The UK’s choice for the next ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, has described his previous criticism of Donald Trump as “ill-judged and wrong”. Speaking in an interview with…
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USA: Caroline Kennedy brands cousin RFK Jr a ‘predator’ before confirmation hearing
Caroline Kennedy – the cousin of Robert F Kennedy Jr – has urged US senators to reject her cousin as America’s next health and human services secretary in a scathing…
Singapore: Influencer fined over false abduction claim
A Malaysian court has fined a Singaporean influencer for falsely claiming that she was nearly kidnapped at a mall near Malaysia’s border with Singapore. A post by beauty influencer Amyra…
Australia: Police find explosives for possible antisemetic attack
Authorities in Sydney are investigating whether explosives discovered in a caravan were intended for an antisemitic attack. The explosives could have caused a 40-metre-wide blast and “significant damage,” police said…
Canada: Ontario’s ‘Captain Canada’ calls snap election as Trump tariff threat looms
The leader of Canada’s most populous province has triggered a snap election, saying he needs a decisive mandate to fight Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has…
Canada: Life sentence for hitman who killed suspect in 1985 Air India bombings
A hitman who was one of two people who shot and killed a man acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight has been jailed for life in…
USA: What Trump has done since taking going back the White House
Donald Trump has started his second week back in the White House with a controversial halt of all federal aid. The funding pause, revealed in a memo sent to government…
Russia: Australian feared dead in captivity is still alive- Moscow
The Australian government has been told by Moscow that one of its citizens in Russian captivity is still alive. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was captured last year while fighting…
Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) has reported. Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary…
USA: White House rescinds memo on freezing federal grants and loans
The White House says it has rescinded a memo authorising a federal freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in grants and loans, which sparked widespread panic among millions of…