news2shortsSome say it’s embarrassing. But as a ‘Swiftie dad’ attending the Eras tour, I felt the same rush as seeing Oasis in 1994 This year, assuming I can get a ticket, I will be seeing Oasis on their reunion tour. I will be surrounded, I expect, by thousands of fellow middle-aged men lustily singing “You … Read more
No wonder the American public thinks of Democrats as out of touch, opportunistic, and cowardly. That is because they are What does the Democratic party believe in? It’s difficult to tell. In 2024, Joe Biden and then Kamala Harris ran a campaign of moderation, reconciliation, and emphasis on restoring institutional norms. This failed to capture … Read more
Fortune plays a larger part than we like to think in sporting success. But luck means nothing if teams don’t have the ability to exploit it The Roman philosopher Seneca is credited with saying, “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.” In sports, some teams prepare better than others. But some also get more opportunities than … Read more
President says measures against bloc will ‘definitely happen’ following moves against Mexico, Canada and China The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to leaders to pressure the Donald Trump administration to reverse its decision to pull out of the UN’s health agency. “Bringing the US back will be very important,” Associated Press … Read more
Billionaire says in social media discussion that Donald Trump agrees the world’s largest single donor should be shut down Elon Musk, who is heading Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government, has said they are working to shut down the foreign aid agency USAid, in a social media discussion on X early on Monday. … Read more
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he and President Donald Trump were in the process of shutting down the USAID, escalating their war on the federal bureaucracy.
The CDU’s Friedrich Merz has shattered the taboo that had underpinned German politics since the war. The unthinkable is now more possible The tectonic plates are shifting in German politics. A momentous past week has plunged the country into uncertainty – and not just about the outcome of the snap general election on 23 February. … Read more
Guantánamo Bay? Imperialism? Alliances with billionaires? Those shocked at the president’s early moves have forgotten what came before The dust briefly settled, only for it to be kicked up once again. Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders – causing chaos on everything from foreign aid to world trade – is rapidly rocking and reshaping domestic … Read more
Shields unifies titles with unanimous-decision win Champion scores 10th-round knockdown in victory Claressa Shields v Danielle Perkins – as it happened Claressa Shields unanimously outpointed Danielle Perkins on Sunday night in the first undisputed heavyweight bout in women’s boxing to remain undefeated. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist with titles in five divisions, was in … Read more
Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands ‘full investigation’ of situation US President Donald Trump has asserted South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the … Read more
