Good morning, Europe. Today we’re watching: Spain election: In a speech on Friday morning, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a general election would be held in Spain on April 28. The announcement came following a budget defeat in Parliament on Wednesday. Trump to declare emergency over wall: US President Donald Trump will declare a […] Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has reservations about a tentative federal spending deal, but he does not think parts of the government will shut down for the second time since December. The president did not immediately commit to signing the agreement reached late Monday to prevent a partial government closure this weekend. “The answer […] Read more
By Aubrey Allegretti Theresa May told MPs to ‘hold our nerve’. Pic: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor The prime minister urges her Conservative backbenchers to get behind her at this “crucial stage” in talks as the clock ticks down. Theresa May has told MPs to “hold our nerve” to force the EU to renegotiate a critical element […] Read more
By: Michael Safi India’s railways minister has been mocked for sharing a video of the country’s first locally built fast train – using footage that had been sped up to twice its normal speed. Piyush Goyal posted the video of the Vande Bharat Express on his official Twitter and Facebook accounts on Sunday. https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal/status/1094496373410615296 But the […] Read more
Jada Pinkett Smith, Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama, and Jennifer Lopez on Feb. 10. Los Angeles (AP) — Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance to help open the Grammy Awards with host Alicia Keys. The former first lady appeared onstage with Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Jada Pinkett Smith and Keys to say how music has impacted […] Read more
A slab of seal poo used for scientific research in New Zealand has led to the unlikely discovery of a USB stick full of holiday snaps. The sample, known as scat, had been stored for over a year before being thawed out. Researchers analyse seal faeces to assess the health and diet of seals in […] Read more
By: Tom Perry, Laila Bassam A man holding an umbrella walks past a banner of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon February 1, 2019. BEIRUT – Hezbollah’s bigger role in Lebanon’s new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state affairs and builds on unprecedented military clout the group is wielding after helping […] Read more
Kasim Khuram was high on drink and drugs when he carried out the “gratuitous” crime last November at a Co-op premises. Kasim Khuram was attacked by a judge for the ‘depraved’ act A “despicable” burglar who had sex with a corpse at a funeral parlour has been jailed for six years. Kasim Khuram was high […] Read more
By Tonderayi Mukeredzi Many Zimbabweans say that broad national dialogue is required immediately to mend deteriorating political conditions in the country. During the past few weeks, the country has plunged into civil unrest, with a restive population protesting government measures to increase the price of fuel and what they consider the dire economic conditions prevailing […] Read more
The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM). The 37-year-old woman, from east London, was convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey. Her 34-year-old partner was acquitted by the jury. Spells and curses intended to deter police and social […] Read more
