The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, whose anti-drugs crackdown is being investigated by theinternational criminal court as a possible crime against humanity, has registered to run for mayor of his home city. Duterte, 79, filed his papers with the Election Commission in Davao City, where he had served as mayor for about two decades before…
Donald Trump knew Melania Trump supported abortion rights “since the day [they] met”, the former US first lady said on Sunday. “And I believe in individual freedom. I want to decide what I want to do with my body. I think I don’t want government in my personal business,” Melania Trump added in an interview…
The first-ever chief executive of the John Lewis Partnership is having his role axed as part of a reshuffle under Jason Tarry, as the new chair accelerates a turnaround plan only weeks after taking the reins from his predecessor Sharon White. JLP, which owns the Waitrose supermarket chain and 34 department stores, said that Nish…
Ireland is a “playground” for Russian intelligence, a former deputy chief of an Irish army unit has said following claims that a member of parliament was recruited by the Kremlin to undermine Anglo-Irish relations during Brexit talks. Cathal Berry, now a Teachta Dála (TD, member of the Irish parliament), said he had not been surprised…
Kamala Harris hit back at the Republican Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s comments that the vice-president and Democratic White House nominee “doesn’t have anything keeping her humble” because she does not have children of her own. “I don’t think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who, one, are not…
Salmon numbers in England and Wales last year were the lowest on record, figures show, as pollution and climate breakdown are killing off the endangered fish. A report from the Environment Agency and Cefas shows Atlantic salmon stocks in England and Wales have dropped to their lowest level since records began in 1997. Once common…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Apple — Shares declined 1.4% after Jefferies downgraded the megacap tech company to hold from buy, saying near-term expectations for the iPhone 16 and 17 are too high after weaker-than-expected initial demand. Apple’s AI capabilities leading to an accelerated smartphone replacement cycle is a “premature” catalyst,…
Good morning. One year ago, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people – the deadliest event for Jewish people since the Holocaust. A further 251 were taken hostage. In the months that followed, the Israeli offensive in Gaza laid waste to the densely populated coastal territory and has so far killed…
Milton strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Monday as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as the storm headed toward population centers including Tampa and Orlando. The storm was major hurricane as it moved over the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 120mph (193km/h), the…
The government is being urged by consumer champions and truck hauliers to introduce urgent legislation to protect the funding mechanism that helped the campaigner Sir Alan Bates sue the Post Office. In an open letter to the government, a number of those bringing mass-action-style lawsuits have pushed for ministers to protect the litigation funding sector…
