Families mourn loved ones who died in Kumbh Mela crush
At least 30 people died and several were injured in a crush at the religious festival in India this week.
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Antony Blinken confirms ‘direct’ US contact with Syria’s rebel rulers HTS
US, Turkey, EU and Arab envoys meeting in Jordan call for ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’ government after Islamist group ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regime Antony Blinken said the US had made “direct contact” with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels as western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria. The…
‘Powerful yet so humble’ – Americans gather to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter
Carter will be flown to Washington DC this week where he will lie in state at the US Capitol before a service.
South Korea’s spy agency confirms an injured North Korean soldier in custody, Yonhap reports – Reuters
South Korea’s spy agency confirms an injured North Korean soldier in custody, Yonhap reports Reuters North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine dies from injuries, South Korea’s spy agency says CNN Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea The Guardian Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,037 Al Jazeera English North Korean Soldier’s Sketch…
Live updates: Trump backs new GOP plan to avoid a government shutdown and lift the debt limit – The Associated Press
Live updates: Trump backs new GOP plan to avoid a government shutdown and lift the debt limit The Associated Press House Republicans to Offer New Plan to Avoid a Government Shutdown: Live Updates The New York Times Live updates: Government shutdown looms, Trump transition news | CNN Politics CNN House Republicans agree on Plan B government funding bill…
A million US taxpayers to get pandemic-era stimulus checks worth up to $1,400
IRS says payments going to those who did not claim under 2021 recovery rebate plan in what may be final installment US tax authorities have announced that special, $1,400 payments are going out to 1 million taxpayers who did not claim under the 2021 recovery rebate scheme, in what may be a final installment of…
Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Identified: What We Know – The New York Times
Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Identified: What We Know The New York Times New Orleans Attack Live Updates: Driver May Not Be ‘Solely Responsible,’ Officials Say The New York Times Episcopal School of Baton Rouge reports 1 former student dead, another inured in terror attack WDSU New Orleans Bomb materials found in Airbnb linked to Bourbon Street…
Canada will bring ‘forceful but reasonable’ retaliation to Trump tariffs, Trudeau says
White House has claimed goods shipped from Canada and Mexico to the US would face a 25% levy starting Saturday US politics – live updates Justin Trudeau says Canada will bring a “forceful but reasonable” retaliation to any tariffs imposed by the US as his country braces for the economic fallout of a trade war….
Bulgarian woman based in UK denies spying for Russia
Katrin Ivanova denied knowing that information she gathered would be sent to Moscow.
MPs write to Wes Streeting asking for action plan on 14 hospitals in crisis
Committee says it wants urgent update on support for hospitals declaring critical incidents under winter pressure MPs have written to Wes Streeting, the health secretary, asking for his action plan to help the 14 hospitals declaring critical incidents under winter pressure. The health and social care committee wrote to Streeting on Friday asking him to…