Police say Brand faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault. British comedian Russell Brand has been charged with several counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom. Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile entertainers and broadcasters, faces one count of rape, one of … Read more
South Korea’s president removed from office over martial law bid Financial Times Yoon Suk Yeol: Jubilation and despair as South Korea president removed from office BBC South Korea’s President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment Reuters South Korea’s Constitutional Court Removes Impeached President Yoon: Live Updates The New York Times South Korean court upholds President Yoon’s impeachment over martial … Read more
There are angry reactions from world leaders as the US announces tariffs on all imports. United States President Donald Trump has called it “Liberation Day”, but world leaders say his new round of tariffs is likely to trigger a global trade war. The White House announced the tariff rates will vary depending on the country, … Read more
Days after the United Nations accused Israel of killing 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza, officials who recovered the bodies or carried out the autopsies said some of the rescue workers were shot multiple times before being buried in a mass grave. The Palestine Red Crescent Society, which had eight of its members killed and carried … Read more
Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight, including six members of a family. The strikes hit a displacement camp that Israel had designated as a “humanitarian” zone, and several tents housing displaced people in Khan Younis, with rescue teams rushing to the scene following the attack. At least 1,163 people have been … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Brussels on Thursday for a gathering of NATO foreign ministers amid high anxiety over the Trump administration’s approach to Europe, including the war in Ukraine, relations with Russia and President Trump’s growing trade war with the continent. Mr. Rubio’s visit to the alliance’s headquarters, the first by a … Read more
Barcelona will face Real Madrid in an El Clasico final in Spain’s Copa del Rey after 5-4 aggregate defeat of Atletico. Barcelona won 1-0 at Atletico Madrid to reach its first Copa del Rey final in four seasons, setting up a “Clasico” against Real Madrid. Ferran Torres scored a first-half winner on Wednesday for the … Read more
Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghans is part of a nationwide crackdown to expel foreigners – whether they are living there legally or illegally. The government says it all boils down to its national security. Tensions have surged between the neighbours since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Rights groups say deporting refugees will make … Read more
Mother Nature has been busy in Sydney: The New South Wales capital was battered by “monster surf” overnight into Wednesday, with 18-foot waves crashing into local beaches and coastal walkways—even damaging Bondi Beach’s famous Icebergs Pool. The Guardian reports that the pool’s glass fences were smashed and its railings “mangled” from the swells. Security … Read more
Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has downgraded the death sentences of three United States citizens convicted for taking part in a failed coup attempt last year, reducing their punishments to life imprisonment. Tshisekedi issued the … Read more