WATCH: Homeland Security secretary says CEO killing rhetoric ‘extraordinarily worrying’ US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the rhetoric on social media has been “extraordinarily worrying” following the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York earlier this month. “It reveals what’s really going on in this country, and unfortunately we see it manifest…
Tiger Woods’ teenage son Charlie hit his first hole-in-one during the final round of the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida – before Padraig Harrington’s son Paddy emulated the feat. Charlie Woods, 15, birdied the par-three fourth to give the father-son team the lead in the tournament, in which 20 major champions are playing with a…
Turkey’s foreign minister met with the head of Syria’s new administration and promised political change and help rebuild the war-torn country after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. At their meeting in Damascus on Sunday, Turkiye’s Hakan Fidan and Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa stressed the need for unity and stability in Syria,…
aleppo, syria – When Abdullah Abu Jarrah was 13 years old, he dreamed of becoming an engineer or a lawyer. But his home city of Aleppo was besieged by Syrian regime forces backed by Iran, Russia and Hezbollah. “The situation was terrible, with bombings, beatings and killings,” the now 21-year-old told Al Jazeera. “I remember…
At least 28 people, including children, have been killed in a wave of Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s civil protection agency. A school sheltering displaced families was also one of the facilities affected, killing eight people, including four children, over the weekend, the agency said. It comes as the United…
The police have named the teenager who was stabbed to death in a village. Tawana Choruma, 19, was found injured in Station Road, Netley, shortly before 18:30 GMT on Wednesday and died at the scene, Hampshire Police said. Three 18-year-old men from the Southampton area have been arrested on suspicion of murderOne of them was…
The runway at Belfast City Airport will be closed for the rest of Sunday after an Aer Lingus plane suffered an emergency incident while landing in high winds. The plane took off from Edinburgh for Belfast at around 16:00 GMT with four crew members on board, but no passengers. Pictures showed the plane sitting on…
getty images Bianca Guaccero and Giovanni Pernice were partners in Bailando con le Stelle – Strictly’s Italian North Giovanni Pernice has won the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing, just months after a BBC internal investigation into complaints about his behavior on the show. Professional dancer Pernice said that her Bailando con le Stelle win…
Lewis Smith The waterfall country at Bannau Brycheiniog, also known as the Brecon Beacons, is famous for its rugged beauty Plans to develop one of Wales’ most spectacular tourist attractions and reduce problems caused by visitors have been given the go-ahead. Some local residents have protested against £7m proposals for waterfall country at Pontnaddfechan in…
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a ‘large-scale’ drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, about 1,000 km (620 miles) from the border. Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation after Ukrainian drones attacked residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin made the comments via…
