Senate votes to advance Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary The Senate has voted 51 to 49 to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to become secretary of defense, despite grave objections from Democrats over his behavior and qualifications to lead the US military. All but two Republicans, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted to advance his nomination,…
It’s January, and the cliches are in full swing: it’s cold, dark, dry, you’re waiting for that next payslip … It doesn’t help that this month collides with the latest menswear fashion season. There’s nothing like scrolling Instagram with last night’s leftovers, watching a flurry of glamorous shows, parties and way out of budget trends…
The international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and Afghanistan’s chief justice on the grounds that their persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity. It marks the first time the prosecutor has built a case around systemic crimes against women and girls, legal…
Nothing exorcises the miserable spirit of January – dry or otherwise – like a Burns Night celebration. A whisky-fuelled supper to mark Robert Burns’s birthday is the perfect remedy to dreich midwinter days. It’s a bandwagon on to which I gladly jump each year, despite having no connection to Scotland whatsoever. And so should you….
Hundreds of people have fled the Jenin refugee camp and surrounding areas as an Israeli assault on the West Bank city enters its third day, amid a deepening crackdown across the occupied Palestinian territory. “Most of the camp’s residents were forced out, and I was made to leave my neighbourhood,” said 65-year-old Saleh Ammar, who…
A teenage girl is seeking compensatory and punitive damages after claiming she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions at events connected to a church where Clara Rivera, wife of New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera, is the senior pastor. Additionally, the complainant alleges one of the assaults occurred at a church function held…