A slow convoy of a dozen ambulances and buses brought 25 wounded and sick Palestinian children from Gaza and across Israel on Tuesday, past the heavily armed forces that bombarded the territory for 15 months, and that may be about to start again. The patients were among the 4,500 people in Gaza believed by the … Read more
A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in south London on Tuesday afternoon, the Metropolitan police have said. Police were called at 3.21pm to reports of a shooting on Paradise Road near Stockwell tube station. Paramedics from the London ambulance service and the air ambulance travelled to the scene but the boy was pronounced … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A string of surprisingly strong economic figures have prompted forecasters to increase their expectations for growth in Australia’s gross domestic product, Australian Associated Press reports. The nation’s economy is still expected to record one of the weakest calendar years for economic … Read more
When Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night for the first time in his second term, the make up of the packed crowd will serve as a reminder of political tensions that frame both the administration’s and the opposition’s most contentious policy arguments. The carefully curated guest list, assembled by the … Read more
A 42-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter who died after being found in a pond. Police were sent to a report that Annabel Mackey had gone missing from her home in Kingsley near Bordon, Hampshire, on 10 September 2023. The child was found a short time later at Kingsley … Read more
Australians are losing more money to gambling each year than the federal government spends on aged care and almost as much as it spends on the national disability insurance scheme, a new report has found. The report by Equity Economics found that despite the cost-of-living crisis, the amount of money being lost to gambling has … Read more
Justin Trudeau has claimed the aim of a “dumb” trade war launched by Donald Trump is to usher in the “complete collapse” of the Canadian economy and make it easier for the United States to annex Canada. Speaking hours after the US slapped 25% taxes on Canadian and Mexican goods – and a 10% levy … Read more
Investment firm State Street, the company that commissioned the Fearless Girl statue that once faced down the Wall Street Charging Bull sculpture and became a symbol of gender diversity in the workplace, has quietly ended some of its diversity policies as US companies continue to retreat from diversity goals. Last year in its proxy voting … Read more
Egypt has proposed a $53bn (£42bn) plan to rebuild Gaza, in a rushed attempt to present an alternative to Donald Trump’s idea for a property development-style plan, which involved a relocation of the Palestinian population that has been widely criticised as effectively endorsing ethnic cleansing. The new proposal, presented at an Arab League summit in … Read more
The US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced on Tuesday the department had restored the designation, which carries with it sanctions and penalties for anyone providing “material … Read more