UK universities flock to India – but will they succeed?
Nine UK universities are setting up campuses in India, but enrolment is expected to be modest initially.
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Jury orders Cosby to pay $19m to ex-waitress after finding he abused her in 1972
Donna Motsinger alleged Cosby gave her wine and a pill that left her incapacitated after picking her up in a limousine in 1972.
How the deadly LaGuardia Airport crash unfolded
Video shows the aftermath of the collision between a passenger plane and a firefighting vehicle on the runway of the New York airport.
Referendum defeat leaves Italy’s Meloni looking more vulnerable
Meloni vowed to press on after losing a vote on constitutional reform many turned into a referendum on her government.
Some ships find ways to sail through the Strait of Hormuz as hundreds are stalled
THe Strait of Hormuz isn’t entirely closed — some ships are getting through as Iran flexes its control over the strategic waterway.
First female archbishop of Canterbury highlights progress and ongoing challenges
With the installation of the first female archbishop of Canterbury, women clergy in the Episcopal Church reflect on the struggle toward women’s ordination and the future of women in ministry.
News24 | Bahrain strike which hurt 32 likely from US Patriot missile, researchers find
An American-operated Patriot air defence battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in US-ally Bahrain 10 days into the war on Iran, according to an analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters.
A pharmacist and a homesick lifestyle blogger: The ‘alarming’ civilian cost of war in Iran
The toll on civilians is mounting fast as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues.
News24 | London Jews fear ‘escalation’ after attack on ambulances
In London’s Golders Green, with its large Jewish community, residents warned of growing antisemitism on Monday after an early morning arson attack on four volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation.
President Trump and Iranian officials have conflicting stories about ongoing talks
President Trump is ordering the U.S. military to hold off on striking Iranian power plants, citing “productive” talks with Iran, but Iranian officials deny there’s any dialogue with the U.S.
Watch: Inside the Palestinian home attacked by settlers
Violence began after a teenage settler was killed, reportedly after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian.
‘Like the plane got cut in half’: Eyewitnesses describe chaos of LaGuardia crash
Eyewitnesses have described the moment Air Canada flight AC8646 crashed into a fire truck on the runway of New York’s LaGuardia airport.
Blast that injured two was ‘terrorist attack’, Ukrainian authorities say
The suspect is a 21-year-old local resident who claims he was blackmailed and forced to plant explosives.
Trump delays strikes on Iran’s power plants for 5 days. And, ICE deploys to airports
Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.
France’s former Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88
Jospin was head of government from 1997 to 2002 and is credited with bringing in the 35-hour working week.
News24 | UK police investigating ‘antisemitic hate crime’ after four Jewish ambulances torched
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set ablaze overnight in a suspected antisemitic hate crime, police said.
Iran threatens strikes on Gulf power plants following Trump’s Strait of Hormuz ultimatum
Iran warned it could start striking power plants across the Gulf region, after President Trump threatened to hit Iran’s energy infrastructure unless Tehran opens the Strait of Hormuz when his 48 hour ultimatum expires on Monday.
News24 | ‘Wish I had never met him’: Norway’s future queen addresses ‘friendly’ ties to Epstein
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said in an interview broadcast Friday that she was “manipulated” by convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ukrainians are growing more pessimistic about the prospects for peace, survey says
As the Iran war delays peace talks for Ukraine — and global supplies of air defense missiles — there are signs that fewer Ukrainians are willing to endure Russia’s war for as long as necessary.
News24 | Plane crashes into vehicle at New York airport, all flights halted
A plane and an official vehicle collided on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, authorities said, forcing a halt to flights at the transport hub.
The cutthroat battle for the US weight-loss drug market
Weight-loss drug prices are falling in the US – but can the example be repeated?