Natalie Fleet says she has stepped down as safeguarding minister after finding the role “overwhelmingly triggering”, telling the BBC that it was making her ill. The Labour MP, who was groomed and raped as a teenager, added she told the team of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham that she “sadly couldn’t stay” in the job….
WASHINGTON — Hours after throwing some stinging jabs towards NATO members, President Donald Trump ended his trip to Ankara today with what appeared to be a more upbeat attitude toward the alliance and toward Ukraine, which he said could soon be allowed to produce their own Patriot air defense systems. “I just want to say…
A Love Island contestant has reportedly left the programme over his connection to a stabbing in London. Gabriel Garland, 24, was removed from the ITV2 dating series after briefly featuring in an episode on Sunday night as a Casa Amor villa boy. “Gabriel has now left the villa and will not be returning,” an ITV…
Uruguay’s out-going Argentinean coach Marcelo Bielsa has previously described himself as a ‘toxic perfectionist’. By The Associated Press and Al Jazeera staff and The Associated Press Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026 Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa has taken full responsibility for his team’s elimination from World Cup 2026 and blamed himself for leaving ‘nothing…
Searing heat has swept the UK with schools, hospitals, transport networks and water companies struggling to cope with the extreme temperatures caused by climate breakdown. Temperatures hit highs of 34.6C in Wisley in Surrey, the Met Office said, with the UN chief warning that London was “cooking”. South-east England is expected to record temperatures of…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI sales leader James Dyett said on Monday that he’s leaving his role, the latest in a string of high-profile departures at the artificial intelligence company. Dyett joined OpenAI in 2023, right as the company underwent a period of explosive growth following the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot. His…
Pope Leo XIV’s recent in-flight answer to a question about blessing same-sex couples exhibited a preference for not exacerbating divisions within the church over pushing the limits on polarizing issues. His answer, however, did not occur in isolation, not on the plane and certainly not in the context of other pronouncements over the first year of…
Abbas Araghchi travels to Russia, where he will speak with “senior officials”, Iran’s foreign ministry says. By AFP and The Associated Press Published On 26 Apr 202626 Apr 2026 Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, has left Islamabad for Moscow, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, as mediators hope to keep the prospect of more…
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV departed Equatorial Guinea on Thursday afternoon (April 23), concluding an 11-day tour of four African nations that blended pastoral connection with pointed calls for justice, leaving behind both renewed hope and questions about what comes next. Hours after presiding over his final Mass in Malabo, the pope…
Will mine-clearing activities place American naval vessels at greater risk of Iranian attacks? How would the US determine who paid Iran a toll? Will the US use force on foreign-flagged ships that ignore the blockade? How will nations that depend on Iranian oil, like China, respond? Will the move, intended to choke off Iran’s primary…
