Global News

Theresa May faces new leadership challenge as Tories consider changing rules

MORE NEWS THIS CATEGORIES

'Desperate' situation off Libya as rescued refugees 'hijack' ship

They are pirates. They will only see Italy through a telescope. He says about 120 rescued passengers were on board when the hijacking happened. Malta arme...

Pope's Refusal to Have Ring Kissed Sparks Debate

The Pope can be seen greeting a line of people at a shrine in Loreto, Italy, allowing some to kiss the papal ring, but denying most by quickly pulling his hand ...

4 people shot, including city bus driver, 1 detained in Seattle

The suspect then opened fire on a southbound bus, striking the driver, who turned the bus around to escape the gunman. After being injured, the bus driver h...

French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over Christchurch mosque shooting footage

Troubles for Facebook and YouTube are not about to end as the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) said that it was suing the internet giants. Meanwh...

President Donald Trump Welcomes Venezuela first lady Fabiana Rosales to White House

The power crisis has sharpened a political struggle between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido , who urged supporters to protest as a r...

United States will not 'stand idly' on Russian role in Venezuela: Pompeo

Citing the constitution, opposition leader Mr Guaido claims Mr Maduro's re-election previous year was fraudulent. Russian Federation and China, which invest...

Speed limiters: are they a good idea?

The speed limiter device, called intelligent speed assistance, or ISA, uses Global Positioning System data and sign recognition cameras to detect speed limits w...

Chinese student Wanzhen Lu found safe after abduction Saturday

He said he had been on the front lawn of his home in Gravenhurst, Ont., with his dog Tuesday night when he heard a voice calling from the roadway. Lu was taken ...

Man arrested after trying to flee Australia on jetski

A joint operation between the Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Federal Police ( AFP ) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) resulted in the fugitiv...

Mitch McConnell Lays Out Some Inconvenient Truths About Democrats’ Green New Deal

The Green New Deal, a sweeping Democratic proposal for dealing with climate change , fell at the first hurdle on Tuesday as the Senate failed to reach the 60 v...

US Lawmakers Await Details of Mueller's Russia Report

Mueller delivered his full report to Barr on Friday. The attorney general's decision on what to finally disclose seems nearly certain to set off a fight with ...

Facebook removes accounts for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'

The "small portion" of accounts that were setup to spread misinformation mostly posted content related to political issues and conflicts in Ukraine. They spen...

Israel's capture of Golan Heights 'unlawful'

He is certain that in the foreseeable future the European Union countries, which have already declared their refusal to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli...

Anti-satellite weapons: Rare, high-tech, and risky to test

China, the United States and Russian Federation all have anti-satellite capabilities, although they has never been used in conventional warfare. "Some time ag...

Iran bans non-official crowdfunding appeals after deadly flash floods

The rainfall started on Sunday night and resulted in devastating flood on Monday in a city which does not normally receive much precipitations. Flood warnings...

AOC’s Green New Deal smacked down after forced 'bluff vote' in Senate

Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in the Senate and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in the House, has been extraordinarily controversial. The vote left Democrats scra...

Russian Federation accuses United States of plotting 'coup' in Venezuela

Two Russian air force planes landed at Caracas airport on Saturday, flight tracking showed. Russia, which has major energy investments in OPEC member Venezue...

Ethiopian official says plane crash report due this week

The US Department of Transportation also released a statement Monday announcing the "establishment of an expert Special Committee to review the procedures of ...

European Parliament votes ‘yes’ on controversial Copyright Reform

However, it met strong opposition in Silicon Valley, especially from Google , which makes huge profits from the advertising generated on the content it hosts, ...

Southwest Airlines 737 MAX declares emergency after engine problem on ferry flight

The software, as originally designed and explained, left little room for error. The system has been criticized since it can malfunction, and make it hard for ...

Maduro agents arrest key aide of rival Juan Guaidó

Marrero" and leave Vergara alone. And to help alleviate the suffering caused by Venezuela's failed state, the United States has provided almost $200 million i...

Papadopoulos: Knew Mueller Probe a 'Hoax' From Day One

In her fifth appearance on The Late Show , Elizabeth Warren demanded that the public see the Mueller Report: "We're big, we can all read it". "It's importa...

Italy signs deals worth 2.5 billion euros with China

Macron has lauded the EU's "awakening" to the challenges posed by China, which the bloc now labels a "rival" despite being Europe's biggest trading partner. Cul...

Trump Admin Now Backs Judge's Ruling To Toss All Of Obamacare

The Justice Department's refusal to defend any part of Obamacare is more important than its letter outlining the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller,...

New Zealand mosque attack victim's body returns to Karachi, buried after funeral

Ardern said the cabinet agreed on Monday a royal commission of inquiry "will look at what could have or should have been done to prevent the attack". After th...

Lindsey Graham Tweets Ominous Message to Jim Comey: 'See You Soon'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) posted an ominous reply to ex-FBI Director James Comey on Twitter on Sunday after Comey seemed to sum up the review of special c...

Linked by pain: 2 school massacre survivors, dad kill selves

Richman had an office located in Edmond Town Hall, police said . "Just like resources were poured into landing a man on the moon and exploring outer space", ...

Macron, Xi call for greater EU-China cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron , on Monday agreed to carry forward the high-level ties between the two countries and ...

Acting Pentagon Chief Pat Shanahan Authorizes $1B for Border Wall

The Pentagon announced late Monday that it would reallocate $1 billion in existing funds to pay for the construction of part of a barrier along the border wit...

Chinese president signs trade deal with Italy despite USA pushback

Di Maio told reporters the government remained committed to its Western partners but said it had to put "Italy first". They warned the Italian government of the...

Iraqi PM seeks sacking of governor after deadly accident

The governor is to be removed "for the negligence and dereliction of duty and responsibility, in addition to availability of investigations proving waste of pub...

Democratic House chairs demand full Mueller report by April 2

Schlapp said the president's "brilliance" is that he's "resilient" despite the weight of the almost two-year Mueller investigation. Following the release of...

Botswana pilot crashes plane in bid to kill wife

It said members had "sensed that the pilot might have had an ulterior motive" and "ordered an immediate evacuation of the club". The Club facility and Matsieng ...

Rahuls scheme for poor to cost Rs 3.5 trn

This is not a top-up scheme. Assuming every household in the bottom 20% is eligible for the income, it would translate into a total expenditure of Rs 3,60,000...

Debate over anti-Semitism prices exposes divide in Democratic Social gathering

The letter continued, "Rep. Omar's presence as a keynote speaker to raise funds for Islamic Relief USA, whose parent organization and chapters have documented t...