The election is the first parliamentary vote since full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. (Reuters photo) Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has taken a strong early lead in the country’s State Duma elections, securing 57.5 per cent of the vote in initial results.The three-day parliamentary election ended on Sunday,…
Abbas Araqchi accused France of killing 1.5 million Algerians during Algeria’s war of independence. (Reuters photo) Iranian authorities have shut down a French language centre linked to the French embassy in Tehran, escalating tensions between the two countries ahead of a planned meeting between their foreign ministers.The centre was sealed following a judicial order, Tehran’s…
SCHWERIN (GERMANY): The Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany Sunday, exit polls showed, delivering a “disaster” for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who vowed to push ahead with his reform agenda.The AfD was set to win 37% in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahead of the centre-left Social Democrats on…
A historic 135-acre Christmas tree farm in Warren County, New Jersey, has been listed for $1.485 million (£1.11 million) after being owned by the same family for 80 years. Located at 21 Frontage Road in Blairstown, the property includes a preserved timber-frame barn built in 1839, 21 acres of farmland, and a separate guest cottage….
Trump shakes hands with Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House last year US President Donald Trump is set to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, as Trump travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.The meeting will focus on issues…
Billionaire tech executive Michael Dell is putting his little-used Boston penthouse up for auction with a minimum reserve price of $6.5 million (£4.9 million), ten years after buying the high-rise home. The founder and CEO of Dell Technologies paid $10.9 million for the 4,100-square-foot residence in 2016 through a limited liability company, according to property…
A conservation project connecting wild habitats from Wyoming to Canada’s Yukon has been named a finalist for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative has spent 33 years protecting 59 million acres of land and supporting 204 wildlife crossings across North America. The non-profit project is one of 15 global finalists for…
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak/Image: Reuters Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned against equating skin colour with nationality, saying people born and raised in England should not have their English or British identity questioned because they are not white.Writing on X on Sunday, Sunak said his Cowdrey Lecture at the Marylebone Cricket…
Israeli police officer and a soldier stand guard near the site of a shooting attack that killed one Israeli. (AP Photo) An Israeli man in his 30s was shot dead near the West Bank settlement of Neve Tzuf, also known as Halamish, on Sunday, hours before the start of the Yom Kippur holiday. The suspected…
A 17-year-old student from Plano, Texas, has built an artificial intelligence tool to track air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods, winning a national award and $10,000 for his work. Nathan Tan started the non-profit group Shared Skies Initiative to fight environmental inequality across Dallas, where poorer communities and minority families often breathe dirtier air but lack…
