Tag: Politics
The sex offender who lived in a container in Thailand – but his life was far from low-profile
In Thailand, Richard Burrows found an escape – a place to hide for nearly 30 years.
Canada’s new PM meets King – and tells monarch how he had ‘bit of disaster’
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has met the King as part of his first foreign trip since being sworn in.
UK and global economic growth forecasts cut – as Trump tariffs blamed
Global economic growth has been downgraded by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – as the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs becomes apparent.
Illegal immigrant who came to UK on small boat helped smuggle thousands into Europe from London home
An illegal immigrant, who came to the UK on a small boat, was helping to smuggle more than 1,000 others into Europe within a month, a court was told.
British woman missing in Thailand after fire breaks out on diving boat
A British woman is missing in Thailand after a diving boat she was on caught fire, officials have said.
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order
Hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members have been deported by the White House to a supermax prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals.
‘Significant’ number of countries to provide troops to Ukraine peacekeeping force
A “significant number” of countries will provide troops to a Ukraine peacekeeping force, Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said.
In the Land of the Jaguars
Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands, is home to a sizable population of jaguars. Near one tiny outpost, the normally shy animals are remarkably easy to observe.
Carney wastes no time tearing into Trump, but can he save Canada from becoming the 51st state?
President Donald J Trump wants to redraw the political map of the world to benefit “America First”.
Crew welcomed into International Space Station to replace astronauts stranded for nine months
A crew has entered the International Space Station (ISS) to replace the astronauts who were stranded there for nine months.