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Zelenskyy reveals what Ukraine wants to discuss during tomorrow's Ramstein meeting

The next meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues of Ukraine (the Ramstein format) will take place tomorrow, April 26th. Kyiv wants to discuss the problems that have arisen due to the suspension of American aid, according to an evening address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to him, Ukraine is already preparing for tomor...

Russia lies about Poland's plans to annex part of Ukraine - Sikorski

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has denied the Russian propaganda thesis that Warsaw intends to annex part of Ukraine's territories, according to RMF. “Russia is lying about Poland's alleged plans to annex part of Ukraine. Donbas is Ukraine; Crimea is Ukraine. Lviv, Volyn, and former Eastern Galicia are also Ukraine. That is why I am repe...

Harvey Weinstein accuser says rape conviction overturn is ‘devastating but unsurprising’

Harvey Weinstein accuser says rape conviction overturn is ‘devastating but unsurprising’ -

German Minister of Foreign Affairs holds secret meeting with Stoltenberg on Ukraine - Bild

German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock secretly met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Among other topics, the issue of assistance to Ukraine was discussed, according to Bild. The agency notes that Baerbock and Stoltenberg were seen at a restaurant in one of Berlin's five-star hotels as they exited the hotel surrounded by s...

Donald Trump manages partial victory in Supreme Court as hush money case rumbles on

Donald Trump managed a partial victory in the Supreme Court today, as justices delayed any potential decision on his immunity case over election riots.

Baby airlifted to Vatican hospital after NHS refuses to operate as ‘he was too ill’

A one-month-old baby with a congenital heart condition was airlifted to a Vatican hospital after the NHS refused to operate on him. The parents of the baby boy are understood to have been told by an NHS hospital that he was too ill to undergo specialist cardiac surgery. The family of the baby wish to remain anonymous and have not identified the NHS...

US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arabic language spokesperson of the U.S. State Department has resigned, citing her opposition to Washington's policy related to the war in Gaza, in at least the third resignation from the department over the issue. Hala Rharrit was also the Dubai Regional Media Hub's deputy director and joined the State Department almost two decades ago as a political

40 years after discovery of HIV, another huge breakthrough is within our grasp

Today marks a huge moment.

Russian schoolgirl, 17, jailed for writing ‘death to the regime’ in graffiti

Collapsed road sparks evacuations

Authorities are attempting to avert a possible disaster in Romania after a road collapsed.

Carragher says next Liverpool manager has 'big decision' to make on £85m star

'I don’t think there is going to be a massive improvement in him.'

Hailed as a hero and then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower

Almost exactly five years ago, Enrico La Rocca was hailed by MPs as a hero, a whistleblower whose tenacity had helped expose profound failures at the heart of the government’s vast benefits agency, resulting in tens of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers being unfairly fined and prosecuted. Without La Rocca – who was not named at the time – serious problems with carer’s allowance overpayments may never have come to light, the Commons work and...

Putin army 'accelerating' advance to break Ukraine defensive line despite heavy losses, say UK defence chiefs

Putin army 'accelerating' advance to break Ukraine defensive line despite heavy losses, say UK defence chiefs - Ministry of Defence in London said Russian units had seized ‘several small settlements’ in the Donetsk province

‘It is abuse... enough is enough’: Marcus Rashford’s message to Man Utd fans – posted at 12.36am

Marcus Rashford has hit out at the abuse he has suffered this season and said “enough is enough”. The Manchester United forward has endured a difficult campaign, scoring just eight goals in all competitions, with Erik ten Hag’s side on the brink of failing to qualify for the Champions League. Rashford was booed off during United’s extraordinary FA ...

Cleverly: Khan talks more about Gaza ‘than black kids getting murdered in London’

Sadiq Khan has said more about Gaza than “black kids getting murdered in south-east London”, the Home Secretary has said. James Cleverly accused Mr Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, of being “asleep at the wheel” and cited his record on knife crime and policing in the capital. His comments came just a week before the London mayoral election, with p...

iPhone 16: All the rumours to know

iPhone 16: All the rumours to know - Apple’s new flagship smartphone could be filled with new AI smarts

Drake ordered to delete track featuring AI-generated voice of Tupac

Tupac Shakur's estate has threatened to sue Drake and ordered him to delete a track featuring an AI-generated copy of the late rapper's voice.

