House Republicans pulled off a near party-line vote on Tuesday to pass their controversial funding bill to curb the looming government shutdown, shipping it off to the Senate, where it still will face an uphill battle to pass. The Trump-backed bill passed 217 to 213, with the Kentucky representative Thomas Massie casting the sole Republican…
09 May 2025, Bavaria, Gmund Am Tegernsee: Katherina Reiche (CDU), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, takes part in the Ludwig Erhard Summit. Representatives from business, politics, science and the media are taking part in the three-day summit. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance…
Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he wants the US to “stand more firmly on our side” after his fiery White House exchange with US President Donald Trump. After arriving in the UK to take part in a European leaders’ summit, Zelensky urged the US to continue its support for Ukraine despite “the…
It appeared Johni Broome’s day was done in the Elite Eight and Auburn was going to have to play the final 10 minutes of Sunday’s game against Michigan State without its top star. Auburn’s star forward departed the game with just over 10 minutes to go after landing awkwardly on his right elbow following a…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said midfielder Rodri’s Ballon d’Or win is something Spanish football has deserved for a long time. Rodri edged out Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. to the coveted award in Paris on Monday. He is the first Spaniard since 1960 to have won the Ballon d’Or. No one apart from Messi or…
A sociable sunfish who was reportedly missing its human audience during a temporary closure of its aquarium in Japan has been comforted in an unorthodox way. In a photo posted by the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of…
Signage outside a Patagonia store in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A landmark decision from outdoor clothing brand Patagonia to dedicate its profits to fight the climate crisis didn’t surprise its employees — but that’s not to say the process has been stress-free. Just over two years…
Wedaeli Chibelushi & Pumza Fihlani BBC News, London & Johannesburg South Africa Police Service Constable Boipelo Senoge was among the three officers whose bodies were found in the river Police in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers – who had been missing for six days – were found…
Supplied Another Sindbad submarine – not the one involved in the sinking – at harbour in Hurghada Six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, a local governor has said. Among 39 others who were rescued, nine were said to have been injured, while four…
Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National – RN) party leader, arrives at the RN party headquarters in Paris, France, July 1, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters The political future of France’s far-right National Assembly leader Marine Le Pen hangs in the balance with judges in Paris set to…
