By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 12:13 GMT, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 15:52 GMT, 14 November 2024 A British tourist lost 15,000ft up in Peruvian mountains has described how a stray dog ‘appeared from the fog’ and led him to his destination. The man, known as ‘El Güero Inglés’ or The Blond Englishman on social media was…
Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by deliberately causing the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, a report by Human Rights Watch says. About 1.9 million people – 90% of Gaza’s population – have fled their homes over the past year, and 79% of the territory is under Israeli-issued evacuation orders, according…
Reuters Donald Trump said Mike Huckabee would “work tirelessly to bring about peace in the Middle East” For now, Mike Huckabee seems to be keeping his cards close to his chest. Shortly after being announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel, the former Republican governor of Arkansas said: “I won’t make…
Reuters Polling follows a largely peaceful and low-key campaign Votes are being counted in Sri Lanka after snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after a new president was sworn in. More than 8,800 candidates are in the fray in an election marked by a low-key campaign. Voting began at 07:00 local time (01:30 GMT) and…
French military technology is being used in Sudan’s brutal civil war in violation of a UN arms embargo, rights organisation Amnesty International has said. It says the Rapid Support Forces militia is using vehicles in the Darfur region supplied by the United Arab Emirates that are fitted with French hardware as it battles the army….
A man is now being dubbed a “local hero” after a video of him smashing a door to take four children to safety went viral on social media. Daniel Burguet was trapped inside the Whitby English language school in Paiporta, Valencia with the children, one of whom was his 11-year-old daughter, unable to reach a…
A man who tried to attack Brazil’s Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia on Wednesday evening is believed to have been killed by his own explosives. Police have named the man as Francisco Wanderley Luiz, who stood unsuccessfully in council elections for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL). He was found dead outside the building…
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Tulsi Gabbard, the ex-Democratic congresswoman and newly minted Republican, as Director of National Intelligence. Known for her scepticism of American foreign policy and a background rooted in Hindu tradition, Gabbard brings a unique perspective to US-India relations. A lieutenant colonel with combat experience in Iraq, Gabbard’s role as intelligence…
What the models agree on for November’s next tropical storm What the models agree on for November’s next tropical storm 03:34 The last day of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Nov. 30, but as we near that finishing line, the Caribbean has other thoughts in mind, with a potential tropical system brewing. The…
Spain’s Costa del Sol has been lashed by torrential rain storms and floods, with dramatic footage showing twisters off the coast and over land as the latest devastating weather front bears down on the country. Video has shown a tornado whipping up debris over the coastline of popular tourist resort Marbella, while floodwaters washed over…
