Quick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, fanned by high winds that spewed thick grey smoke into the sky and prompted the evacuation of a military base and the closure of a major highway. Kathy Hochul, the state governor, declared a state of emergency and…
Millions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the country’s waterways after fears the money would be diverted to the Treasury. The water restoration fund was set up by the Conservative government to ensure that polluting water firms paid for the damage they caused. The fund received £11m…
LeBron James headed to the locker room with a strained left groin in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Now the 40-year-old superstar could be sidelined for “weeks,” according to ESPN. James finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists before exiting midway through the fourth quarter as…
The Northern Territory’s police commissioner has been given his marching orders after a jobs-for-mates scandal uncovered by a corruption watchdog. Michael Murphy outed himself as the subject of an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption investigation that found improper and unsatisfactory conduct against an unnamed public official who had mismanaged a conflict of interest in the recruitment…
Syrian security forces are alleged to have killed hundreds of civilians belonging to the Alawite minority group in continuing violence along the country’s coast, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said some 745 civilians had been killed in around 30 “massacres” targeting Alawites on Friday and Saturday….
Syrian security forces are alleged to have killed hundreds of civilians belonging to the Alawite minority group in continuing violence along the country’s coast, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said some 745 civilians had been killed in around 30 “massacres” targeting Alawites on Friday and Saturday….
Aerial view of self-propelled jack-up wind power installation platform “Huaxia Honghu 01” after being delivered at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai construction base on March 6, 2025 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s national consumer price index (CPI) in February fell into negative territory for the first time…
Local officials from Russia’s ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinders, an appliance widely used to describe Russia’s brutal tactics on the frontline. The United Russia party in the northern Murmansk region posted photos on social media showing officials smiling as they visited bereaved…
Freshman Kon Knueppel scored 17 points to help No. 2 Duke beat rival North Carolina 82-69 on Saturday night and clinch the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. Cooper Flagg added 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists despite first-half foul trouble for the Blue Devils (28-3, 19-1). Duke blew a 15-point first-half lead and…
We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “monochrome”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world. Martyn Longthorn Martyn Longthorn: “A pelican making a splash.” Ian Maggiore Ian Maggiore: “Early morning frost in my back garden.” Theresa Bennett Theresa Bennett: “To help our…
