The extremist Republican US House member Lauren Boebert has been accused of racism, ableism and hypocrisy in one fell swoop after criticizing a Black Democrat for “shaking his pimp cane” at Donald Trump during the president’s recent speech to Congress. “Al Green was given multiple opportunities to stand down, to sit down, to behave, to … Read more
When Mark Carney becomes Canada’s prime minister later this week, a list of simmering crises across the country will demand his attention: housing is unaffordable, healthcare is breaking, living costs keep rising and the climate crisis is ransacking livelihoods. But most – if not all – of those concerns will be pushed aside, supplanted by … Read more
Guatemalan authorities have evacuated around a thousand people after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. Residents sought safety in a temporary shelter after the Fuego volcano – located 35km (22 miles) from the capital Guatemala City – showed escalating activity on Sunday. “We heard the rumblings and then a strong … Read more
A wealthy aristocrat and her partner caused the “entirely avoidable” death of their baby daughter through their “reckless” and “grossly negligent” conduct while on the run to evade authorities, a retrial has heard. Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, of no fixed abode, deny manslaughter of their newborn by gross negligence and a second … Read more
As Iran was firing scores of ballistic missiles into Israel and Israel was launching a ground invasion into southern Lebanon last autumn, BBC News presenter Anna Foster was calmly anchoring the tense and complicated events for the 10 o’clock news from Beirut without an Autocue. It was an outing that convinced senior BBC bosses that … Read more
A Virginia man who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents despite being an American citizen says he is reconsidering his support for Donald Trump in his triumphant 2024 presidential election campaign. Jensy Machado, a naturalized US citizen, said he was in a car when he was stopped by Ice agents while … Read more
Israel has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face mass forced displacements, a surge in airstrikes and a sharp rise in attacks on children and other civilians, a Palestinian-Israeli rights group has said. B’tselem has detailed the impact of Israel’s most intense operations in the … Read more
The number of marine mammals in California affected by a neurological toxin from algae has surged in the past week, in what could be another deadly year for animals such as sea lions, seals, dolphins and larger whales. According to the Marine Mammal Care Center, a rescue facility based in Sausalito, California, the facility is … Read more
A tanker and a cargo ship have collided in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire, HM Coastguard has said. An emergency operation was under way following the collision on Monday morning. A helicopter was scrambled and lifeboats launched from four different bases along the coast. The collision, which happened in the Humber … Read more
Laura Leaf, a rescued koala, was the last surgery of the day at Currumbin wildlife hospital, just hours before its doors were due to close to ride out Tropical Cyclone Alfred. But after undergoing emergency abdominal surgery on Wednesday, Laura Leaf needed round-the-clock care – and the Gold Coast hospital’s intensive care unit was about … Read more