The United States figure skating body has confirmed that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia. The plane, with 64 passengers and crew, was en route to Washington, DC, from Wichita, Kansas, when it collided midair with a US Army helicopter late on Wednesday. US…
Key appointees of United States President Donald Trump to major positions in government, including Tulsi Gabbard and Kashyap Patel, face Senate hearings on Thursday to approve their appointments. On Wednesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr faced a barrage of questions during a contentious Senate hearing on his nomination to be Trump’s health secretary. Trump also made major announcements about immigration and…
Meta has agreed to pay United States President Donald Trump $25m to settle a lawsuit he filed against the company for suspending his accounts after the US Capitol attack in January 2021. A Meta spokesman confirmed the settlement, with reports stating that $22m would fund Trump’s presidential library and the remainder going to legal fees…
United States President Donald Trump has offered most The buyout offer was announced on Tuesday in a memorandum issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as Trump seeks to fulfil one of his campaign promises to shrink the government.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes ‘free and dignified’ deportees, stressing that migrants are not criminals The first flights carrying migrants deported from the United States to Colombia after a major diplomatic row have arrived in the capital Bogota. The Colombian government confirmed on Tuesday that two planes carrying migrants had landed. A total of 201 migrants —…
Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 29: Fighting Ukraine’s military said it has shot down 65 out of 100 drones launched at Ukraine from Russia overnight. According to the military, 28 drones failed to reach their targets, two returned towards Russia and Belarus, while one remained in Ukrainian air space. Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the country has received substantial support from fellow European nations as she seeks support to counter United States President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland. Trump has said the Arctic island – an autonomous Danish territory – is vital to US national security and refused to rule…
Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India and keep the series alive. Duckett’s 28-ball knock set up England to make 171-9 despite a collapse triggered by Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who returned figures of 5-24 in Rajkot, India on Tuesday. …
A nuclear power plant was among targets during a massive Ukrainian drone attack, Russian officials have said. Moscow said on Wednesday that the country’s energy infrastructure had come under attack by at least 100 drones overnight. Ukraine also reported strikes. The continuing barrages were accompanied by barbs from the two countries’ presidents, suggesting little prospect…
A United States judge has temporarily blocked an order from President Donald Trump to freeze funding for a wide range of federal programmes. Tuesday’s decision came shortly before Trump’s directive was slated to come into effect at 5pm EST (22:00 GMT). Critics had warned that the order could have disrupted education, healthcare, poverty reduction and disaster relief schemes….
