FSB interim national chair Tina McKenzie takes over as Martin McTague steps down to join the House of Lords, the small…
Year: 2026
Met’s CCTV reporting platform quadruples shoplifting charge rate
The Metropolitan Police’s CCTV shoplifting reporting platform raised charge and caution rates from 7.3% to 29.4% and now expands to eight…
Italy says it won’t take orders from Spain on border checks
Meloni’s government says it will continue its temporary suspension of Schengen until at least Aug. 15. …
Cassidy says he supports Blanche for attorney general, likely paving way for confirmation
Blanche’s path to confirmation has been complicated over a settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS that has drawn intense scrutiny…
EU adds 5 people to Russia sanctions list after latest deadly attacks on Ukraine
Russia this week carried out one of its deadliest barrages on Kyiv, killing 17. …
Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C. …
Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders
The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the…
Madrid threatens retaliation if Italy keeps border controls on travelers from Spain
The Spanish government has given Rome until Sunday to restore passport-free travel and put an end to the crackdown instituted amid…
Musk says French Greens’ presidential candidate should be ‘shut down’
The owner of X previously threw his support behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win the presidency. …