Reuters This week’s Nato summit in Madrid comes at a critical time in the alliance’s 73-year history. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been described as the biggest strategic shock to the West since the 9/11 attacks of 2001. Nato is the sole military alliance capable of defending Europe from further Russian aggression, but does it
Reuters At least 42 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. According to one local outlet, over a dozen people have also been taken to hospital in varying conditions. Images posted to social media showed a significant number of emergency responders surrounding
Getty Images Pride protesters in Norway have defied police by holding an LGBT rally in Oslo days after a queer venue in the capital was the target of a deadly attack. Two people were killed and 21 injured on Saturday after a gunman opened fire outside multiple city centre bars. Police described the attack as
Reuters At least three people have been killed and dozens more are reported injured after a passenger train derailed after hitting a truck in Missouri. About 243 passengers were on board the Los Angeles-Chicago train when it came off the tracks at a rail crossing near the town of Mendon. Seven cars and two locomotives
Getty Images More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers will begin voting today over whether to go on strike over pay. Ballot papers will be dispatched to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) members, with the result on 19 July. Should workers vote in favour of industrial action, the CWU said it could amount to the biggest
Getty Images Nicola Sturgeon will explain on Tuesday how she plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. The first minister will make a statement in the Scottish Parliament shortly after 14:00 BST. She is expected to lay out her plan for holding a lawful vote in October next year, with or without the
Getty Images Government plans to override parts of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland have passed their first hurdle in Parliament. By 295 votes to 221, MPs gave initial approval to a controversial bill allowing ministers to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes despite warnings, including from former PM Theresa May,
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. At least 13 people have died in a missile strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. Some 1,000 civilians were estimated to be inside the busy mall at the time of the attack
LAS VEGAS — Jared Cannonier has a secret weapon he can rely upon when he meets champion Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title Saturday in the main event of UFC 276 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’s not a punch he’s worked assiduously to develop, nor is it a flashy submission hold. Since he
Reuters Leaders of the world’s seven richest nations have promised to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes” on the second day of a summit in Germany. In a statement, the G7 group also said that Russia must stop blocking food from leaving Ukraine’s ports. Addressing the summit via video-link, Ukraine’s president appealed for
Let’s get the obvious out of the way. No one on the fantasy baseball waiver wire is going to be a 1-for-1 replacement for Bryce Harper. The All-Star outfielder had been hitting an excellent .318/.385/.599 with a .985 OPS and 15 home runs. He was playing like a clear NL MVP candidate. But now he’s
Getty Images A public US school was wrong to punish its football coach for praying at mid-field after his team’s games, the Supreme Court has ruled. Joseph Kennedy’s prayers were protected by the Constitutional right to religious expression and should not have been prohibited. The school had argued that the displays could coerce students of
Yellow police tape now cordons off the drinking place in the South African city of East London where 21 teenagers died in unexplained circumstances. A forensic team has been going through the site at the Enyobeni Tavern to try to understand what exactly took place. There were no visible injuries on the bodies of the
Getty Images Barristers will walk out of courts across England and Wales on Monday in a dispute over legal aid funding. During the strikes, they will not accept new cases or take on work for colleagues whose cases have overrun. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said around 81.5% of its more than 2,000 members who
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to urge delivery of more heavy weapons when he addresses the G7 group of wealthy nations later. It follows a barrage of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other areas over
PA Media Kendrick Lamar opened his Glastonbury headline set with a powerful, theatrical performance unlike anything else the festival has seen so far. Flanked by 20 dancers, he has been playing songs from his Pulitzer Prize-winning back catalogue in almost chronological order. Early highlights include the hits MAAD City, Backseat Freestyle and Swimming Pools, which