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Poland seeks to strip immunity from ex-PM's top aide

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Prosecutor General has asked the President of the European Parliament to consent to prosecuting Michal Dworczyk, a European Union lawmaker and right-hand man of former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, for alleged obstruction of justice. Donald Tusk's pro-European coalition government, in office since December, has made a priority of holding to account those it

An ex-detective is accused of killing and staging the death of a woman he abused — years after it was ruled a suicide

An ex-detective is accused of killing and staging the death of a woman he abused — years after it was ruled a suicide - Former Officer Matthew Farwell “staged” the murder scene to look like 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore had killed herself, according to a bombshell indictment unsealed Wednesday.

Countries with the largest reported LGBTQ+ populations

In every corner of the globe (though not everywhere on Earth), vibrant LGBTQ+ communities are thriving, reshaping cultures and challenging norms. While the fight for equality takes on different forms in various regions, some countries stand out not just for their progress in LGBTQ+ rights, but for the sheer size of their queer populations. Indeed, the reported numbers of LGBTQ+ individuals around the world has grown over the years as more and more people open up about who they are. Click through this gallery to discover the countries where the rainbow shines brightest, and where the voices of the LGBTQ+ community resonate the loudest.

Poland Bans Over 80,000 kg of Contaminated Food from US and Ukraine

The presence of both live and dead pests was discovered.

EU's top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine's backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia

EU's top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine's backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia - The European Union's top diplomat is pressing Ukraine’s international backers to lift restrictions on the use of weapons they provide so the country's armed forces can strike military targets inside Russia

Let us strike deep inside Russia where it will hurt them, Ukraine pleads with West

Let us strike deep inside Russia where it will hurt them, Ukraine pleads with West - Ukrainian officials will arrive in Washington this week to urge the US to allow Ukraine to fire Western-supplied missiles deeper into Russia

Tories tussle over merchandise and ideology as six rivals fight over party leadership

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Israeli military kills Islamic Jihad commander in mosque shootout as West Bank raids continue

Israeli military kills Islamic Jihad commander in mosque shootout as West Bank raids continue - Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad confirms the death of commander Mohammed Jabber

EU’s Borrell urges Ukraine backers to lift curbs on arms use inside Russia

Ukraine is pushing its Western allies for additional air defences and to use weapons to attack targets in Russia.

Why an embarrassed Putin is struggling to stop Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region

Why an embarrassed Putin is struggling to stop Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region - Putin wants to downplay the move

France's Macron visits Serbia to boost EU ties, discuss Rafale deal

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron travels to Belgrade on Thursday to bolster ties with Serbia and bring it closer to the West, as the Balkan country juggles its European Union membership bid and close ties with Russia and China. During his two-day visit, Macron and his counterpart, Serbia's populist Aleksandar Vucic, plan to discuss issues including

Attendance has plummeted at Texas megachurch where leaders have resigned amid sex scandal

Attendance has plummeted at Texas megachurch where leaders have resigned amid sex scandal - The church has seen a resignation, a firing, a protest and a name change since the sex abuse allegations against its founder came to light in June

Houthis release video of storming and burning Greek-flagged tanker

Houthis released a video showing their attack on the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion in the Red Sea. Despite multiple fires on the main deck, the EU's Red Sea naval mission Aspides confirmed no oil spill has been detected on the vessel.

New report reveals staggering number of North Korean arms shipments to Russia

RFK Jr accused of breaking wildlife laws after report he once sawed off a whale head

RFK Jr accused of breaking wildlife laws after report he once sawed off a whale head - ’RFK Jr. cutting off the head of a dead whale was both bizarre and illegal,’ insisted Brett Hartl, the political director of the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund

Treaty Principles Bill: Pākehā Treaty group calls out David Seymour’s ‘divisive’ politics

Te Tiriti Is Us defends Treaty of Waitangi against proposed prinicples bill.

Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999

Ministers have been urged to treat suicide as a public health crisis after the rate at which people killed themselves in England and Wales reached the highest level in more than two decades. The official figures, described by the suicide prevention charity Samaritans as “worse than expected”, showed 6,069 suicides were registered in the two nations in 2023, up from 5,642 in 2022 and the highest rate since 1999. Three-quarters of the deaths were...

