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Vance puts Charlie Kirk’s Christian faith front and center – with an eye on 2028 | JD Vance
JD Vance went into confessional mode. “I was telling somebody backstage that I always felt a little uncomfortable talking about my faith in public,” he said. “As much as I love the Lord, and as much as it was an important part of my life, I have talked more about Jesus Christ in the past […]
Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, says she forgives man accused of murder | Charlie Kirk shooting
During an emotional address at his public memorial in Glendale, Arizona, the widow of rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk said she forgives the man charged with killing her husband. “My husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,” Erika Kirk said, before an at-capacity crowd. “That man, that […]
Charlie Kirk memorial mixes rally and revival as mourners vow to spread Maga message | Charlie Kirk shooting
Hours before the sun rose over the Arizona desert, tens of thousands of mourners snaked through the Valley toward the State Farm stadium in Glendale – where the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was lionized as a “prophet” for the streaming era and a defender of free speech, martyred in the line of duty. The memorial […]
Latest recognitions of Palestinian state will deepen global diplomatic rifts | Palestinian territories
The recognition of a Palestinian state by the UK, Canada and Australia will set off a global diplomatic scramble as Israel considers a retaliatory annexation of parts of the West Bank, a move that would deepen its standoff with Europe, widen its rift with the Arab states, and further distance the US from its allies […]
At least 40 killed in Gaza and five in Lebanon in Israeli strikes | Israel-Gaza war
Israeli strikes killed at least 40 people in Gaza on Sunday, including 19 women and children, as well as five people in Lebanon. At least 14 people were killed in a single strike on a residential block in southern Gaza City, health officials at al-Shifa hospital said. Another attack killed at least eight Palestinians in […]
Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty | Brazil
Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro after he was convicted of plotting a coup. The far-right populist was sentenced to 27 years in prison earlier this month for illegally attempting to cling to power after he lost the […]
Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan | Gatwick airport
Gatwick airport’s £2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander. With the privately financed project, the West Sussex hub is aiming to increase its capacity by 100,000 flights a year. Gatwick will move its emergency runway 12 metres north, enabling it to be used for departures of narrow-bodied […]
Kenya’s arrest warrant is milestone in Agnes Wanjiru case but lengthy UK process awaits | Kenya
In the spring of 2012, David Cameron was prime minister and British troops were still fighting in Afghanistan under the stewardship of the then defence secretary, Philip Hammond. Before deploying, soldiers from the UK would be flown 3,000 miles south-west of Helmand province, to Kenya, for hot weather training. They would train at Batuk, the […]
Netanyahu calls UK’s Palestine recognition ‘absurd prize for terrorism’ | Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, called the UK’s recognition of Palestine on Sunday “an absurd prize for terrorism”. In remarks to ministers released by his office, he said Israel would have “to fight both in the UN and in all the other fronts against the slanderous propaganda aimed at us, and against the calls to […]
German jets scrambled after Russian military plane flies over Baltic Sea | Russia
Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN security council after Russian planes violated its airspace. Germany’s air force said the Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane had switched off its transponders and ignored requests […]