Following the resounding defeat of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the U.K. Parliament last night, the global media are giving their reactions to the vote – and they’re not holding back. May’s deal was roundly rejected by British members of Parliament (MP) with 432 MPs voting against it and 202 approving it, […] Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya — A blast and heavy gunfire sent workers fleeing for their lives at an upscale hotel and office complex in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday. “We are under attack,” one person in an office inside the complex told Reuters, before hanging up. Several vehicles were burning and gunfire continued for several minutes, witnesses said. […] Read more

Freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit President Donald Trump where it hurt on Monday — mocking his wealth — after the president had dismissed her recent comments about him with a “who cares?” Trump was asked on the White House lawn about Ocasio-Cortez calling him a racist during a “60 Minutes” interview earlier this month […] Read more

Although President Donald Trump has frequently called the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border a “crisis,” government data shows that arrests are down compared with the Obama administration as most illegal immigration occurs through overstaying temporary visas. As the government shutdown enters day 18 with no resolution in sight, Trump has repeatedly overstated the severity of […] Read more

Federal MP and State Chairman for right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Frank Magnitz was assaulted by at least three men in Bremen as he was leaving a New Year’s reception party on Monday afternoon. The police are investigating the case as a “politically motivated act”. AfD has been the main opposition party in the country […] Read more

The UK’s Labour Party would suffer huge losses of supporters should it allow Brexit to go ahead, a major YouGov poll has found. YouGov in collaboration with the People’s Vote UK surveyed more than 25,000 people over the Christmas period, making it the largest poll conducted on voters’ attitudes since the 2016 referendum. According to […] Read more

Russian Orthodox Christians have marked Christmas with a special midnight mass held in churches and cathedrals across the country. President Vladimir Putin attended a service in Saint Petersburg’s Transfiguration Cathedral, where his mother had him baptised in secrecy during Soviet times. In Moscow the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, led the mass […] Read more

By: Meghan Keneally Police in Texas just released harrowing footage of the daring rescue of an elderly man who was rescued from a burning car. The incident happened in Corpus Christi in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The vehicle with the 70-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was hit by another […] Read more

Two British special forces soldiers have been seriously injured in an Islamic State attack in Syria, the BBC understands. British special forces are believed to be operating in Syria but the Ministry of Defence would not confirm this. Social media reports said the two British soldiers were attacked by a missile near the town of […] Read more

Four-year-old Sachin, who has always lived in captivity, broke free on New Year’s Day and has not since been tempted by live bait. Drones, trained elephants and traps with live bait are being used to search for a leopard which has escaped from a safari park in India. Four-year-old Sachin, who has always lived in […] Read more