Friday’s drama in the Oval Office sparked a swift reaction from many world leaders. But not from Vladimir Putin. There’s been no comment so far from the Kremlin leader. Then again, he doesn’t really need to say anything. President Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold. Donald Trump predicted that the very…
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, has spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said. Francis, 88, had suffered an “isolated breathing crisis” that caused him to vomit and provoked a “sudden worsening” of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said. An official…
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can…
Sanitary towels substituted for sandwich wraps, fish steaks in the place of lemon cupcakes and beef dog treats instead of steak. These are just some of the “completely inappropriate” supermarket substitutions reported by online shoppers in a poll. Almost a third of online grocery shoppers (29%) reported having received a substitution in their most recent…
Rail passengers in England and Wales face a steep increase in the cost of travel from Sunday, with fares rising by 4.6% and most railcards going up by £5. The government said the rise is needed because of the dire financial state of the railway, but transport campaigners contrasted it with Labour prolonging the freeze…
Last summer was Australia’s second-hottest on a record going back to 1910, at 1.89C above the long-term average, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology. The second-hottest summer – coming after the second-hottest winter and the hottest spring on record – included the second-hottest January and the third-hottest December. Only the summer of 2018/19,…
The Purdue Boilermakers seemed to be headed for a fifth straight loss as they trailed the UCLA Bruins by one with just under 8:30 left, but they rallied behind a late barrage of 3-pointers to get back in the win column with a 76-66 victory. Purdue went on a 12-0 run, powered by a trio…
Anthony Albanese has reiterated Australia’s support for Ukraine after a fiery meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But even as Sydney’s Ukrainian community rallied in protest, the prime minister declined to comment directly on how the confrontation might affect Australia’s relationship with the US. US military support for Ukraine hangs in the balance and…
Two school-age boys, one the son of a local councillor, were taken to hospital on Friday afternoon after an alleged hit-and-run accident in Auburn in western Sydney. One of the children is the son of Ahmed Ouf, a Cumberland councillor and an independent candidate for the federal seat of Blaxland. “At 4:03pm, a white Hilux…
Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst One more sleep until March. Football dominates the sports calendar from August to February, then many American bettors start to shift their attention to college hoops. Some dip in a toe to test the temperature while others dive right in the pool. By the time we reach March,…
