Constituents booed Republican congresswoman Ashley Hinson at a town hall in her Iowa district Wednesday when she praised Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending plan and spoke approvingly of the “department of government efficiency’s” (Doge) efforts to downsize the federal government. It was the latest instance of a Republican lawmaker being taken to task at a public event…
Donald Trump has claimed he warned Israel against attacking Iran because he believed he was very close to a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme in which US inspectors will be given unparalleled access to sites to ensure the country is not planning to build a nuclear bomb. At a White House press conference on Wednesday,…
The family of a four-year-old girl who is receiving life-saving treatment in the United States are fighting against deportation, as her medical team warns she will likely die “within days” if forced to return to Mexico. Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter – whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia – came to the…
Marking the 600th day of the Israel-Gaza war, thousands of family members of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza have held protests across the country, blocking traffic and calling for a deal securing the release of their loved ones from captivity and an end to the conflict. “600 days we are without our loved ones,…
A massive glacier has collapsed in southern Switzerland, partly destroying the small village of Blatten, which had been evacuated recently because of the impending danger. At about 3.30pm local time, a huge collapse occurred on the Birch glacier, emergency services in the Wallis region said. Numerous homes in Blatten, normally home to 300 people, were…
Police have been given extra time to question a driver who allegedly ploughed into a crowd at Liverpool’s victory parade. The 53-year-old man, from West Derby, Liverpool, remained in custody on Wednesday after officers were granted further time to question him on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving, Merseyside police said. A…
Lamine Yamal, Barcelona and Spain’s 17-year-old football sensation, was about to sign a new contract with his club when he realised his grandmother wasn’t there and said they couldn’t go ahead if she wasn’t in the photo along with his agent, the FC Barcelona president and the rest of his family. Lamine Yamal, who has…
Visitors are damaging the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland by wedging coins into the cracks of the basalt columns, causing the rocks to stain and crumble. The coins rust and expand to three times their original thickness, corroding and fracturing the world heritage site, authorities said on Wednesday. They appealed to the public to end…
A German appeals court has dismissed the case of a Peruvian farmer suing the energy giant RWE for climate damages. The upper regional court in Hamm rejected the argument by the farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya that his home was at direct risk of being washed away by a glacial flood. Lliuya initially…
Grocery price inflation in the UK jumped to 4.1% in the past month – the highest level since February 2024 – driven by the rising cost of butter, chocolate and sun cream, as Britons fired up the barbecue during a warm spring. Shoppers are increasingly searching out discount deals and turning to supermarket own-label products…
