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LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago DONALD TRUMP HAS said there were “some threats” that led the United States to pull bombers from a UK base. The US president said the military aircraft “didn’t fly out by accident” from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had sought to play down … Read more
Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament is to meet Tuesday for the first time since the AfD won its landslide victory there last month. Here’s what is to be decided. Saxony-Anhalt’s newly elected parliament is to meet in Magdeburg on Tuesday for the first time since the state election saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) win a … Read more
Four games, three goals, two draws, one loss and one win. Jürgen Klopp would have hoped for better results from his first international break as Germany coach. But though the comfortable win over Serbia (2-0), draws against the Netherlands (1-1) and Greece (0-0) and a shock loss to Greece (0-1) in Germany leave them third … Read more
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron sent a joint appeal to the European Commission on Monday, calling for tougher EU measures against unfair trade practices by other states. They said that the existing instruments at the EU’s disposal were no longer sufficient. The appeal did not name any specific country but it … Read more
The Greens want to close “Luxon’s carve-outs” for commercial fishers in the Hauraki Gulf, phase out bottom trawling and protect 30 percent of it by reforming marine protected area legislation. The carve-outs refer to legislation passed late last year boosting marine protections in the Hauraki Gulf that included a late stage amendment allowing commercial ring-net … Read more
A woman is facing an attempted murder charge in relation to a knife attack in which a baby was injured in West Auckland. Three people were injured at a home on Kirby St in Glendene late on Sunday night. Two were in a critical condition on Monday. A neighbour told RNZ a baby was among … Read more
The NFL has suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride. Line judge Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. The incident drew the ire of union leader JC Tretter. “This kind of behavior from an … Read more
Barack Obama will head to Detroit this month to rally with Abdul El-Sayed, a show of establishment support for a progressive insurgent in Michigan, one of the most consequential Senate races in the country. The former president will appear with El-Sayed and the gubernatorial nominee, Jocelyn Benson, on 24 October, the state’s Democratic party announced … Read more
Caleb Flynn, a former “American Idol” contestant and pastor who was convicted last week of murdering his wife, a crime he tried to blame on an intruder breaking into their home, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole Monday in Ohio. Flynn did not take the stand in his defense during the trial, … Read more
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with a complex dispute involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change. Eight of the court’s nine justices heard nearly two hours of oral arguments in the case Suncor Energy v. Commissioners … Read more