Thunderbirds are go: Training exercise sees US pilots take to the skies in Mexico
The United States Air Force Air demonstration squadron the “Thunderbirds” practice during the team’s inaugural winter training trip at Spaceport America, New Mexico. The trip provides the…
Ghislaine Maxwell witness refuses to take the stand again forcing prosecution to bring new case
Another, who testified under the name “Jane”, told the New York court she did not come forward about the sexual abuse she suffered for years starting in…
Elon Musk preparing for human trials of brain chips that can help paralysed to walk
Elon Musk is preparing to launch clinical trials in humans of “brain chips” that could help tetraplegic people to walk, in a new technology the billionaire likened…
Olaf Scholz denies ‘refusing’ to meet with Joe Biden to discuss Ukraine crisis
Le Monde cited French government sources on Friday saying Paris and Berlin were “perplexed” about the “alarmist” tone coming from Washington and London about troop deployments. “We…
Friday evening UK news briefing: US and Russia in tense Ukraine standoff
This week Joe Biden managed to suggest that his administration was expecting Mr Putin to make “a minor incursion” into Ukraine. The White House felt compelled to…
Meat Loaf was plotting comeback with new album and tour before sudden death
Meat Loaf died surrounded by his wife Deborah, daughters Pearl and Amanda, and close friends after a career that saw him sell more than 100 million albums…
Olaf Scholz ‘refused’ meeting with Joe Biden in threat to Western unity against Russia
Le Monde cited French government sources on Friday saying Paris and Berlin were “perplexed” about the “alarmist” tone coming from Washington and London about troop deployments. “We…
British doctor killed by stray bullet as he lay in bed
A doctor from Surrey has died from a gunshot to the head while lying in bed in the US after a stray bullet fired in another building…
Insomnia, panic attacks and death by drone – inside the ‘dirty work’ powering America
Early on, Press decided not to go undercover. Recently, there has been a spate of books in which writers have embedded themselves in unlovely areas of society….
Watch: Pentagon releases footage of botched Afghanistan airstrike
The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in the final hours…
Ghislaine Maxwell requests new trial over concerns about juror
Maxwell’s lawyers filed their motion 30 minutes before deadline on Wednesday night “under seal”, meaning it is shielded from the public. This may be because the motion…
Ukraine crisis: Emmanuel Macron calls for EU security pact with Russia in blow to Western alliance
In the city of Mariupol, just 12 miles from the front line in eastern Ukraine, the mood was wary but calm as people swam in the sea…
Prince Harry and Meghan have set up 11 companies in a tax haven
The Sussex’s main business is conducted under the umbrella of their charitable organisation, Archewell, which has its headquarters in Beverly Hills. The name, they say, is from…
Russia now has 127,000 troops ready to invade, says Ukraine
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Mr Blinken “stressed the importance of continuing a diplomatic path to de-escalate tensions”. And a US official, who spoke…
Here’s how to save your half-term family ski holiday
Similarly in Canada, children over 12 must be fully vaccinated — and any unvaccinated children aged 5-11 years in Canada must have proof of recovery from Covid…
Aafia Siddiqui: The terrorist known as ‘Lady al-Qaeda’ languishing in US jail
By 2004, she was the only woman on the FBI’s most wanted list of al-Qaeda terrorists. But her real notoriety came in 2008, when police in Afghanistan…
‘Masks bring a new twist to the art of bluffing in Las Vegas’
As is often the case in Vegas, the real challenge is finding the right places to go. In a city where tourist traps and mediocre restaurants are…
MI5 investigated Texas synagogue terrorist a year ago but concluded he posed no harm
A Whitehall source said: “Malik Akram was known to MI5 and was the subject of a short lead investigation in 2020. “The investigation was opened in the…
Texas synagogue terrorist was banned from a UK court after 9/11 rant
Akram was banned from the court four months after he had been sent a warning letter over a previous incident. At the time he denied any wrongdoing,…
Texas synagogue siege: Two teens arrested in Manchester as family of British terrorist reveal they spoke with him during standoff
They included the synagogue’s rabbi, Charlie Cytron-Walker. “I am grateful that we made it out. I am grateful to be alive,” he said. Rabbi Cytron-Walker said Akram…
Donald Trump promises ‘comeback’ at Arizona rally and claims Capitol rioters are ‘political prisoners’
In anticipation of the huge queues of traffic, vendors set up their stalls of Trump merchandise as far as 10 miles away from the rally site. Cars…
British suspect shot dead after taking four hostages at Texas synagogue
Officers evacuated the synagogue’s surroundings and cordoned off the area, the police force said. ABC News reported that the hostage-taker was armed and had claimed to have…
Thieves steal Amazon packages from trains on wrong side of the tracks in LA
Much of the crime has taken place along sections of the railroad which have growing homeless encampments next to the track. In November there were raids on…
Russia preparing ‘false-flag’ sabotage operation in Ukraine to spark invasion, White House says
A US official said: “As part of its plans Russia is laying the groundwork to have the option of fabricating a pretext for invasion, including through sabotage…
Russia ‘preparing false-flag operation’ in Ukraine to spark invasion, US intelligence believes
Russia may have positioned operatives to carry out a “false-flag” operation in eastern Ukraine, US intelligence believes. A US official said the move would involve sabotaging Russia’s…