Texas Democrat Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to step aside
A Texas congressman is the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call for Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee, after his disastrous debate performance last week. “I…
Hungary’s Viktor Orban urges Ukraine ceasefire on Kyiv visit
Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for an unannounced visit having just taken over as rotating president of the European Union. While in Kyiv, the Hungarian prime minister said…
Rudy Giuliani disbarred over false 2020 election claims
Rudy Giuliani was disbarred Tuesday following years of legal trouble from false claims he made after the 2020 election. An appeals court in Manhattan handed down the decision to strip…
US pays millions to Moderna to develop bird flu vaccine
The US government has given $176 million to Moderna to develop an mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccine that would work against bird flu. It says it wants to be “better prepared”…
Gang fight leaves pile of bodies
Mexican officials investigating videos shared on social media showing bodies in a dumper truck have found 19 corpses in La Concordia, in the southern state of Chiapas. The victims were…
US stingray who became pregnant without mate, dies
A stingray who miraculously became pregnant earlier this year, despite not sharing her tank with a male stingray, died over the weekend. Charlotte, a rust-coloured round stingray, died after suffering…
Dutch government finally sworn in after Wilders election win
By the signing of a royal decree, the new right-wing Dutch government has become a reality. Defying analysts’ expectations, it swept to power on a crescendo of discontent that has…
Third-place candidates withdraw in bid to block far right
French voters are waiting to see the full line-up for the second round of parliamentary elections, as scores of candidates stood aside in order to help defeat the far-right National…
Tear gas fired as justice demanded for those killed by police
44 minutes ago By Basillioh Rukanga, BBC News, Nairobi Reuters Clouds of tear gas can be see in downtown Nairobi Kenyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, to disperse…
Dozens killed in stampede at religious event in India
At least 27 people, mostly women, have been killed in northern India in a stampede at a religious gathering, officials have said. The incident took place at a satsang (a…
