1 hour ago About sharing Changing of the Guard, Gangnam style By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent In another sign of the King’s K-pop diplomacy, members of South Korean girl group Blackpink have been presented with honorary MBEs. It comes during the state visit by South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol, in which King Charles had…
21 minutes ago About sharing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. It sets out the government’s tax and spending plans for the year ahead, affecting the take-home pay and household budgets of millions of people, as well as setting out how much will be spent…
Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.
Around 20 Russian soldiers were killed in the attack in the occupied Donetsk region, Ukraine says.
4 hours ago About sharing Rescuers are working on multiple plans to reach the workers By Andrew Clarance BBC News, Delhi Drilling has resumed near the mouth of a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state where 41 workers have been trapped for 10 days. Work had been suspended on Friday after rescuers heard a cracking sound…
12 minutes ago About sharing Melissa Barrera starred in musical In The Heights and has appeared in the two most recent Scream films By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Mexican actress Melissa Barrera has been fired from the forthcoming Scream film sequel after the production company said her recent pro-Palestinian social media posts were antisemitic. The…
November 22, 2023 Why Bill Gates’s Philanthropy Is a Problem If you learn to look past Gates’s PR halo, you will see his greed, hubris, and superiority complex. Tim Schwab Ad Policy Bill Gates speaks during a press conference announcing a a plan to increase awareness of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. (Toshifumi Kitamura /…
Editorial / November 22, 2023 To Stop the Slaughter in Gaza, We Need the Broadest Coalition Possible People with very different visions of what a just peace looks like must work together to stop this war. Ad Policy (AP) This article appears in the December 11/18, 2023 issue, with the headline “Stop the War.” All…
November 22, 2023 Biden’s Supposed “Open-Border Policy” Does Not Exist Just a glance at 2023 border contracts suggests that more walls, detention centers, and expulsion flights are coming. Todd Miller Ad Policy Children observe the movements of the US Border Patrol agents from the Mexican side where the border meets the Pacific Ocean, Tijuana, Mexico,…
Society / November 22, 2023 Muslim Americans Are Facing a Brutal Wave of Islamophobia Violence against Muslim and Arab Americans has exploded since October 7. Some say things are almost worse than they were after 9/11. Shahamat Uddin Ad Policy Muslims gather for Friday prayers in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., and take…