The Embassy of Japan in the United States is calming Taylor Swift fans in Tokyo and the U.S., assuring Swifties that she can perform in concert and comfortably make it to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. A statement shared…
US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley uses SNL cameo to mock Trump
United States Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and took a swipe at former President Donald Trump over his age, his mental fitness and his refusal to debate her. Haley appeared in…
Canada considers sanctions on “extremist” West Bank settlers
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…