict passed the 200-day mark, with 19 American service members killed.The measure passed the House earlier with bipartisan support....
In 1843, Mexico granted 22,000 acres in California's Cuyama Valley; 183 years later...
Spanish Ranch, a historic 5,650-acre property from the 1843 Mexican land grant, is safely protected from any future development. This initiative not only bolsters sustainable agricultural practices but also safeguards diverse wildlife habitats. A dedicated fundraising campaign, achieving an impressive $1 million, was spearheaded by the California Rangeland Trust, supported by generous contribution...
The future of AI in their hands? Trump-Xi summit dismisses calls for global oversight
It’s their AI world and we’re just living in it. If that's the feeling of those who suffer from AI anxiety, it may worsen watching the Chinese president’s first state visit to Washington in nine years. If there's one issue where the planet's biggest superpowers agree on, it's now’s not the time for global regulation of artificial intelligence. As they sit down to a White House dinner hours after n...
Israel’s policies threaten ‘very existence’ of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN
Mahmoud Abbas says saving two-state solution begins with preserving Palestinian land, protecting those who live on it.
Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban says
Pakistan says it struck 10 targets, adding the strikes were "strictly limited to identified military objectives".
Macron denies CIA warned France of Russian drone attack
French President Emmanuel Macron denied CIA warnings of a possible Russian drone operation targeting southern Europe and pledged to send "military assets" to "protect" the Yanbu site, a key component of Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure.
Macron denies France received CIA warning of Russian drone attack
French President Emmanuel Macron denied claims which emerged in an article published by El Mundo on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron denies claims the CIA informed France of a possible Russian drone operation
French President Emmanuel Macron denied claims which emerged in an article published by El Mundo on Thursday.