Senate sends $460B spending bill to Biden’s desk hours before government shutdown
1 of 2 | Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced, "After months of hard work, we have good news for the…
Hunt heralds ‘decisive step’ to bring taxes down
Jeremy Hunt says the Spring Budget is a "decisive step" towards lower taxes.Speaking to the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason, the chancellor agreed that people…
Forensic unit undertaking ‘thorough investigation’ after woman killed in Brisbane CBD bus crash
A bus crash that killed an 18-year-old woman in Brisbane's CBD was "not a normal accident" and will be thoroughly investigated, a Queensland minister says. Grace…
Judge dismisses red states’ challenge to Biden asylum-seeker program
VICTORIA, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants…
VA launches financial aid website to help prevent veteran suicides
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough speaks during a Senate committee hearing on the Department of Veteran's Affairs budget for fiscal year 2022.…
Budget 2024: Is the tax take the highest for 70 years?
Image source, UK Parliament/Maria UngerBy BBC Verify team BBC NewsChancellor Jeremy Hunt has set out his Budget which he said would "put the country back…
Airdrop of aid packages kills 5 children in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
1 of 2 | Displaced Palestinians live in makeshift tents in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. An airdrop from an unknown foreign country…
Column: GOP State of the Union response puts women in kitchen
A woman’s place is in the kitchen, even if she is a U.S. senator delivering the most important speech of her career. Intended or not,…
Tasmania’s migrant communities say racial abuse is on the rise in Hobart — and it’s time for change
In short: Tasmania's multicultural council says racist incidents are increasing.The council wants legislative change to take the issue more seriously, as well as better data on…
House of Lords hears list of women killed this year
Crossbench peer Baroness Casey read out a list of women killed this year, during a debate to mark International Women’s Day.It was the former government…
Former Israeli security agency chief: Netanyahu wants an endless war | Israel War on Gaza
Marc Lamont Hill challenges former head of Israeli navy and former director of Israel’s security service Ami Ayalon. After five months of Israel’s brutal bombing…
Chill out, my fellow Americans. President Biden isn’t cognitively impaired
Did he trip over his feet? Did he make an indefensible gaffe? No, my fellow Americans, he did not. I admit, the bar was set…
Former Honduran president guilty of cocaine conspiracy
1 of 2 | Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted of a massive long-running cocaine conspiracy Friday in New York U.S. District Court.…
Keegan: 'I'd have probably punched Ofsted staff'
In response, Ofsted's boss said inspectors and school staff should all act with respect. Source link
Stockton Bight tragedy remembered 70 years after one of Australia’s worst peacetime miltiary tragedies
It was a routine military training exercise that quickly took a turn for the worse.In the early hours of March 8, 1954, a convoy of…
Steve Garvey’s win is a loss for California election reform
The Dodgers don’t usually get any intentional help from their archrivals, the Giants. But something that strange just happened in California’s primary: Former Dodgers great…
Environmental worries after ship hit in Red Sea sinks | Newsfeed
NewsFeedEnvironmental concerns are growing after the Rubymar, a UK-owned vessel, sunk in the Red Sea. It was hit last month by anti-ship missiles launched by…
Sunak's mother-in-law to sit in India parliament
Sudha Murthy says it was a "pleasant surprise" to be appointed to the upper house for a six-year term. Source link
Trump posts $91.6 million bond to appeal E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict
1 of 2 | Former President Donald Trump posted a $91.6 million bond Friday as he seeks to appeal a judgment awarded to E. Jean…
Biden's big audition at State of the Union
State of the Union speeches seldom matter much. This one did: It was Biden's first big opportunity to convince voters that he's still up to…