The games that will decide Premier League title race as Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool battle in run-in

The games that will decide Premier League title race as Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool battle in run-in - The Gunners’ bid has been revitalised but the reigning champions remain in pole position

Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre

Russia has arrested a journalist from the Russian edition of Forbes magazine for social media reposts over accusations of Russian atrocities in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, his lawyer and Forbes said on Friday. Rights groups say hundreds of Russians have been arrested, fined and jailed for criticising Russia's offensive on Ukraine under tough military censorship laws. Russian authorities have particularly targeted people for comments on Bucha,...

Intel CEO Gelsinger on Q1 Earnings, Foundry Business, AI

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger discusses the company's quarterly results, progress on the foundry business, demand for AI PCs, and where he sees strength in AI products going forward.

Hostage's parents plead for his release

'If you can hear us, we are telling you, we love you, stay strong, survive', his parents say.

Charlie Woods Shoots 81 To Fall Short In Bid To Qualify For 2024 US Open

Charlie Woods carded a nine-over-par round in local qualifying to miss out on one of five spots into final qualifying

‘Christian Horner wants control and power’ as true Red Bull desire suggested by David Croft

"He wants control. He wants power."

Liverpool ‘beginning to lose patience’ with Klopp signing as Barcelona are tipped to ramp up interest

Liverpool are considering selling one of their top stars as the club is reportedly 'beginning to lose patience' with the Barcelona-linked player

Belarus alleges drone attack from Lithuanian territory, Vilnius responds sharply

Belarus has claimed that it was attacked by drones from the territory of Lithuania. Such accusations are disinformation, according to LRT. What they said in Belarus The head of the Belarusian State Security Committee, Ivan Tertel, said that Belarusian security forces had taken measures that “prevented an attack by attack drones from the territory o...

Turkish court convicts Syrian woman over Istanbul bombing, media says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court sentenced Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national, to life in prison on Friday over a 2022 bombing that killed six people in Istanbul's main shopping street, Demiroren news agency (DHA) and other media said. Six Turkish citizens, two members each of three families, were killed in the attack on Nov. 13, 2022. The explosion also wounded about 100 people in the busy

FTSE 100 continues record run, Darktrace rallies on buyout deal

By Pranav Kashyap, Sruthi Shankar and Khushi Singh (Reuters) -Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 scored its fourth consecutive record high on Friday as strong earnings from U.S. tech giants buoyed investor sentiment, while cybersecurity firm Darktrace rallied following a buyout deal by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. The blue-chip FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.8%, after hitting a fresh all-time

The staggering financial value of Ferrari HP title sponsor deal revealed after ‘historic’ move

Well now, that's not to be scoffed at...

‘I would not be alive’: anger at Sunak plan to strip GPs of sicknote powers

Guardian readers have reacted with horror and distress to Rishi Sunak’s plans to strip GPs of their power to sign people off work, in favour of “work and health professionals”. We received an unusually high level of responses to a callout asking people about their experiences of being signed off work and their thoughts regarding Sunak’s proposals. Charlotte, a 35-year-old senior radiographer for the NHS, said that when she heard Sunak’s speech,...

Families traumatised by police messages

Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber - who died in a stabbing attack in Nottingham, has written an emotional letter to the members of a police WhatsApp group.

Anglo American shares soar on £31bn takeover approach from BHP

Anglo American shares soar on £31bn takeover approach from BHP - The potential deal would create the world’s biggest copper miner, with around 10% of global output.

Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd's murder

Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd's murder - The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd’s murder and who says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result

Eddie Hall smashes UFC record for strongest punch

Former World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall has smashed the record for the world's hardest punch. The Brit beat Brazilian UFC fighter Alex Pereira's record after he recently surpassed that of Francis Ngannou, a man who put world champion heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury on the canvas. The record was broken as UFCs Performance Institute (PI) in Las Vegas. I...

Adrian Newey departure rumours fly as Red Bull issue response – F1 news round-up

Check out all the latest F1 news headline from Thursday in the PlanetF1.com round-up...

