Getty Images Kennedy (left) with Trump at an election rally in Arizona this summer Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as his health secretary, as the president-elect continues to build his new administration. Kennedy, commonly known by his initials RFK Jr, has a history of spreading…
At least 10 people have been killed and others hurt in a fire that broke out at a retirement home near Zaragoza in north-eastern Spain, emergency services say. The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday morning and local officials said more than 80 people were living in the…
Protest outside Oxford Union. (Screenshot) NEW DELHI: Indian students on Thursday protested outside the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom over a debate titled ‘this house believes in the independent state of Kashmir.’ The debate, hosted by the Oxford Union, Oxford University’s debating society, contested the political status of Kashmir, a region historically disputed by…
Spain has been battered by yet more storms which triggered flash floods just two weeks on from one of the worst disasters in its history. Shocking footage shared overnight on social media showed the deluge gushing through the streets of Alcanar, a town some 100 miles up the coast from flood-ravaged Valencia in the province…
Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Māori MPs performed a haka to disrupt a vote on a controversial bill that has ignited protests across New Zealand. The bill proposes to change the way in which the Treaty of Waitangi – a 184-year-old treaty between the British Crown and Māori people – is interpreted. Māori…
Paris — There was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursday’s Nations League soccer game between France and Israel despite heavy security inside the stadium, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit. Around 10 minutes after the game kicked off as scheduled…
Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast both qualified for next year’s 24-team tournament on Wednesday despite not playing – and that theme continued on Thursday. Central African Republic had to win away to Lesotho in order to put pressure on Gabon in Group B, but a 1-0 defeat in Bloemfontein means CAR’s wait for their Nations…
Ukrainian forces wiped put a Russian assault group trying to cross a river in Kursk in a brutal attack. Vladimir Putin’s army has mustered around 50,000 troops in the Russian border region as his generals desperately try to drive out Ukrainian forces from the territory. Around 12,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been…
Queen Camilla (Picture credit: Reuters) Britain’s Queen Camilla, recovering from a chest infection, recently spoke candidly about her past smoking habits during a reception at Buckingham Palace.At the event on Wednesday, Camilla and King Charles met with several film and TV stars. The Queen engaged in a conversation with Paddington actress Emily Mortimer and discussed…
The Galbally native had a stint in Brian McIver’s Derry management team after being part of James McCartan’s backroom team when Down reached the 2010 All-Ireland. After a stint as Galway coach, Tally worked as Down manager between 2019 and 2021 before taking on the Kerry role after O’Connor’s return to the Kingdom post. In…
