A British minister has publicly criticized Elon Musk for his remarks on child sexual abuse scandals in the UK, accusing the tech billionaire of lacking knowledge on the issue. Musk, a vocal supporter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has used his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), to target UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and…
This is the incredible moment rescuers found a newborn baby on a packed migrant boat in the Atlantic after the mother gave birth during the treacherous crossing to the Canary Islands. An astonishing picture shows a migrant cradling a newborn as others on the dinghy back away to make space for the baby. The image…
Getty Images Beach tents, called cabanas in Australia, have proliferated in recent years For years, a controversial invader has been gradually taking over Australia’s beloved beaches. Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze, is a sea of large beach tents, called cabanas in Australia. “It’s chokkas. They’re…
A body has been found in the hunt for two British hikers who went missing in the Italian Dolomite mountains, rescuers have confirmed. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and his friend Samuel Harris, 35, both from London, were hiking in the Dolomites in northern Italy but they have not been heard from since 2.20pm on New Year’s Day….
Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen remembers how this all started. In 2019, during Donald J. Trump’s first term as president, Mr. Trump floated the idea of the United States buying the island of Greenland. At the time, most people in Greenland (and Denmark, the European country that controls it) thought his suggestion was a joke. “Everyone said,…
When Laura Loomer, a far-right activist, regained control of her Twitter account in late 2022, she knew whom to praise for her reinstatement. “Thank you, Elon!” she wrote to Elon Musk, who had recently bought the social network. In another post, Ms. Loomer, who had been booted from the platform in 2018 for writing an…
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal, which was returned by the U.S. to that country’s control decades ago. Last month, Mr. Trump falsely accused Panama of allowing Chinese soldiers to control the vital shipping route, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and…
Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul, has flung himself into British politics in recent weeks, using his social media platform X to attack and spread misinformation about Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other members of the Labour government. In a series of vitriolic posts to his 211 million followers in recent days, Mr. Musk has…
Panama has insisted that its sovereignty over the Panama Canal is “non-negotiable” after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military force to seize it. Trump made the remark during a news conference on Tuesday at which he also falsely stated that the Panama Canal was being operated by Chinese soldiers. Panama’s Foreign Minister…
Lebanon’s deeply divided Parliament is set Thursday to try to elect a new president, potentially ending a yearslong political vacuum and ushering in a degree of stability for a country reeling from its bloodiest war in decades. For more than two years, the tiny Mediterranean nation has been paralyzed by political gridlock and led by…
