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Former US vice-president Mike Pence has offered his most forceful repudiation of Donald Trump to date during a speech launching his 2024 campaign. The Republican accused Mr Trump of being unfaithful to the US constitution and of abandoning conservative values. The former Indiana governor and congressman formally commenced his White House campaign on Wednesday. The […]
- Trump likely to be arrested and charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump to be charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump awarded legal fees in Stormy Daniels defamation lawsuit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump sued for wrongful death on second anniversary of January 6 riot (Category: Breaking News)
Pope Francis has undergone abdominal surgery “without complications”, the Vatican says. The hernia operation at Rome’s Gemelli hospital lasted three hours. The 86-year-old is expected to stay in hospital for several days to recover. In a statement, the Vatican said the pontiff’s medical team had decided in recent days that surgery was needed. Earlier on […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over New Zealand’s most northern region (Category: Breaking News)
- Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification (Category: Breaking News)
- Los Angeles sees first blizzard warning since 1989 (Category: Breaking News)
Defending champion Iga Swiatek maintained her dominance over American teenager Coco Gauff to set up a French Open semi-final against Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. World number one Swiatek, who beat Gauff in the 2022 final, won 6-4 6-2. The contest was much closer than last year but Swiatek’s quality showed in a seventh […]
- Murray beats Alexander Zverev to reach Qatar Open quarter-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Rybakina beats Sabalenka to win Indian Wells (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic & Rafael Nadal into last 16 at Roland Garros (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has collapsed in Russian-held Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 80 towns and villages may be flooded after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia. Water is surging down the Dnipro river, and is said to pose a […]
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- India official empties dam to retrieve lost phone (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka (Category: Breaking News)
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after crushing Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up the highly anticipated clash. Spain’s Alcaraz, 20, won 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-5) against the Greek fifth seed. Serbia’s Djokovic survived a quarter-final scare from Karen Khachanov to keep his bid for a record 23rd men’s […]
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Raducanu thrashed in 59 minutes by Ostapenko at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells because of vaccination status (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has been blown up in Russian-held Ukraine. President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia. Water is surging down the Dnipro river […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand braces for storm after record floods (Category: Breaking News)
- Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Canada military shoot down new unidentified object (Category: Breaking News)
Australia and India will meet at the Oval on Wednesday (07) for the ICC World Test Championship 2023. The winners of the World Test Championship final will receive £1.29m in prize money and the losers £644,000. Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, […]
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar beaten by Ecuador as dream turns into nightmare (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has officially filed paperwork to join an increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for president. Mr Pence, 63, is set to formally launch his campaign with a video, speech and townhall event in the early voting state of Iowa on Wednesday. The move pits him against Donald Trump, the man […]
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump likely to be arrested and charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump to be charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
- Capitol riot committee seeks four criminal charges for Trump (Category: Breaking News)
US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to run the 100m in under 10 seconds, has died at the age of 76. He broke the record in 1968 when he recorded a hand-timed 9.9 seconds at the US Championships. Hines then broke his own record shortly after while winning gold at the 1968 Olympics, where […]
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Los Angeles sees first blizzard warning since 1989 (Category: Breaking News)
- Florida professor breaks record for time spent living underwater (Category: Breaking News)
- More heavy rain ahead for New Zealand’s largest city (Category: Breaking News)
A woman once branded “Australia’s worst female serial killer” has been pardoned after new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children. Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in prison after a jury found she killed sons Caleb and Patrick and daughters Sarah and Laura over a decade. But a recent inquiry heard scientists […]
- Al Jazeera staff allege harassment and bullying went unchecked (Category: Breaking News)
- Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire on protesters in Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
Oil-producing countries have agreed to continued cuts in production in a bid to shore up flagging prices. Saudi Arabia said it would make cuts of a million barrels per day (bpd) in July and Opec+ said targets would drop by a further 1.4 million bpd from 2024. Opec+ accounts for around 40% of the world’s […]
- Musk defends deep cuts to Twitter’s workforce (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- US FDA recalls over 500,000 Covid tests over bacteria risk (Category: Breaking News)
Karim Benzema is to leave Real Madrid after 14 years at the club. The Ballon d’Or-winning striker, who joined the Spanish giants from Lyon in 2009, will depart on a free transfer when the season ends. Benzema, who had a year left on his contract, is set to move to Saudi Arabia after receiving a […]
- Ronaldo urges more big names to make Saudi move (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
- Wales captain retires from football aged 33 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
Manchester City’s mission to win a treble of major trophies stayed on track after beating Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final, with the first of Ilkay Gundogan’s two goals coming after just a record 13 seconds. With City having already retained the Premier League, now only a first-ever Champions League title stands between […]
- Manchester United to host Liverpool in fourth round (Category: Breaking News)
- Manchester United to host Liverpool in fourth round (Category: Breaking News)
- Manchester United to host Liverpool in fourth round (Category: Breaking News)
- Manchester United to host Liverpool in fourth round (Category: Breaking News)
Max Verstappen set the pace in a first practice session that gave little insight into the true competitive picture at the Spanish Grand Prix.The world champion was a massive 0.768 seconds quicker than team-mate Sergio Perez, who trails the Dutchman by 39 points in the championship. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were third and […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
- The Night of the Mailed Fist (Category: Breaking News)
- Family Channel Honoured with SUMATHI AWARD (Category: Breaking News)
At least 261 people have been killed and 650 injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say. One passenger train derailed and its coaches fell on to the adjacent track where they were struck by an incoming train on Friday evening. A freight train was stationary. The rescue operation […]
- Human error to blame for train crash – Greek PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Greek PM seeks forgiveness over train crash (Category: Breaking News)
- 57 people confirmed dead in Greece train crash as public anger grows (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian tower block in flames after deadly warplane crash (Category: Breaking News)
