Here are the key events on day 1,240 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Friday, July 18: Fighting The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that its forces have captured three Ukrainian settlements: Kamianske in the southeastern Zaporizhia region, Dehtiarne in the northeastern Kharkiv region, and Popiv Yar in the Donetsk […]
Cuban Minister for Labour Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera has been forced to resign after she made comments denying the existence of beggars on the Communist-run island. The minister had said there was no such thing as “beggars” in Cuba and people going through rubbish were doing so out of choice to make “easy money”. Her […]
Emil Bove, President Trump’s pick to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 25. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination […]
Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland music festival Tomorrowland festival in Belgium plans to build a new main stage in time for the start of this weekend’s event, organisers have said a day after a fire completely destroyed the original platform. Organisers say the festival, in the town of Boom, south of Antwerp, will begin […]
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images More than half of the overall NHS waiting list for non urgent treatment in England is made up of people of working age (19 to 64), the first official deep dive into inequalities in waiting lists has found. The data shows, for those aged 18 to 64, waiting lists […]
Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Getty Images Volunteers rehearsed taking cover in a supermarket basement in an air raid rehearsal in Taipei earlier this month Taiwan’s capital Taipei came to a standstill on Thursday as the island held one of its largest-ever civil defence exercises against possible Chinese invasion. Air raid sirens rang […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has praised Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models, calling them “world-class” in his trip to the country. His comments come at a time when Nvidia has received the approval to […]
Pacemaker The cricket club in Comber had organised the children’s event There are plans to hold a cross-community sports summer camp at a new venue after an Orange lodge opposed the involvement of a “small group of children from a GAA club”. North Down Cricket Club, based in Comber in County Down, had planned to […]
The Trump administration’s new searchable citizenship data system is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Three Democratic U.S. senators are raising concerns about a searchable […]