Beyond the Headlines
Rescuers worked on Saturday to free more than a dozen miners still thought to be trapped underground at a coal pit in northern Turkey, where a methane blast a day earlier killed at least 28 people. “Fifty eight of our miners were able to come out unharmed. We estimate that 15 of our miners […]
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her Finance Minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted her own demise. The chancellor of the exchequer was dismissed in person by Truss after he rushed back early from international meetings in Washington, […]
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday voiced confidence that he could beat his predecessor Donald Trump in a 2024 rematch — even as he acknowledged the country could sink back into recession under his leadership. The 79-year-old Democrat was asked if he’d be announcing a run for a second term after November’s midterm elections […]
Former President of the United States Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the Cable News Network (CNN) Inc for defamation on Monday. He was also seeking $475 million in retributive damages, claiming that the media giant had carried out a “campaign of libel and slander” against him. Reuters said Trump claims in his lawsuit […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced a plan to relieve 382 of its workers from their jobs, as plans to broaden global digital operations grow. The UK’s media giant, in July, revealed strategies to combine BBC World News television and its domestic UK equivalent into a single channel to begin operation in April […]
The US military killed 12 civilians in 2021, all in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday. The Department of Defense “assesses that there were approximately 12 civilians killed and approximately five civilians injured during 2021 as a result of US military operations,” said the report, which Congress has required to be produced […]
The British pound reached an all-time low against the US dollar on Monday. The development is coming less than a week since the pound plummeted to $1.13 — its lowest level since 1985 — before regaining ground. The pound dropped 3.6 percent on Friday when Kwasi Kwarteng, UK’s finance minister, unveiled historic tax cuts […]
The United Kingdom (UK) says it will reintroduce tax-free shopping for overseas visitors to boost the country’s retail sector. Kwasi Kwarteng, UK finance minister and chancellor of the Exchequer, said this on Friday during the presentation of a mini-budget to the parliament. The previous tax-free shopping scheme was abolished at the end of 2020 […]
Prince Andrew, who has effectively been banished from royal life amid ongoing fallout from sex assault accusations, on Sunday paid tribute to the “compassion” of his “mummy”, Queen Elizabeth II. “Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence, I will treasure forever,” he said in a statement. The 62-year-old Duke […]
King Charles III was due Saturday to meet leaders from his new Commonwealth realms ahead of his mother’s ornate funeral, after a security scare interrupted her sombre lying-in-state. Princes William and Harry were later set to lead a vigil of Queen Elizabeth II’s eight grandchildren at her coffin, joining tens of thousands of members […]
