LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics. Reform’s Sarah Pochin was declared winner of…
A recent incident at an India passport office has lit the fires once again around dress codes, public decency, and changing social norms. The incident made headlines after one of its startup founder constituents posted on social media that a young man was refused entrance into the office for dressing in shorts and slippers. This…
A former Hong Kong district councillor has pleaded not guilty over his alleged involvement in a fraud syndicate that cheated nine people out of HK$740,000 (US$95,400), and will remain on remand after nearly two years in custody as his trial continues. Wong Chun-yeung, 30, a former Islands district councillor from the opposition camp, on Friday…
ICE’s “Operation Tidal Wave” sparks fears among immigrant families in Florida – CBS News Watch CBS News Video provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows what it calls “Operation Tidal Wave,” giving state and local law enforcement in Florida the power to arrest those suspected of being in the country illegally. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Be…
Nigel Farage’s insurgent anti-immigration party, Reform U.K., scored a significant, if narrow, victory Friday in a parliamentary special election in the northwest of England, serving notice that Mr. Farage, a populist fixture and close ally of President Trump, is again a rising force in British politics. Reform’s candidate, Sarah Pochin, won by a razor-thin margin…
MARANELLO, Italy — It’s safe to say Charles Leclerc is an ace on the track, a Formula 1 star in his seventh season for Scuderia Ferrari, but during a WWD photo shoot and interview, the 27-year-old Monégasque proved he is equally cool and collected off duty. After training for hours with the simulator, Leclerc gamely…
Breaking down the U.S. military’s annual report on sexual assaults – CBS News Watch CBS News For the second year in a row, the U.S. military reported a drop in annual sexual assaults. Nearly 8,200 reports of assaults involving service members across all branches were made in 2024 — down 4% from 2023. Charlie D’Agata…
Lots of results to come in the May 2025 local elections, but regardless of how they do one thing will be true: that a huge number of people deserve sincere thanks for the work they have put into the Liberal Democrat campaigns: Polls have now closed.Thank you to everyone who has voted Liberal Democrat today.Thank…
As is now customary, the winner of the sixth leg of the 2025 championship will receive the trophy in a bespoke Louis Vuitton trunk. The trunk is covered in the French brand’s famous Monogram design and bears a hand-painted “V” on the front, in a nod to the shared initial for “Vuitton” and victory. Reflecting…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 54-year-old man who allegedly punched a taxi driver, forcing the latter to stop his vehicle midway through the ride. The force said it received a call for help from a 64-year-old cabby at 11.47pm on Thursday, with the driver saying he had been punched by a passenger during a…