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UK boosts MPs’ security amid Gaza war fears
The UK government announced a multi-million-pound package today to boost the security of elected lawmakers who say they face increasing threats amid tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.
The £31 million ($39 million) in extra funding…
Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules
An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois' Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, but she delayed her ruling…
Nuke war risks ‘real’: Putin
President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine.
In a defiant speech in Moscow, the Russian leader said his soldiers were advancing in Ukraine and warned the…
Protests descending into mob rule,British PM warns police
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned police chiefs of a "growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule".
He wants more robust police responses that he says are needed to protect politicians and democratic…
South Korea empowers nurses as doctors’ strike continues
South Korea granted nurses new powers and legal protections Tuesday and launched an investigation into a patient's death, as hospital chaos caused by striking trainee doctors entered a second week.
Major hospitals are struggling to…
Trump, Biden win Michigan primaries but Democrats mount Gaza protest vote
US President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but a protest vote by Democrats angry over his support for Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza exceeded organizers' expectations.
Donald…
Gaza death toll nears 30,000 as UN warns of ‘imminent’ famine
Fighting raged yesterday in the besieged Gaza Strip, where the reported death toll neared 30,000 as mediators insisted a truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict could be just days away.
The Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry reported…
US eyes Israel-Hamas ceasefire by next week
A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that could include the exchange of dozens of hostages held in Gaza for several hundred Palestinian detainees.
In a…
Biden primary win in Michigan overshadowed by Gaza protest vote
US President Joe Biden cruised to an easy victory in Michigan's presidential primary on Tuesday -- but was bracing for a substantial rebuke from an Arab American-led protest over his handling of the war in Gaza.
There was little…
Climate protesters guilty of trespass at Wimbledon
Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been found guilty of storming the Wimbledon tennis courts with confetti and puzzle pieces.
Deborah Wilde, 69, Simon Milner-Edwards, 67, and William Ward, 66, were found guilty of aggravated trespass…