Donald Trump said on Saturday he was nominating Tammy Bruce, the state department spokesperson, as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations, which would make the former Fox News commentator an ambassador. The president made the announcement on Truth Social, where he praised Bruce as a “Great Patriot, Television Personality, and Bestselling Author”….
The removal of the Internal Revenue Service commissioner Billy Long after just two months in the post came after the federal tax collection agency said it could not release some information on taxpayers suspected of being in the US illegally, it was reported on Saturday. The IRS and the White House had clashed over using…
Far-right protesters clashed with police on Saturday after hundreds of people gathered outside the town hall in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, for a planned protest. The event was organised to protest over the alleged rape of 12-year-old girl in the town, for which two men, reportedly Afghan asylum seekers, have been charged. The protest began peacefully but…
Three Thai soldiers were injured on Saturday after one tripped a landmine in territory along its frontier with Cambodia, Thailand’s army has said as it accused the neighbouring country of planting concealed weapons in violation of international law. The incident, in which a Thai sergeant major suffered severe injuries, came two days after the countries…
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, recently shared a video in which several pastors say women should no longer be allowed to vote, prompting one progressive evangelical organization to express concern. Hegseth reposted a CNN segment on X on Thursday that focuses on pastor Doug Wilson, a Christian nationalist who co-founded the Idaho-based Communion of…
The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, and the US vice-president, JD Vance, will hold a meeting with Ukrainian and European partners in Britain on Saturday to discuss the drive for peace in Ukraine, a Downing Street spokesperson has said. The summit comes ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin set for next…
William H Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, has died, his family announced on Friday. He was 101. Webster led the FBI from 1978 to 1987 and the CIA from 1987 to 1991, the only person to guide the nation’s top…
Emily Wurramara has won artist of the year at the 21st National Indigenous Music awards (Nimas), held in Garramilla/Darwin on Saturday night. The Darwin-born Warnindhilyagwa woman was nominated alongside rap collective 3%, Yolŋu surf rockers King Stingray, duo Birdz and Fred Leone, and singers Jessica Mauboy, Emma Donovan and Radical Son. Wurramara also picked up…
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this fall, prompting Moderna to fill possible gaps in supply, according to an email obtained by the Guardian. The move would pull the only remaining Covid vaccine for all children under five from the market. The Moderna…
A collection of photographs taken by Paul McCartney when the Beatles were on the brink of global stardom are to be shown in an exhibition that sheds light on intimate moments as the group first experienced fame. Rearview Mirror: Liverpool-London-Paris, which opens at the Gagosian in London on 28 August, features 18 shots taken by…
