SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL said: “Courage is rightly regarded as the foremost of the virtues, for upon it all the others depend.” The truth of those words is highlighted by the heroics of RAF Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, who has died at the age 105. 5 RAF Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank has died at the age…
New Delhi, India – When United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, their summit will be followed closely not only in both those countries, Europe and Ukraine – but also more than 10,000km (6,200 miles) away, in New Delhi. Since the end of the Cold War,…
“We need to talk.” Nobody likes to hear those words from their spouse. Especially when it’s delivered in a grave tone as you rot on a couch in a grubby blankie, staring like a zombie while doomscrolling. “Wut?” I said, very intelligently. What came next was a compassionate but firm speech about how I was…
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Hani Abu Rizq walks through Gaza City’s wrecked streets with two bricks tied against his stomach as the rope cuts into his clothes, which hang loose from the weight he has lost. The 31-year-old searches desperately for food to feed his mother and seven siblings with the bricks pressed against…
GOAL Convo: The Spanish football coach, with 20 years of experience in the sport, discusses his aim to make an impact in Los Angeles Toni Hernandez does not want to develop a new Lamine Yamal in Los Angeles. That would be nice, of course – especially given his background. Hernandez was director of La Masia,…
The Blaugrana wanted rid of the Germany goalkeeper, but he’s not going anywhere and seems intent on making life very difficult for his employers Barcelona are arguably the most exciting team in world football right now. Because of their fantastic forwards and ridiculously high defensive line, Hansi Flick’s men pretty much guarantee goals at both…
In Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Luhansk, where shelling still echoes across devastated streets and reconstruction promises remain largely unmet, a new headline is making waves: Chinese activists reportedly plan to open a private school for Chinese citizens. The story, first published by Russian state outlets and quickly picked up by pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, claims the school will…
NEARLY seven million unsuspecting Brits have had drugs slipped into their drink as “spiking” hits epidemic levels. Children as young as 11 have even been targeted and holidaymakers heading to Europe are being warned to stay alert to the dangers. 5 TV host Ashley won’t take her eyes off her drink amid spiking fearsCredit: Shutterstock…
When Donald Trump re-won the United States presidency in last year’s election, the Dumfries and Galloway News in Scotland greeted the news with this headline: “South West Scotland Hotelier Becomes President Of America For Second Time”. That more playful approach – a sign that the locals thought Trump, who owns luxury golf courses in Scotland,…
Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia – Explosions reverberated in the distance along the Thai-Cambodia border, as a Cambodian soldier waited his turn for surgery to remove shrapnel embedded in his body from a Thai artillery shell. The soldier said he was injured in fighting with Thai troops on Friday near the ancient Ta Moan Thom temple along…