What Kristersson’s comments lay bare is the lasting damage done to relations between many European governments and the U.S. after Trump’s demands to take “ownership” of the island away from Sweden’s neighbor Denmark. “For very obvious reasons, trust took a hit, no doubt,” Kristersson said this week, shortly before traveling to the Munich Security Conference. … Read more
Judge rules out capital punishment, but 27-year-old still faces federal stalking charges and state-level murder charges. Published On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A New York judge has dismissed murder and weapons charges against Luigi Mangione, meaning that prosecutors can no longer seek the death penalty … Read more
CBS News signage on Dec. 23, 2025, in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Bari Weiss’s CBS News is responding to the Israeli government’s killing of 11 people, including three journalists – one of whom was a CBS contributor – by deferring to the killers. On Wednesday, amid a so-called “ceasefire,” the Israeli … Read more
The U.S. president has repeatedly threatened the use of military force to seize the Arctic island, which he claims is at risk of falling into the hands of Russia and China. After meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday, the Danish foreign minister … Read more
Trump administration is seeking to deport Abrego Garcia to West African country, in move decried by lawyers. Published On 27 Oct 202527 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A federal judge in the United States has requested assurances from the administration of President Donald Trump that officials will not deport … Read more
GAZA IS IN the grip of an incipient famine, amid a futile war that neither Hamas nor Israel appears ready to end. In an attempt to highlight the suffering of the Palestinians, stop the fighting and save the idea of two countries for two peoples, Britain and France have in recent days both taken decisive … Read more
Comedian Kunal Kamra shared his statement on his social media handles amid the political slugfest over his ‘traitor’ jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a performance. Kamra, writing on X and Instagram, refused to apologise for his remarks and said he will not bow down to the mob that’s targeting him. “Our … Read more
After a few days without food, the hunger stops. The body, while weak, “learns how to just function.” That is how Laila Soueif, an Egyptian mathematician and professor, describes her hunger strike, which reached 55 days on Saturday. She stopped eating on Sept. 29, when it became clear that her son, Alaa Abd El Fattah, … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has promised Russia’s “irresponsible rhetoric” on nuclear weapons will not affect UK support for Ukraine. Ukraine has fired US-supplied longer-range missiles at Russian territory for the first time, the Russian government said, a day after the US gave its permission for such attacks. Earlier on Tuesday, President Putin approved changes to Russia’s … Read more
Tokyo CNN — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month following a series of political scandals that have fueled calls for him to resign. In a press conference on Wednesday, Kishida said it is necessary to present the LDP … Read more