Posts by Kim browne
More than 1,000 ICE agents leave Minnesota after controversial immigration crackdown
More than 1,000 ICE agents have left Minnesota after the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement operation that led to mass detentions, protests and the deaths of two US citizens. US homeland security secretary Tom Homan said on Sunday that an undefined “small” force will stay for a short period to protect remaining immigration agents and…
Read MoreThe end of the world order as we know it? What the Munich Security Conference means for the UK
The old, rules-based order that evolved from the ashes of the Second World War no longer exists – at least that is the verdict of Germany’s chancellor, and the evidence is clear to see. The United States signalled at a major security conference in Munich over the weekend that it is ready to go it…
Read MoreNetanyahu condemns ‘extreme minority’ as female IDF soldiers are rescued from riots in ultra-Orthodox Israeli city
Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned an “extreme minority” after two female IDF soldiers were rescued from riots in an ultra-Orthodox Israeli city. Video footage from Bnei Brak, just east of Tel Aviv, shows the two soldiers being hurried away by police as thousands of ultra-Orthodox men run after them. In a post on X, the Israeli…
Read MoreFormer Liverpool and Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe to appear in court over alleged assault
Former Liverpool and Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe will appear in court next month, charged with actual bodily harm. The Metropolitan Police said the 30-year-old was arrested at London Luton Airport last month in connection with an alleged assault on Sunday 14 December last year. Ibe, of Chislehurst, Southeast London, was arrested at the airport and…
Read MorePakistani and Indian captains refuse to shake hands in highly anticipated match
The Indian and Pakistani cricket captains refused to shake hands at the coin toss before the T20 World Cup showdown on Sunday. Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha had previously said he would leave it up to India’s players to decide if they were to shake hands with his team before and after their T20 World Cup…
Read MorePutin’s Kremlin had possession of frog poison used to kill Alexei Navalny, foreign secretary claims
Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin “has had possession” of the deadly frog toxin that was found in the body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the UK’s foreign secretary has said. Yvette Cooper also confirmed that the poison – found in the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs – can also be manufactured in the laboratory and hinted…
Read MoreMan, 19, fatally stabbed in London as murder investigation under way
A murder investigation has been launched after a 19-year-old man was fatally stabbed in southeast London. The Metropolitan Police responded to reports of an assault on Rye Lane, near the junction of Heaton Road, in Peckham Rye at 7.09pm on Saturday. A man was treated by police and the ambulance service at the scene, but…
Read More‘No platform gets a free pass,’ says PM – as crackdown on social media announced
The government has announced a sweeping crackdown on tech firms to protect children from illegal content. It will include measures to eliminate “vile illegal content created by AI”, and could even open the door to an Australia-style age limit on social media, a Number 10 spokesperson said. It also promises to shut down the loophole…
Read MoreTeam USA skier Lindsey Vonn ‘discharged from hospital’ a week after horror Olympics crash
US ski star Lindsey Vonn has reportedly been discharged from hospital in Italy, about a week after a horror crash ended her Olympic comeback. Vonn, 41, was airlifted off the piste after crashing just 13 seconds into her final run in the women’s downhill final in Cortina last Sunday (8 February). The Team USA athlete…
Read MoreMan charged after ‘priceless’ Egyptian artefacts stolen from Australian museum, police say
A man has been charged after “priceless” Egyptian artefacts were stolen from a museum, Australian police have said. The 52-year-old suspect is accused of smashing a window at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology and then taking the items before fleeing the scene in Caboolture, Queensland. The artefacts included a wooden cat sculpture, believed…
Read MoreWhat are the symptoms of measles – and what should you do if you think your child is infected?
A “fast-spreading” measles outbreak in north London has left more than 60 children infected – and about a dozen needing hospital treatment. The Sunday Times reported 60 suspected cases in Enfield, with 34 so far confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency between 1 January and 9 February. According to a message posted by the…
Read MoreObama responds to racist video shared by Trump depicting him and his wife as apes
Barack Obama has responded to a racist video shared by Donald Trump on social media that depicted him and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes. The ex-president did not mention Mr Trump by name, but said the “decorum” and “respect for… office” that used to guide US officials had been lost. After the video showing…
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