It took a stoppage-time strike from Harry Kane to beat Tunisia in England’s last World Cup opener. This time, it was sealed before half-time, Iran swatted aside in a manner which hints at a new, more expansive iteration of Gareth Southgate’s national team. The meeting with Iran, defeated only twice in their previous 21 games, … Read more
One girl, a 14-year-old, was incarcerated in an adult prison alongside drug offenders. A 16-year-old boy had his nose broken in detention after a beating by security officers. A 13-year-old girl was physically attacked by plainclothes militia who raided her school. A brutal crackdown by authorities in Iran trying to halt protests calling for social … Read more
The Fed’s move raised its key short-term rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%, its highest level in 15 years. It was the central bank’s sixth rate hike this year The Fed’s move raised its key short-term rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%, its highest level in 15 years. It was the … Read more
“Insanity.” “Utter madness.” These are just some of the ways critics are describing Texas’ new law allowing people to carry handguns in public without a permit—a Republican achievement that many local officials say has already led to a spike in spontaneous shootings in highly populated parts of the state. In one high-profile case earlier this … Read more
The Japanese government on Friday unveiled Y29.1tn ($197bn) in fresh spending to ease the impact on consumers of soaring commodity prices and a falling yen, while the Bank of Japan stuck by its ultra-loose policy. Prime minister Fumio Kishida unveiled the stimulus package, which includes subsidised electricity and gas bills for households and coupons for … Read more
Former President Donald Trump has come up with yet another defense of his decision to stash top secret national security documents in his Mar-a-Lago resort — and now he’s saying that it’s actually the FBI that is mishandling classified information. Writing on Truth Social Wednesday morningthe twice-impeached former president attacked the FBI for taking photographs … Read more
Former President Donald Trump is posting vintage rants attacking investigators on his Truth Social platform. In a late-night tirade, the former president lashed out against the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office just hours after Rudy Giuliani testified before a special grand jury that’s probing the Trump campaign’s efforts to illegally remain in power despite losing … Read more
China said its armed forces have launched joint military exercises on an unprecedented scale in six areas ringing Taiwan on Thursday as Beijing seeks to punish the country for hosting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A booming sound from what appeared to be artillery fire could be heard in northern Taiwan shortly after 2pm, while … Read more
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most … Read more