Canada is looking at imposing sanctions on “extremist” settlers in the West Bank, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, a day after the U.S. took action against four Israeli men accused of being involved in violence in the occupied…
DeSantis wins as judge dismisses Disney’s lawsuit against him
A US judge has sided with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his fight with Disney, rejecting a lawsuit that had accused the Republican of organising a campaign of “government retaliation”. Judge Allen Winsor said the actions that Disney opposed were…
UK could send aircraft carrier to “plug a gap” in Red Sea
The UK could send an aircraft carrier to the Red Sea amid the ongoing attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the armed forces minister has suggested. James Heappey indicated an aircraft carrier could be deployed to the region to replace the…
Man ‘decapitates dad before holding up head in YouTube video’
A man is accused of beheading his own father and showed off his severed head in a YouTube video. Justin Mohn has been arrested after his dad Michael, 68, was found dead at their home in Levittown, Pennsylvania. He says…
US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals
An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined to block what Kenneth Eugene…
Lloyd Austin cuts comment about health from first public speech
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin deviated from his prepared remarks while addressing funding for Ukraine, skipping over an update on his health in his first public appearance since his hospitalization. Austin spoke at a virtual meeting before the Ukraine Defense…
Kaylin Gillis: Householder guilty of killing woman in driveway wrong turn
A householder has been convicted of murder for shooting a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in took a wrong turn up his driveway in rural New York. Kaylin Gillis was shot in the neck by Kevin Monahan, 66,…
Ron DeSantis drops out of US presidential race, endorses Trump
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ended his Republican United States presidential campaign just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, after failing to emerge as a serious challenger for the White House against the 77-year-old former president. DeSantis’s…
2026 World Cup final venue, schedule, to be revealed Feb. 4
The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be unveiled Feb. 4, FIFA announced Thursday. As part of the announcement, FIFA will also officially announce the site for the final, which…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior administration officials, including President Joe Biden. Austin, 70, was admitted to…