The Saudi Pro League can become a “top-five league in the world” if they can attract more big-name players, says Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric have been linked with moves to Saudi Arabia and Ronaldo, 38, says they are “very welcome” to join him. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner […]
- Benzema to leave Real Madrid after 14 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Five NFL players suspended for betting violations (Category: Breaking News)
- Tommy Fury beats Jake Paul by split decision (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Mexican authorities have found 45 bags containing human remains in a ravine outside the western city of Guadalajara. Officials were searching for seven young call centre workers, who had been reported missing last week, when they found the bodies. The remains include men and women, and the number of bodies is not […]
- Four held after model Abby Choi’s dismembered body found (Category: Breaking News)
- Gold-covered mummy among latest discoveries in Egyptian tomb (Category: Breaking News)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
An American woman who accused US President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her has flown to Moscow and is seeking Russian citizenship. Speaking to a state-run Russian news outlet, Tara Reade, 59, said she felt safe in the country and wanted to stay. Reade alleged that Biden assaulted her while she was working in his […]
- High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Canada military shoot down new unidentified object (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden urges Congress to finish economic fight-back (Category: Breaking News)
- US puts forward Ajay Banga to lead World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
The House of Representatives has approved a deal to allow the US to borrow more money, days before the world’s biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt. The measure passed the chamber by a vote of 314-117, with defections on both sides of the aisle. The US Senate must vote on the […]
- Suspect held after five killed in attack at Colorado nightclub (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Government to block Scottish gender bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters clash with Police in Paris over pension reforms (Category: Breaking News)
A jury in Los Angeles has found That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson guilty on two out of three counts of rape. The star of That ’70s Show, a TV series, faces up to 30 years in prison. He was led from court in handcuffs. Three women, all former members of the Church of Scientology, […]
- Romania court extends police detention for influencer and brother (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (Category: Breaking News)
- Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54 (Category: Breaking News)
- Woman branded “Australia’s worst female serial killer” pardoned (Category: Breaking News)
Rhys Webb has become the third Wales veteran to announce his international retirement before the 2023 World Cup. The 34-year-old British and Irish Lions scrum-half announced his decision on social media 100 days before the tournament kicks off in France. He has joined Ospreys Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric in ending his international career. Webb said […]
- Wales captain retires from football aged 33 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Athletics proposes new transgender eligibility rules (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazilian football legend Pele has died (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters are celebrating after Turkey’s long-time president won Sunday’s vote, securing another five years in power. “The entire nation of 85 million won,” he told cheering crowds outside his enormous palace on the edge of Ankara. But his call for unity sounded hollow as he ridiculed his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu – and […]
- Turkey President accepts some problems with response as death toll passes 15,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters are celebrating after Turkey’s long-time president won Sunday’s vote, securing another five years in power. “The entire nation of 85 million won,” he told cheering crowds outside his enormous palace on the edge of Ankara. But his call for unity sounded hollow as he ridiculed his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu – and […]
- Turkey President accepts some problems with response as death toll passes 15,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
- High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has carried out a new massive drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Kyiv’s mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man died when drone wreckage fell near a petrol station. A woman was injured. Overall, Russia launched a record 54 so-called kamikaze drones on Ukrainian targets, 52 of which were shot down, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. […]
- Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Wave of explosions hit Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
China’s first domestically produced passenger jet has taken off on its maiden commercial flight. State TV showed the C919 rising into the skies above Shanghai, heading to the capital Beijing early on Sunday. It was built by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (Comac) in the hope of breaking the dominance of Airbus and Boeing’s […]
- Top US diplomat says China balloon over US is ‘unacceptable’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese hackers hit key US bases on Guam (Category: Breaking News)
- US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic (Category: Breaking News)
- China bans major chip maker Micron from key infrastructure projects (Category: Breaking News)
tips from the experts on suchi rules to follow With the recent spate of sushi pranks that have rocked Japanese society, we set the record straight on the “right way” to eat one of the world’s greatest food delights. In February 2023, a video surfaced online showing a man licking a communal soy sauce bottle […]
- Cinnamon Lakeside Sushi Bar serves traditional katsudon (Category: Business)
- Sushi sensation! - Discovering Urban Kitchen’s newest hotspot (Category: Business)
- DJ's sushi 'shamed' (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- The journey and evolution of biriyani : From Iran to India (Category: Breaking News)
Shubman Gill scored a stunning 129 from 60 balls as holders Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians to reach the Indian Premier League final. After being dropped on 30, the Gujarat opener took the Mumbai attack apart with seven fours and 10 sixes. The century was his third in four innings as the Titans posted 233-3, […]
- Mumbai Indians into play-offs as Royal Challengers Bangalore beaten (Category: Breaking News)
- Madhwal takes 5-5 as Mumbai Indians demolish Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s Moeen Ali takes 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
- Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals to win IPL title (Category: Breaking News)
A Government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone. It took three days to pump millions of litres of water out of the dam, after Rajesh Vishwas dropped the device while taking a selfie. By the time it was found, the phone was too […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
A man has been arrested after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing attack in Japan. The alleged assailant stabbed a woman and shot two policemen with a hunting rifle in Nagano prefecture. A fourth death was later confirmed. Police have named the suspect as Masanori Aoki, the 31-year-old son of a […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over New Zealand’s most northern region (Category: Breaking News)
- Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification (Category: Breaking News)
- Los Angeles sees first blizzard warning since 1989 (Category: Breaking News)
Queen Elizabeth II faced a potential assassination threat during a 1983 visit to the United States, newly released FBI documents show. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a cache of files relating to the late Queen’s travels to the US, following her death last year. They show how the FBI, which helped secure the […]
- FBI reveals 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
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