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LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reached 100 days in office on Saturday, but his time in power has been marred by feuds, fiscal difficulties, and dwindling public support.Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party won a landslide election on July 4, returned to power after 14 years of Conservative rule.However, recent polls show a sharp decline in his personal approval ratings, and Labour’s popularity is only marginally higher than the defeated Conservative Party, which voters rejected after years of scandal and infighting."You couldn’t really have imagined a worse start," said Tim Bale, a politics professor at Queen Mary University of London. "First impressions count, and it’s going to be difficult to turn those around."Starmer’s campaign focused on...
October 12, 2024
British PM Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office amid turmoil and challenges
LONDON — The remains of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a British mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest almost 100 years ago, have reportedly been discovered by a National Geographic team, according to an exclusive report by the outlet.Irvine, along with fellow climber George Mallory, vanished during an expedition to summit the world's highest peak in 1924, sparking one of the greatest mysteries in mountaineering history: did they reach the summit before their tragic deaths?The team, led by renowned photographer and director Jimmy Chin, made the groundbreaking discovery on the Central Rongbuk Glacier, not far from where Mallory’s body was found in 1999.Speaking about the moment of discovery, Chin recounted to an American television network, "I lifted up the sock, and...
October 12, 2024
Remains of British mountaineer discovered nearly a century after his disappearance on Mount Everest
October 12, 2024
Indonesia urges East Asian nations to recognize Palestine
FLORIDA — The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 17 on Friday, with five fatalities reported in St. Lucie County due to tornadoes that struck the coastal region on Florida’s east coast, authorities confirmed.Among the victims in St. Lucie County, one person lost their life at the Spanish Lakes Country Club Village, a retirement community, county spokesman Erick Gill said. "I can’t confirm that all of them were from the Spanish Lakes neighborhood that was hardest hit," Gill stated, adding, "I know there was more than one."As recovery efforts continue nearly 48 hours after Milton made landfall, approximately 2 million customers in Florida remain without power.The storm initially left over 3 million people in the dark, with the worst damage...
October 12, 2024
Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises to 17
LONDON — The World Food Program (WFP) issued a stark warning on Thursday, stating that the threat of famine continues to loom over Gaza, where tragedy and suffering persist. As winter approaches, the UN agency highlighted the daily struggle for survival in the Palestinian enclave."Hunger remains rampant, and the threat of famine persists," the WFP shared on X, expressing alarm over growing difficulties in delivering vital supplies.The agency called for an end to these obstacles, noting that they were exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.Earlier this week, the WFP cautioned that one million people in Gaza risk losing essential support unless aid flows resume soon.According to the agency, the supply of aid to the Gaza Strip has reached its lowest point in months, leading to the...
October 12, 2024
WFP warns famine threat persists in Gaza amid ongoing conflict
October 12, 2024
Gaza like Japan after nuclear bombs, says Nobel Peace Prize-winning group head
ROME — A former employee of a major Italian bank has been accused of repeatedly gaining unauthorized access to the bank accounts of about 3,500 individuals, retrieving the data some 6,000 times, authorities said on Thursday.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her sister Arianna's accounts are among those allegedly hacked, as are those of numerous prominent Italian political figures, such as Senate President Ignazio La Russa, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Tourism and European Affairs Minister Daniela Santanchè and Italian European Commissioner-designate Roberto Fitto.Alongside high-level politicians, the list of tampered accounts includes that of Giovanni Melillo, the prosecutor of the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate, and several officers of the Carabinieri and...
October 11, 2024
Italian banker accused of breaching 3,500 accounts, including PM Meloni's
October 11, 2024
Poland tightens entry rules after cash-for-visas scandal
October 11, 2024
Brussels urges Turkey to probe alleged abuse in EU-funded migration centers
October 11, 2024
UN inquiry accuses Israel of ‘crime of extermination’ in Gaza
