Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida was diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Republic, where it landed safely at Santiago Airport. A flight attendant suffered minor injuries but…
Watch: New ‘border tsar’ Tom Homan discusses his approach Veteran immigration official Tom Homan will be in charge of the country’s borders following Trump’s inauguration in January. With a decades-long career in law enforcement and at the border, all eyes will be on how he plans to cut down on illegal immigration into the US…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” in some of the harshest public criticism of the country by a Saudi official since the start of the war. Speaking at a summit of Muslim and Arab leaders the prince also criticised Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Iran. In a…
Narinder Kaur apologizer for her now-deleted post but said she was attacked because she is a brown woman commenting on Kate Middleton’s looks. Conspiracy theories over Kate Middleton’s cancer resurfaced on social media as the Princess of Wales joined William and King Charles at a Remembrance event in London Saturday. The event made her first…
A shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland was confirmed to be a British cruiser sunk by a torpedo during World War I, killing more than 500 crew members on board, U.K. military officials have revealed. The wreck of the HMS Hawke was found in “remarkable” condition this summer by a volunteer team of divers…
Russian companies are facing crippling debt burdens that could lead to a wave of mass corporate bankruptcies, experts have warned. Industries across the board, including in the vitally important defence sector, are at risk of loan defaults due to record-high interest rates. Over the past few years, many large companies sought to take advantage of…
A Syrian asylum seeker is set to be deported from Sweden after shocking video showed him pushing a 91-year-old woman down a flight of stairs in an attack that is set to reignite the country’s debate over migration. Karam Kanjo, 26, was caught on CCTV assaulting the elderly victim, as she made her way to…
PA Media Mike Nesbitt predicts there will be difficult discussions with health unions ahead Stormont’s health minister has raised the prospect that he will not be able to match pay deals being given to healthcare staff in other parts of the UK. Mike Nesbitt was speaking after a budget reallocation exercise known as a monitoring…
KERYS MCAULEY Two dark-coloured emus have been found after escaping from a farm in Brotton A pair of emus have been found after escaping from their home by jumping over a fence. The two birds made their great escape from Gripps Farm in Brotton, Teesside, on Sunday lunchtime. They were found three miles away in…
PA Media Neil Gray used the Scottish government car service for four Aberdeen games Health Secretary Neil Gray was “doing his job” when he used a ministerial car to attend three Aberdeen football matches at Hampden, a cabinet colleague has said. Gray – an Aberdeen fan – was criticised by opposition figures after The Sunday…
