2 h. ago Church nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates

Events

2 h. ago A dance hall in Buenos Aires guarantees tango sessions with professional partners

In Buenos Aires, a unique tango event offers dance enthusiasts guaranteed partners

Politics

2 h. ago Golden retrievers, Bad Bunny and more top photos from the week in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Culture

2 h. ago Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht

I love many things about the land of my birth but Donald Trump’s America has become an unwelcoming country of deep divisions and waning trustI’m in the US right now, but if I didn’t have family here (and a US passport), I wouldn’t be. My teenagers and I flew over the week of Thanksgiving from Australia, preparing ourselves for long lines and extra questions at customs. It took less than five minutes in the US citizens’ line.With the news this week of the Trump administration planning to implement new invasive requirements for travellers from 42 countries, including Australia, that would require five years of social media history for visas, I would simply not travel here on another passport. There are plenty of places which welcome visitors without trawling their political opinions and family history. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Noem confronted by deported veteran after insisting no former military were forced out of country

Kristi Noem was confronted by a deported veteran after she insisted that no former US military personnel had been removed from the country under the Trump administration.

Events

3 h. ago Huge Home Depot theft ring operating across multiple states is finally busted in New York City

On a given day, the alleged thieves would steal about $1,800 to nearly $35,000 worth of goods, according to authorities

Sport

5 h. ago Rita Ora rakes in £4.8MILLION after huge TV deals and string of lucrative endorsements see her net worth soar to '£31million'

Latest accounts show Rita Ora is raking in millions from TV deals, music and lucrative advertising campaigns.

Economics

6 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Celebrity Race Across The World: It was the most thrilling series yet, but this pell

If I'd ever been tempted to chance malaria and the Zika virus , and decamp to the tropics, this pell-mell race through Central America has well and truly put me off.

Politics

6 h. ago Moment Algerian migrant steals designer clothes from Selfridges while on bail

Dade Mustafa, 35, grabbed two hats worth £350 from the department store on Oxford Street on October 10 - while he was already on bail for immigration offences.

Events

7 h. ago Celebrations shoppers snapping up 2.4kg boxes of chocolates reduced by £13 for Christmas

If your family goes through tubs and tubs of Celebrations over Christmas and New Year, it may be worth stocking up on a massive box of the treats instead

Economics

7 h. ago Another Canadian Conservative lawmaker defects to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party

A Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker has defected from his party and joined Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals, a political coup that leaves the Liberal Party just short of a simple majority of the seats in Parliament

Politics

8 h. ago Kilmar Ábrego García released from ICE custody in fight over Trump immigration

Ábrego plans return to Maryland as DHS pledges to appeal judge’s decision, calling ruling ‘naked judicial activism’Kilmar Ábrego García has been freed from an immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania after a federal judge in Maryland ordered his release on Thursday.Ábrego was released shortly before 5pm ET, his attorney told the Associated Press. He plans to return to Maryland, where he has lived for many years with his US citizen wife and child after first entering the country illegally as a teenager. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago ICE issues deportation order for Belarusian woman extradited by FBI

Yana Leonova faces multiple charges including fraud and conspiracy for smuggling US aviation parts to RussiaAn ongoing FBI investigation into a Belarusian woman accused of smuggling US aviation parts and electronics to Russia is teetering on the brink of collapse after being caught in what one judge called a “Kafkaesque” case brought on by the Trump administration’s attempts to deport her before she faces trial.Federal prosecutors had worked for over a year to secure the extradition of Yana Leonova, who faces multiple charges including fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. But their efforts unraveled when immigration officials abruptly issued an order to detain and deport her soon after she was flown into the US last month, a move that plunged the case into legal chaos. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago Firefighters describe terrifying moment teenage girl broke though ice and plunged into 30

Officials are urging people to stay off ice, as it’s hard to tell how thick it is

Events

10 h. ago Mum of five had lottery tickets worth £19,000 when police turned up at her home

Siobhan Ferguson, 40, had taken on a part-time job at a shop in Ulverston, when her gambling addiction got the better of her

Economics

10 h. ago Toronto police say man who died in 2019 is perpetrator of 3 cold case homicides

A Canadian man who died in 2019 has been identified as the perpetrator of three cold case homicides in Toronto, and investigators believe there could be more victims

Events

12 h. ago Masked agents didn’t have ‘any evidence’ to snatch a Tufts scholar off the street. ICE is still trying to deport her

Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest has become a defining image of Trump’s campaign against Palestinian activism

Politics

12 h. ago Hidden Alcatraz flaw that allowed greatest ever prison break is finally revealed

An expert spent more than 30 years researching Alcatraz and uncovered a flaw that helped pave the way for three men to escape in what is considered America's greatest prison break.

Events

13 h. ago Fate of 11 Nigerian troops unclear after ‘unauthorised’ plane landing in Burkina Faso

Confusion over diplomatic standoff deepens after conflicting reports about the soldiers’ whereaboutsEleven Nigerian military personnel are reportedly still in Burkina Faso days after their plane made an “unauthorised” landing in the south-west city of Bobo Dioulasso, despite earlier suggestions they had been freed, deepening confusion about the diplomatic standoff.Burkinabé authorities told the BBC on Tuesday that the troops had been released and given permission to return to Nigeria, but officials in Abuja have said the matter is yet to be resolved. Continue reading...

Culture

13 h. ago England ticket prices for World Cup in full as FIFA accused of 'monumental betrayal'

England fans heading to the 2026 World Cup in North America have learned how much it will cost them to watch Thomas Tuchel's side in the group stages and later rounds

Politics