NFL Draft Latest: Caleb Williams to Bears, record six QBs taken in first 12 picks

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the first round of the NFL draft (all times local): No. 29 pick: Tyler Guyton to the Cowboys Dallas took the Oklahoma offensive tackle at No. 29 overall after trading down with Detroit to improve their positioning later in the draft. ___ No. 28 pick (trade): Xavier Worthy to the Chiefs Kansas City made a deal with AFC rival Buffalo to move up four spots to select the Texas receiver, who set an NFL combine record with...

Liverpool ‘already working’ to secure £50m ‘priority’ signing but face Arsenal competition

Liverpool are already putting in the work to bolster their defensive options for next season as a new priority target has been identified

Rugby Australia proposes radical idea for All Blacks Test as chairman slams rugby’s ‘half-pregnant’ approach

Rugby Australia chairman Daniel Herbert has a proposal for New Zealand Rugby.

Pentagon reveals purpose of ATACMS delivery to Ukraine - NYT

The US Department of Defense has explained the purpose of long-range ATACMS missile delivery to Ukraine, reports The New York Times. A senior US defense official said that the purpose of the new long-range systems is to increase pressure on Crimea, the center of Russian air and ground forces, “where, right now, Russia has had relatively safe haven”...

What a Twitter fight between AOC and Jared Moskowitz over Israel reveals about the Democrats

What a Twitter fight between AOC and Jared Moskowitz over Israel reveals about the Democrats - The terse words between two media-savvy Democrats — AOC and Jared Moskowitz of Florida — expose a larger divide among Democrats

Graduation cancelled and hundreds arrested as student anti-Israel protests sweep US

Student protests against Israel's war in Gaza continue to spread across the US, following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.

Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu over campus protests

Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu over campus protests - The Vermont Senator, one of America’s highest-profile Jewish lawmakers, said the Israeli leader was head of an ‘extremist and racist government’ and that the US campus protests against the Gaza war are ‘not antisemitic’

Google owner worth more than $2 trillion after announcing first dividend

Google’s parent company soared past a $2 trillion valuation last night as the search engine giant said it would pay a dividend for the first time. Shares in Alphabet rose by more than 12pc to a record high as the company announced the payout to shareholders, alongside a $70bn (£56bn) share buyback scheme. Microsoft shares also rose after the world’...

Humza Yousaf’s future to be determined by Alba Party

Humza Yousaf’s fate in a no confidence vote is in the hands of Alex Salmond’s Alba Party, as SNP sources said the First Minister was a “dead man walking”. Mr Yousaf decided to scrap the SNP’s power-sharing deal with the Greens on Thursday, a move that backfired spectacularly by prompting Douglas Ross, the Scottish Tory leader, to table a motion of ...

Police launch violent crackdowns on Gaza protests at colleges across the US: ‘We’re terrified of another Kent State’

Police launch violent crackdowns on Gaza protests at colleges across the US: ‘We’re terrified of another Kent State’ - More than 500 people have been arrested in the last week at protests in solidarity with Gaza

Erik ten Hag gives injury update on Mason Mount and five Man Utd defenders

United hope to see injury problems ease by the weekend.

Former Post Office executive says she never ‘knowingly did anything wrong’

Former Post Office executive says she never ‘knowingly did anything wrong’ - Angela van den Bogerd gave evidence at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry in central London on Thursday.

‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel is civil liberties threat, say lawyers

The arrest and interrogation of a leading Palestinian legal scholar based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem marks a new threat to civil liberties in Israel, her legal team and employer have said. Prof Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian was detained by police on the afternoon of 17 April over comments made on a podcast more than a month earlier and held overnight in conditions her lawyers described as “terrible” and designed to humiliate. “This case...

A broad view of canal boat licence fees

Your report about increases in licence fees for canal boats neglects to mention why the increase in fees is necessary (Fee hikes will price us out of canals, say houseboaters in England and Wales, 19 April). The Canal & River Trust (CRT) has, from its inception in 2012, received a grant from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to help with the finances of running and maintaining more than 2,000 miles of the 200-year-old inland...

Travis Scott’s First Original Jordan, the Jumpman Jack, Is on Its Way. Here’s Everything to Know

A hype sneaker suitable for every kind of activity, apparently

Popular TV series to return to BBC as major cast changes are announced

Fans will be delighted to know there is more on the way.