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Election deniers stoke Trump-driven ballot security fears before midterms
Former and current officials who bolstered claims of voter fraud in 2020 make fresh allegations of vulnerabilitiesProminent election deniers have spent recent weeks stoking fears over US election security before next month’s midterms, echoing claims pushed by Donald Trump to justify asserting more control over voting.On conservative-friendly media outlets, former or current officials who tried to bolster the US president’s false claims of mass voter fraud in 2020 have in recent weeks made fresh allegations of election vulnerabilities. Continue reading...
Greek prime minister pledges to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, had been supportive of restitution efforts in the pastThe Greek prime minister has pledged to “ramp up” his country’s claims to win back the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum, emphasising that his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, was hugely supportive of restitution efforts before he moved into Downing Street.Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted he would raise the issue in the strongest of terms when he met Burnham, who was culture secretary in a previous Labour government. Continue reading...
Francis Halzen Wins Physics Nobel For Astrophysical Neutrinos' Discovery
Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by MRI machines and laid the groundwork for better cellphones and faster computers.
‘This is state violence’: Paris students rage at politicians and heavy-handed policing
Unprecedented protests that began in low-income suburb are turning ugly, with investigations under way into police brutalityEurope live: latest updates from protests in FranceBefore dawn on Tuesday outside the Lycée Sophie-Germain in central Paris, hundreds of teenagers dragged wheelie bins, metal barriers and shopping trolleys to build a barricade outside the front door of their secondary school.Climbing to the top of the piles of bins, pupils held banners calling for more funding and greater equality in French schools. Continue reading...
"Like GTA": Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces Run Over Houthis In Armoured Vehicle
The visuals came as Yemeni forces recaptured key areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Saudi-led coalition launched a counteroffensive on Monday to retake all territory held by the Houthis.
New York City med spa owner admits to giving client botulism with bootleg Botox
Klara Shuster said in court she imported mislabeled Botox illegally and dispensed it to clientsThe owner of a New York City med spa has admitted to illegally administering bootleg Botox, which authorities say led one client to develop botulism.Klara Shuster, also known as Klara Chrzuszcz, made those admissions in the course of pleading guilty in federal court recently to conspiracy to commit smuggling, among other charges. Continue reading...
Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years
More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data showsMore than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite never having been regular smokers, with rates nearly doubling in just four years, according to figures that health experts describe as concerning.About 5.4 million people aged 16 and above in England, Scotland and Wales (9.9%) used e-cigarettes daily or occasionally in 2025, Office for National Statistics data showed. Vaping was highest among those aged 25-34 (16.4%). Continue reading...
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second home ownership on rural communitiesA Reform UK MP bought an £800,000 second home on a picturesque Welsh island two days after raising concerns in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.Sarah Pochin completed the purchase of a Grade-II listed property on the southern coast of Anglesey (Ynys Môn). Continue reading...
Germany's Far-Right AfD On Path To Take Over State Assembly For 1st Time
The AfD took nearly 44 per cent of the vote last month in the state, located in the former communist East Germany, easily beating the centre-right CDU of unpopular Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leadersThe European Commission wants to ensure there is no repeat Viktor Orbán among the next generation of EU member states, as it set out plans to prepare for the bloc’s enlargement into eastern Europe in the next few years.In an interview with the Guardian and other European newspapers, the EU commissioner for enlargement, Marta Kos, outlined proposals for special safeguards to protect the bloc from leaders who could flout democratic values and hold hostage decision making, a pattern of behaviour exemplified for many by the former Hungarian prime minister. Continue reading...
Death By Firing Squad: Trump Orders Execution Of US Doctor Who Killed 13 People
Putting former US Army Major Nidal Hasan to death by the Army firing squad was approved by Trump at the recommendation of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said.
Explained: How Is The Nobel Peace Prize Decided?
Some 287 candidates have been nominated, including 208 individuals and 79 organisations.
