10 h. ago Seven countries in running for hosting future Commonwealth Games

Canada, India and Nigeria among those targeting 2030Event’s future under scrutiny after Victoria withdrawalSeven countries have expressed interest in hosting future Commonwealth Games. Five of those are focused on staging the centenary 2030 Games while two are looking at editions of the multi-sport event beyond that, Commonwealth Sport has announced.The expressions of interest come from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, which mean Glasgow’s hosting of the 2026 Games may signal a break of well over a decade before the UK hosts again, with Britain having hosted two of the last three editions. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Travel warning as UK issues ban amid 'highly contagious virus' outbreak in Europe

Hungary has been hit by a foot and mouth disease crisis with EU countries hit

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5 d. ago Britney Spears poses naked on beach after worrying fans with troubling post

Britney Spears captured herself fully naked as she spent 'all day' at the beach, just after fans said she 'needs help' as she posted and deleted a rant about 'fake friends' and a travel ban

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5 d. ago Spain holidaymakers get 'happy hour' ban and booze sale restrictions warning

Brits heading to Spain will have to adhere to a strict laws on public drinking and 'happy hours' have even been cracked down on

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7 d. ago Donald Trump's economic war on world with 60 countries in firing line from new tariffs

Countries around the world have been the targets of Donald Trump's tough new tariffs with 60 of the 'worst offenders' facing heavy charges, potentially pushing the world towards recession

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8 d. ago Saturday’s Trump protests weren’t perfect. But they brought a glimmer of hope | Moira Donegan

The Hands Off event proved Americans with a slew of different priorities can still form a broad left-liberal coalitionWhat is the point of street protest? This is the question I asked myself as I rode the bus downtown to San Francisco city hall, where activists were hosting a rally and march for Hands Off, a national day of action meant to collect a broad range of resistance to the Trump regime under one banner.During the first Trump administration, I’d gone to these a lot. I’d attended the Women’s March in Washington in January of 2017, and felt myself crushed between the bodies of the hundreds of thousands of attenders; I’d held a sign at JFK airport, chanting “Immigrants are welcome here”, a few weeks later, when Trump instituted his travel ban. In 2020, I’d marched in Black Lives Matter protests, trying to avenge the horror I had felt when I’d seen videos of police officers killing Black men, often as they begged for their lives, played over and over again on the tiny screen of ...

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1 week ago Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil

Commerce secretary insists on CBS that tariffs will ‘stay in place’ as treasury secretary tells NBC negotiation is possibleSenior officials within Donald Trump’s administration officials gave conflicting messages on Sunday about the US president’s global tariffs that have caused a meltdown in stock markets, prompted warnings of a world recession and provoked rare expressions of dissent from within his Republican party.Cabinet members fanned out across Sunday’s political talk shows armed with talking points on Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariff on almost all US imports, with higher rates targeted at about 60 countries. If the intention was to calm nerves with a clear statement of intent, then it backfired as top officials gave starkly contrasting signals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump administration delays plans to ban foreign nationals traveling to the US from 43 countries

The Trump administration made major decision over plans to ban foreign nationals from 40 countries announced on the president's first day in office.

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2 w. ago Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure?

The push to end sexual violence has sparked a revenge campaign setting fire to women’s rights and pushing young men to the right. But organizers can learn from the movement’s lossesDressed in his trademark sunglasses and a skintight black T-shirt, Andrew Tate strode into a Las Vegas arena like a returning king. He was there to watch Power Slap, a UFC offshoot where people slap each other in the face with such force that doctors say it could lead to brain damage and death.Days earlier, Tate and his brother Tristan had been in Romania, their assets seized, awaiting trial on human trafficking charges. But following reported conversations between Romanian officials and the Trump administration, the Romanian government lifted a travel ban on the brothers. Now, as a heavily male crowd watched men slap one another so hard they collapsed, the UFC president, Dana White, warmly embraced the Tates. White, a Meta board member who was once caught on camera slapping his own wife, smiled at the Ta...

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3 w. ago Two airlines ban everyday item from being used on board their planes over explosion fears

Many airlines across the world have banned the use of the devices on their planes in recent years due to the risk they carry of igniting unexpectedly.

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4 w. ago Democrats plead with Trump to reconsider ‘reckless’ proposed travel ban targeting 43 countries

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nationality is simply not correlated with threats to our security,’ reads a letter by Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari to the president, signed by 33 House Democrats

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4 w. ago Why would Trump put Bhutan, a tiny nation that prioritizes happiness, on his ‘red list?’

A draft list of banned countries has been circulating, but remains unconfirmed

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4 w. ago Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways ban power banks and battery packs on flights

Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways have both announced new rules that will ban passengers from using power banks or battery packs during flights this summer

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last month Donald Trump 'to issue new travel ban' on 41 countries affecting millions

The US president ordered his cabinet to create a list of countries with inadequate 'vetting and screening' processes

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