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NewsFeed See Trump’s reaction as bishop pleads for protection of minorities Donald Trump’s reaction was caught on camera as a bishop made a direct plea to the US president to protect minorities and undocumented migrants, during a prayer service in Washington DC. Published On 22 Jan 202522 Jan 2025
The exceptional immunity that Israel has enjoyed for decades has placed international law and its institutions at a knife’s edge. Israel has killed UN workers, banned UNRWA, barred UN representatives from entry, and repeatedly insulted the UN and its officials. Successive Israeli governments and their allies have also used all means possible to exert pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) not…
Los Angeles wildfires race to Hollywood as 130,000 ordered to evacuate
Psst. Over here. Over here. You want to hear a trade secret? The bulk of journalists who cover the so-called “halls of power” in Washington, Ottawa, Canberra, London, Paris and beyond prefer routine over spontaneity. You see, predictability is easy. It’s comforting because most capital cities are mundane places where boring is not only an…
Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world’s highest paid athletes with a total income of $260m in 2024, according to sports industry news site Sportico, but there were no women in the top 100. The leading 100, dominated by players from football, the NBA, NFL, golf and boxing, earned an estimated $6.2bn in…
As United States President-elect Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House next week, there is uncertainty on both sides of the Ukraine war. The world is waiting with bated breath to see whether he will maintain the US’s commitment to Kyiv’s defence, or strike some sort of deal with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin….