President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leadersUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has defended his decision to dismiss the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and confirmed reports that relations had broken down between the ministry and the country’s top army leadership.Speaking at a … Continue reading “Political crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister”

New rule ends open-ended stays and requires extensions after fixed visa periods for students and foreign media.

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zoneThe search for life outside our solar system has taken another twist as researchers revealed they have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet 49 light years away that could have liquid water on its surface.Atmospheres have … Continue reading “Earth-like exoplanet could have life-supporting water on its surface”

Beef, coffee and rare-earth materials escaped US tariffs amid trade tensions with Brazil over alleged unfair practices.

Rachel Menitoff praised for her professionalism as giant insect lands on her during on-camera reportViewers of a now-viral video are sharing their amazement at a TV reporter who maintained her composure during a live broadcast after a huge flying cockroach unexpectedly landed on her mid-report.Rachel Menitoff, a reporter for Los Angeles station KTLA News, was … Continue reading “Cool, calm and creepy-crawly: reporter unfazed by cockroach cameo on live TV”

With the state shattered, armed gangs offer food, shelter and perilous safety to young people – but at a terrible costWhen Davensky was eight years old, he was kidnapped from school. An armed gang pulled a black bag over his head, dragged him from class and threw him into a truck. He was taken to … Continue reading “‘They said I had to kill him’: the Haiti gangs forcing children into a life of brutality”

More than 100 Democrats voted to cut military aid to Israel as US public opinion shifts – Republicans are noticing tooSomewhere in the days before Wednesday’s vote, Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, sat down and wrote his caucus a letter urging Democrats to reject an amendment that would strip security assistance to Israel. For … Continue reading “A House vote makes it clear: Israel’s support among Democrats is starting to buckle”

Despite Lionel Messi’s presence, Argentina enter the 2026 final as underdogs to Spain and their starlet Lamine Yamal.

Unauthorized interloper was arrested after reportedly hurling racial slur at host Craig MelvinA man was arrested after breaking on to the set of NBC’s Today show on Thursday morning and allegedly hurling a racial slur at a host.NYPD officers at New York’s midtown north precinct responded to a report of a disorderly person at the … Continue reading “‘Disorderly’ intruder removed from NBC’s Today show after security breach”

Lewd propositions, drunken tirades, groping, grumbling and grubby behaviour – cabin crew have to experience it all, at altitude. They open up about the horrors they’ve seen from passengers and colleaguesLast week, right at the start of this year’s holiday season, a 30-year-old drunk British holidaymaker tried to kiss a male flight attendant on a … Continue reading “The secret lives of flight attendants: ‘British passengers always drink like they’ve never drunk before’”