reuters Olaf Scholz is Chancellor of Germany from 2021 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in parliament, paving the way for early elections on February 23. Scholz had called the vote for Monday and expected defeat, but calculated that calling an early election was the best chance of reviving his party’s political…
The US strikes on Sanaa come amid recent attacks between the Yemeni rebel group and Israeli forces. The United States military says it has carried out airstrikes on targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command-and-control” site. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military…
The 17-year-old Scottish speed climber has said he has his sights set on going to the Olympic Games. Ava Hamilton set a new UK women’s record by clearing the 15m high wall in 8.64 seconds at the European Championships in Villars, Switzerland in September. “It’s a huge goal,” Ava said of her goal to compete…
reuters Luigi Mangione, 26, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in New York City, arrives for an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. It was not DNA or facial recognition technology that solved the case. Nor did amateur online investigators looking for clues uncover it. Ultimately, it was an employee…
getty images Physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors and not doctors in training, a leading medical Royal College says in guidance issued to members. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) announcement follows fierce debate over the use of PAs in the medical profession, which aim to assist doctors and can carry…
Match of the Day pundit Micah Richards praised Mohamed Salah’s “overwhelming” performance and said Liverpool should “put the Egyptian ahead”. Source link
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the 7.3-magnitude earthquake affected one-third of the population. Rescue workers in Vanuatu are racing to locate survivors of a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 14 people in the Pacific island nation. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the capital Port Vila on Tuesday, reducing…
Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images The sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire has been approved by the government. The BBC believes the £3.6bn takeover by Daniel Kratinsky’s EP Group will be announced on Monday morning. The government will retain a so-called “golden share” which it would need to approve any major…
Ange Postecoglou accused Match of the Day’s Steve Wilson of ignoring the impact of Tottenham’s defensive injuries after their 6-3 defeat to Liverpool. Source link
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as a terrorist organization. The visit follows visits by delegations from the United Nations and other countries including the UK, France and Germany in recent…
