Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes on military targets outside Damascus and in southern Syria, as Israeli officials warned the country’s army not to move south of the capital city. Israeli jets struck military sites late on Tuesday in the town of Kiswah, south of Damascus, as well as in the southern province of…
Donald Trump on Tuesday opened yet another front in his assault on global trade norms, ordering a new investigation into possible tariffs on copper imports to rebuild US production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, semiconductors and a wide range of consumer goods. Trump, looking to thwart what his advisers see as…
A sweeping blackout has hit Chile, stranding commuters, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving most of the South American country without electricity. The government did not immediately offer an explanation for the widespread power failures that left millions of people without electricity all the way from the northernmost Chilean port of Arica to the southern Los…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Jim Chalmers was in Washington DC overnight. He was there for talks, and to hear US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent deliver his first major economic policy address since taking office. Reuters reports that in the wide-ranging speech at an investment conference…
TikTok star Go-Jo will represent Australia at Eurovision in May, the 10th musical act to head represent his country since Australia joined the annual European song contest a decade ago.. Marty Zambotto, a 29-year-old Sydney-based singer-songwriter, went viral in 2023 after he uploaded a clip to TikTok of himself performing his song Mrs Hollywood while…
George Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, is among 10 Church of England clergy who could face disciplinary proceedings over the way the church handled allegations of abuse carried out by the barrister John Smyth. A damning independent report, the Makin review, into Smyth’s alleged sadistic abuse of more than 100 boys and young men…
Two children used racist taunts during a fatal attack on an 80-year-old man in which he was slapped in the face with a shoe while kneeling on the ground, a court has heard. Bhim Kohli died on 2 September last year, the day after he was allegedly assaulted by a balaclava-clad 14-year-old boy in Franklin…
A man who is believed to have killed himself on the M4 outside Bristol on Saturday had been arrested recently after being accused online by a self-proclaimed “online child protection team”. Avon and Somerset police said they had made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after previous police contact with…
He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur. But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world. Over the past…
There are “benefits to consumers” of Gatwick airport expansion despite the potential of a third runway at Heathrow, the aviation regulator has said. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made the comments as it announced support for the West Sussex airport’s proposed new commitments over the next four years. Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, has a…