Keir Starmer confirms he IS planning outdoor smoking ban

The Prime Minister told journalists in Paris he is looking at changes to smoking laws as he pointed to a 'huge burden' on the NHS .

Hong Kong journalists convicted of sedition for first time since British handover to China in 1997

Hong Kong journalists convicted of sedition for first time since British handover to China in 1997 - ’I believe that these stories and ideas can stimulate and inspire people’s thinking, reflect the times, and shape history’

How did a little boy’s charity ice cream stand devolve into death threats?

How did a little boy’s charity ice cream stand devolve into death threats? - A tiny pop-up ice cream stand in small Massachusetts town managed to cause

Gisborne letters on PM’s back-to-basics message, trust’s $40m distribution

Gisborne letters on council waste, trust's $40m distribution, free speech.

EU states working on fresh proposal for youth mobility scheme with UK

EU member states are working on an updated proposal for a youth mobility scheme with the UK after an earlier paper by the European Commission was rejected out of hand by Labour in April, it has emerged. EU sources say the 27 countries hope to come up with viable negotiating points for Brussels in coming weeks to feed into the expected negotiations on a reset of EU-UK relations being sought by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer. It is...

IDF 'wipes out five terrorists including top commander'

The large-scale military campaign, launched on Tuesday night into Wednesday, is still ongoing and has seen raids across the north of the occupied Palestinian territory.

"Millions at risk from Russian attacks"

The Ukrainian Mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency says millions of people are at risk from Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine. "The Russian Federation continues to deliberately target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, intending to disrupt the operation of the country’s nuclear power plants, which provide most of Ukraine’s electricity", the mission reported in a statement. "Russian attacks pose a significant risk to...

Male migrant suffered ‘life-limiting’ stroke after being held in van

Male migrant suffered ‘life-limiting’ stroke after being held in van - Six men and one woman from Vietnam were rescued from the concealed spot ‘the width of a human chest’.

Māori King Tūheitia dies aged 69, just days after Koroneihana

Kiingi Tūheitia had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery, Kiingitanga office says.

US forces ready with a 'range of options' to deal with South China Sea aggression, US admiral says

US forces ready with a 'range of options' to deal with South China Sea aggression, US admiral says - A U.S. admiral says American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression in the disputed South China Sea after consultations with treaty ally the Philippines

"Europe is playing with fire in Ukraine"

On Tuesday, August 6, Ukraine attacked the Russian Kursk region, seizing a large swathe of territory in the largest foreign attack on Russia since World War II. Putin warned that the response to the attack would be forceful. Putin's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that "the West is playing with fire by allowing Ukraine to attack our country with Western missiles". He also sent a message to the United States: "A hypothetical third world war...

California parents terrified after migrants try to board school bus

The migrants attempted to board buses along two school routes twice this week, per the Jamul-Dulzura Union School District in San Diego County.

‘No democratic legitimacy’: EU rejects Maduro’s Venezuela election win claim

The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said its members have given up hope of Nicolás Maduro producing evidence that he won Venezuela’s election and will not accept his legitimacy as president-elect. Addressing reporters after EU foreign ministers held a video call with Edmundo González, the former diplomat widely believed to have beaten Maduro in the 28 July vote, Borrell announced: “The European Council decided that Maduro has no...

The United States is building a new type of military unit and is taking pointers from Ukraine

Canadian serial killer Jeremy Skibicki handed four life sentences

Canadian serial killer Jeremy Skibicki handed four life sentences - Canadian court sentences him for racially motivated murders of four Indigenous women

Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines from US

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the first batch of the vaccine to reach the country which has confirmed 40 cases with no fatalities so far. Muyi Aina, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), called the donation a "critical step" for

2016: Canadian PM Trudeau offers condolences on death of Castro

2016: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offers his "deepest condolences" to the Castro family and the people of Cuba, while attending the Francophone Summit in Madagascar.

