Keir Starmer, former British prime minister, says he is standing down as member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras after 11 years as representative of the constituency. Starmer, who resigned as prime minister in June, said he made the decision to leave the Commons after considering his future. “I will now focus on other things and that will…
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his White House ballroom, granting him a major victory against opponents of the project. The conservative-dominated court voted 5-4 to lift a lower order demanding construction be halted, with Chief Justice John Roberts notably joining the court’s three liberals in dissenting. Roberts earlier this month…
The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. “Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the…
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal has risen to 734 as rescuers battle persistent rain and difficult terrain, while more than 540 people remain missing across the border in Tibet. Nepal’s disaster management agency announced the new casualty figure on Sunday as the search and rescue operation entered its fifth day. In Tibet, Chinese authorities said 16…
Gunfire and explosions were heard in parts of Niamey, Niger’s capital, early Saturday, with reports of heavy shooting around a military base near the city’s international airport. The source of the attack remained unclear as of Saturday morning, while Nigerien authorities had yet to issue an official statement on the incident. A resident told AFP that heavy gunfire and…
The number of people missing in Nepal and China surpassed 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds. Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 586 bodies so far — and some of the…
