1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (630+ words) Nigel Farage’s Reform UK received the two largest donations in British political history over the weekend. Crypto billionaires Ben Delo donated Reform £36 million, before Christopher Harborne matched the amount the following day, to dramatically reshape the landscape of political funding…...

18+ hour, 16+ min ago   (296+ words) The venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season on CBS-TV on Sunday night with no direct mention of the turmoil and departures that have unfolded behind the scenes in recent months. Hosts waited until the show's end to acknowledge that anything…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (753+ words) Ukraine and Poland on Sunday condemned Russian strikes close to the Polish border as an "escalation" in the war, after drones struck a Warsaw-bound train. Ukraine's rail operator said former British PM Boris Johnson and ex-US CIA director David Petraeus…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (307+ words) Boris Johnson was reportedly aboard a train that was forced to evacuate after a Russian drone strike near the Ukrainian border near Poland. The special train was travelling from Kyiv towards Poland in the early hours of Sunday when a…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago   (488+ words) Jet-skis and other powered vessels will once again be banned from popular Port Stephens beaches during this year's Christmas-new year break after a successful trial. From December 24, 2025, to January 26, 2026, Dutchman's Beach, Nelson Bay beach (Fly Point) and Shoal Bay were…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (809+ words) President Donald Trump has downplayed the necessity for his administration to restrict artificial intelligence development, arguing that maintaining the United States’ lead over China in global competition is paramount and that securing victory will help mitigate the hazards of the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (623+ words) The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to affirm their countries’ right to seek independence from the UK at a summit that is likely to challenge Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda. The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (426+ words) The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier to take up his post in…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1222+ words) It was election day in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and Alaa Yakoub Agha was overjoyed. The 55-year-old Syrian, now a German citizen, had voted for the first time since arriving in the country in 2015. Her happiness was short-lived. During…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (397+ words) Staff at public broadcaster Radio France began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles. Unions accuse Sapin of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election, while management…...