WorldDivers, helicopters search for boat crash survivorsDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024018 Helicopters and divers scoured the waters off India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Thursday in a search for survivors of a freak boat accident that...
WorldSyria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with womanDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024016 Both liberals and conservatives criticised Ahmed al-Sharaa, after he asked the woman to cover her hair before the picture....
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PoliticsLord Mandelson expected to be named as UK ambassador to USDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024017 The former minister and life peer will replace Dame Karen Pierce in early 2025....
WorldCongress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending dealDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024019 The president-elect and Elon Musk rejected the bipartisan spending plan that would prevent a government shutdown....
WorldJeremy Bowen: Syria’s new ruler is politically astute – but can he keep his promises?December 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024021 Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants....
WorldTate brothers human trafficking case sent back by Romanian courtDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024017 A court upholds the influencer’s challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother....
WorldPaul Pogba’s brother jailed for extorting ex-footballerDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024016 Five other men received sentences of between four and eight years for extorting the French footballer....
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PoliticsMan admits threatening to kill MPDecember 19, 2024 by December 19, 2024020 Benjamin Clarke pleads guilty to making threats to kill Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth....