US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin remains in hospital – Pentagon
Lloyd Austin is in “good condition” and has resumed some of his duties, the Pentagon says.
January 13, 2024
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Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people
3 hours ago About sharing Palestinians mourn as they wait to collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. By Lipika Pelham BBC News Ten people in a house sheltering two displaced families in Rafah were among 135 people killed in Israeli strikes over the…
Boris Akunin: Russia designates author ‘foreign agent’
The Kremlin labels the bestselling author, Boris Akunin, a foreign agent over his stance on Ukraine.
William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now?
2 hours ago About sharing Mr Lai, pictured here at a rally outside the party headquarters during the presidential election in Taipei By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taiwan Beijing called him a “troublemaker” and a dangerous “separatist”. Now he will be Taiwan’s next president. China’s claims over Taiwan are not new – it sees the…
US delivers ‘private message’ to Iran after Yemen strikes
3 hours ago About sharing Satellite photos released on Friday purport to show damage in Hudaydah after US-UK strikes on Friday By Frank Gardner, security correspondent and Malu Cursino BBC News President Biden says the US has delivered a “private message” to Iran about the Houthis in Yemen after the US carried out a second…
Kuenssberg: The thorny politics of Houthi strikes for Sunak and Starmer
50 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg “To wake up and find out your country has bombed another country is serious indeed”. As a former minister put it, you are not alone if you heard the headlines on the radio, or a news alert pinged on your phone saying…
Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election
21 minutes ago About sharing Mr Lai won 40% of the vote, beating his two opponents comfortably By Tessa Wong BBC News, Taipei Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The result is likely to anger Beijing, which calls Mr…
Airbnb cottage near Inverness trashed by puppy seller
3 hours ago About sharing See inside the Airbnb after it had been trashed by a puppy seller By Catherine Lyst BBC Scotland News An Airbnb owner was left horrified after discovering her Highlands property had been trashed by a puppy seller over the course of three days. “Superhost” Tracey Parsons, 55, had rented out…
Bill Hayes: Days of Our Lives star dies at 98
The daytime TV actor played the character of Doug Williams on and off for more than five decades.
Jacinda Ardern marries partner Clarke Gayford in private ceremony
New Zealand’s former PM celebrated her union during a small private ceremony in North Island.
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