By Guy Hedgecoe Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation. He was detained on his arrival in Madrid from the Dominican Republic. He is suspected of receiving illegal commissions when negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the Spanish Super Cup competition in […]
Jockey Stefano Cherchi dies aged 23 two weeks after suffering a head injury in a fall at Canberra in Australia. Read Original Article
By George Wright Flags have been flying at half-mast across Finland after a child was killed and two others seriously wounded The shooting took place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa, to the north of the capital, Helsinki. Police said all three victims were 12 and that a suspect, also aged 12, had […]
Eyewitness video shows buildings leaning at a 45 degree angle in Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre. Read Original Article
By Kelly Ng A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on Wednesday, setting off tsunami warnings on the island and its neighbouring countries. The epicentre is located about 18km (11mi) south of Taiwan’s Hualien city, according to the US Geological Survey. It is Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years, said seismology officials. Tsunami […]
Rescue operations are under way as Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines issue tsunami alerts. Read Original Article
The move will allow Ukraine to call up more people to replenish its reserves, after volunteer numbers dropped. Mr Zelensky said in December that 500,000 more soldiers were needed. Although the bill was voted through by MPs in May 2023, it did not come into force because Mr Zelensky did not sign it. It was […]
By Ido Vock & Tiffanie Turnbull US President Joe Biden has condemned Israel’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. Saying he was “outraged and heartbroken”, he accused Israel of not doing enough to protect aid workers. Israel promised an independent investigation after the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Poland lost nationals in Monday’s […]
By Charlotte Gallagher Hollywood star Kirsten Dunst has said she grew up at a time when there was “major pay disparity” between herself and her male co-stars. She said she was paid less than male co-stars, even though she had more box office success, with films such as Jumanji (1995) and Bring It On (2000). […]
By Madeline Halpert World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder José Andrés says he is “heartbroken” over the deaths of aid workers in a strike by Israel – which he has urged to stop its “indiscriminate killing”. Seven of the US-based food charity’s workers were killed on Monday when leaving a warehouse in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister […]
