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Mediators seek a new deal to release more than half of the hostages in Gaza

Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, speaks outside the White House last week before leaving to Qatar to begin ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

Daylight Ravings Time

Having just switched again to Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the U.S., it’s a good opportunity for me to express my misgivings on the matter. I’m not going to delve into the history or motivations: that’s what Wikipedia is for. The main tak

The European Union retaliates after the U.S. metals tariffs take hold

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense spending agreed at last week's summit, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France

Greenland elections are dominated by independence and Trump's interest in the island

Campaign posters hang outside a polling station ahead of Greenland's March 11 election, in Ilulissat, Greenland. The island will elect the 31 members of its parliament, called the Inatsisartut. Greenland was due to hold elections by April 6

The U.S. will resume Ukraine military aid and intelligence, as Kyiv approves ceasefire

U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit down with Saudi and Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AP

TB has reappeared in the US. Why?

Yesterday Science Alert reported that an outbreak in the USA of tuberculosis (“TB”) began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties. To date, 147 people have been diagnosed with TB with 67 becoming ill. TB is always p

Drought-stricken Algeria plans to import 1 million sheep ahead of Islam's Eid Al-Adha

Sheep are for sale in a northern district of Algiers on June 8, 2024, ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son.

Soros-linked activists flood Romanian Electoral Bureau with appeals against Georgescu, Brussels pressured Romania to block Georgescu’s bid for presidency – Electoral Bureau complies

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau rejected Călin Georgescu’s presidential candidacy, raising legal concerns over exceeding its authority. Thousands of people took to the streets in Bucharest, protesting the decision. Georgescu announced th

Iraq: Personal Status Law Amendment Sets Back Women’s Rights

(Beirut) – After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women’s and girls’ rights to equality before the law and puts them at risk of other

USAID funded Soros who funded far-left agendas in Europe and Latin America

Ironically, many of the organisations receiving funding from USAID are non-governmental organisations (“NGOs”) that actually receive most of their funding from the government. One such NGO that has received funding from USAID is George Soro

Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025.

The soundtrack to King Charles' life features music from Kylie Minogue

You think they were dancing to Kylie Minogue back in 1978? Central Press/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption Monarchs! They're just like u

The RSV Vaccine is Here – Aren’t We lucky?

Dr Vernon Coleman has received an invite from the NHS to have an RSV vaccine. He gives us some home truths about the vaccine. Once you read this you’ll decline the NHS’ offer. Let’s not lose touch…Your Government and Big Tech are actively

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London

Travelers wait as Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near the tracks on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Gar

Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail

A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address at the final hearing of his trial during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.