The British government on Tuesday removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which spearheaded the Syrian rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, from its list of banned terrorist organisations. HTS, a former al Qaeda affiliate, was proscribed in 2017, meaning that Britain designated it as a terrorist group, making it illegal to support…
After nearly a year waiting to meet US President Donald Trump, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought to argue his country’s strategic value Monday – only for the “America first” leader to dominate the encounter by opining that Beijing had no plans to invade Taiwan and posed no real threat in the Indo-Pacific. “China doesn’t…
London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized a local U.K. authority’s decision to ban fans of an Israeli soccer team from coming to support their side. Starmer called the move by authorities in Birmingham, England, to block Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an upcoming game against the city’s Aston Villa team a…
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected on Wednesday accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints, not political motives. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men…
new video loaded: Sarah Mullally Is the First Female Leader of the Church of England transcript Back transcript Sarah Mullally Is the First Female Leader of the Church of England The Church of England on Friday appointed Sarah Mullally as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglican Christians worldwide. Mullally, a…
EU officials are scouring the continent for levers they can pull to inflict maximum pain on others, as they look to survive in a world in which allies and partners are weaponising Europe’s own dependencies at an alarming rate. Trade bureaucrats are building a database of potential chokepoints that can be squeezed as deterrents or…
new video loaded: U.K. Police Identify Attacker in Deadly Synagogue Stabbing transcript Back transcript U.K. Police Identify Attacker in Deadly Synagogue Stabbing A man attacked a synagogue in Manchester, England, ramming his car into people and stabbing others with a knife. The police fatally shot the assailant who was identified as a 35-year-old British citizen…
new video loaded: U.K. Police Identify Attacker in Deadly Synagogue Stabbing A man attacked a synagogue in Manchester, England, ramming his car into people and stabbing others with a knife. The police fatally shot the assailant who was identified as a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. By Jorge Mitssunaga October 2, 2025 Source link
Charlie Kirk’s death in the United States was a major political shock. But what followed was more revealing: employees disciplined for social media posts, celebrities facing backlash for controversial remarks and businesses scrambling to distance themselves from the fallout. The controversy highlighted a broader truth of the digital age: a single comment, whether in jest…
London — The Greater Manchester Police said at least four members of the public were wounded and a suspect shot outside a synagogue on Thursday in what appeared to be a vehicle and stabbing attack. The incident comes as Jewish people around the world mark the holiday of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the…