Teachers union president fires back at JD Vance’s ‘nonsensical’ comments about her

Teachers union president fires back at JD Vance’s ‘nonsensical’ comments about her - Vance accused the union president of trying to ‘brainwash and destroy the minds of children’

Putin will fight until final victory, he wants to capture the whole of Ukraine

He said it, he repeated it, and he continues to shout it. Putin wants to conquer Ukraine, according to him, it's a matter of survival for Russia. For Europe's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, "the success of the Russian Federation depends on its ability to attract the greatest possible number of people to the battlefield. And if we don't change course quickly, if we don't mobilize all our capacities, this will allow Putin to win the war in Ukraine"....

What police uniforms look like around the world

Most police officers around the world wear uniforms. In fact, many have more than just one type of uniform. But how do these differ from country to country? Well, there are a few things many police uniforms around the world have in common. One of them is the colors used. The vast majority stick to different shades of blue (mostly navy and light blue), or black. Another point in common is the use of high-visibility jackets. There are, however, a few exceptions to the rule, and this means the use of completely different colors and styles. And then, of course, there is the headgear, which varies depending on the country and police force in question. Curious? Click on and check out what police uniforms look like around the world.

Jan 6 hero cop dies when suspect’s tossed gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain goes off

Jan 6 hero cop dies when suspect’s tossed gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain goes off - Wayne David was a decorated officer who responded to the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021

Madeline Soto’s cause of death revealed after mom’s boyfriend charged with murder after years of alleged abuse

Madeline Soto’s cause of death revealed after mom’s boyfriend charged with murder after years of alleged abuse - Stephan Sterns, who was dating the 13-year-old’s mother at the time of her death, has been charged with her murder

Germany to harden weapons laws and asylum rules after Solingen stabbing

Germany’s fractious coalition government has announced a hard-fought compromise on changes to weapons laws and asylum rules designed to prevent Islamist attacks such as last Friday’s mass stabbing that left three people dead. Three days before key state elections in which each of the ruling parties risk heavy losses to the far right, government ministers said the knife rampage allegedly by a Syrian asylum seeker at a street festival in the...

Pinnacle Man mystery finally solved four decades after he was found frozen in cave

Pinnacle Man mystery finally solved four decades after he was found frozen in cave - Nicolas Paul Grubb’s family now wants him buried in the family plot

Eleven people taken to hospital after reports of chlorine leak at London pool

Eleven people including nine children have been taken to hospital after reports of a chlorine leak at a swimming pool in London, emergency services said. Two adults were also admitted to hospital after the incident at the Everyone Active sports centre in Wembley. Police said the leisure centre had been evacuated as a precaution and road closures were in place. The London ambulance service said on Thursday: “We were called at 1.34pm today to...

EU won't recognise 'democratic legitimacy' of Venezuela's Maduro, top diplomat says

MADRID (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday they would not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following the country's disputed election, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Borrell said the ministers made the decision after Venezuela's national electoral body repeatedly failed to heed calls to provide credible data to

Police update after American dies on replica Viking ship sailing from Faeroe Islands to Norway

Police update after American dies on replica Viking ship sailing from Faeroe Islands to Norway - The survivors managed to get into an inflatable life raft and were later airlifted to safety by helicopter

Man suspected of killing wife is shot and killed by police on bridge before son, 8, found dead in his car

Man suspected of killing wife is shot and killed by police on bridge before son, 8, found dead in his car - The eight-year-old was not killed in the officer-involved shooting, authorities said

Foreign power plays on display in Pacific

The US and China's actions have drawn scrutiny as Pacific leaders met – but an olive branch may be on offer. The post Foreign power plays on display in Pacific appeared first on Newsroom.

CCTV uncovers alleged child abuse at NHS funded private mental health hospital in Coventry

CCTV uncovers alleged child abuse at NHS funded private mental health hospital in Coventry - Exclusive: A hospital run by of the UK’s largest mental health providers warned over CCTV footage showing alleged abuse of patients

Māori King Tūheitia live updates: Tributes flow after leader’s death at age 69

The Māori monarch had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery.

Ukraine is now using helicopter gunners to down Russian drones