Two airline passengers accused of “unruly behaviour” have been hit with the largest fines ever proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The five-figure penalties on the two flyers accused of violence are part of $2m (£1.5m) in fines levied this year. US airlines have seen record numbers of disruptive passengers since early 2021, with […]
Russia-Ukraine war The US has imposed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, including his daughters. The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. The measures follow new revelations of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of bodies of civilians scattered on the streets of Bucha, […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood films.” […]
At least six people have been killed and 10 injured in a shooting in the centre of Sacramento, police in California’s state capital say. People fled through the streets after rapid gunfire rang out in an area packed with restaurants and bars in the early hours of Sunday. Police nearby responded to the gunfire and […]
Pope Francis has apologised to a Canadian indigenous delegation for the Catholic Church’s role in the country’s residential school system. The schools, operated for more than a century, were run as part of government policy to assimilate indigenous children and destroy their cultures. The Roman Catholic Church operated up to 70% of residential schools. Prime […]
By Faisal Islam Economics editor Russia-Ukraine war The world’s biggest companies “have a choice to make” whether to do business in Russia or in Western allied nations, a top US politician has told the BBC. Wally Adeyemo, the US Deputy Treasury Secretary, said firms could “choose to help Russia” in its invasion of Ukraine […]
By Anthony Zurcher North America reporter US Capitol stormed Official White House logs from 6 January, 2021 – the day the US Capitol was breached by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters – show a seven hour and 37-minute gap in presidential phone activity while the assault was at its height. The bipartisan congressional […]
By Anthony Zurcher North America reporter Russia-Ukraine war Over the past week, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have upped the temperature of US-Russia relations to near boiling point. However, his ad-libbed line at the end of what was billed as a “major speech” in Poland on Saturday […]
Russia-Ukraine war President Joe Biden hailed American military deployments to Europe as part of a struggle for democracy against autocracy during a visit to US troops in Poland. His remarks come as the US and others have reinforced Nato’s eastern flank amid the war in Ukraine. The stop at an airbase in Rzeszow, near […]
Russia-Ukraine war A video address by Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Russian people was trending on Russian Twitter on Friday and has sparked a reaction. In it, Schwarzenegger warns Russians they are being fed misinformation about their country’s assault on Ukraine. Addressing Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, he says: “You started this war, […]
