As hundreds of people appear in court for their role in recent anti-immigrant riots in Britain, several are accused of fueling disorder through online posts, raising questions about the limits of free speech.
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WHEN IT comes to making a show of manliness, few politicians can match Donald Trump. One day he is swaggering into a cage-fighting stadium to the tune of Kid Rock’s “American Badass”. Another day he is shrugging off a third assassination attempt with the observation that only the “most impactful” presidents attract would-be assassins. Mr

Local elections are taking place across the UK this week 08:12, 04 May 2026Updated 08:14, 04 May 2026 A ballot box at a polling station. (Image: Rui Vieira/PA Wire) Voters across England are preparing to head to the polls next week for the 2026 local elections. With over 5,000 council seats up for grabs, this
Shake intensity Pop. density Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Philippine time. The New York Times A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Philippines on Monday, according

Oil steadied as traders questioned the workability of a plan by President Donald Trump for the US to guide neutral ships out through the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker reportedly hit in the waterway. US President Donald Trump . (Getty Images via AFP) Brent was little changed above $108 a barrel, after falling as

TAIPEI, May 4 (Reuters) – Taiwan is a “trusted and capable” partner of the United States and Taipei’s global relationships, including with Eswatini, provide significant benefits, the U.S. State Department said of President Lai Ching-te’s trip to the southern African kingdom. Lai arrived in the former Swaziland on Saturday on a surprise visit after his

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters) – Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year’s presidential election, he said on Sunday. “Yes, I am a candidate,” Melenchon told TF1 TV. Melenchon, 74, has been a fixture of the French left for decades, holding ministerial posts

Residents living in one of the UK’s most high-profile areas have a lot on their minds ahead of the upcoming local elections. Socio-economic division in Westminster is vast. Here, some of the country’s wealthiest people live next to some of its poorest. Peter Miller in Fitzrovia. Facundo Arrizabalaga Despite these differences, residents are all worried

Sunday, May 3, 2026 6:28 PM Photo: Roger Mechan/Shutterstock Ted Orme-Claye, SBC News Email, LinkedIn, and more Ian Angus, Director of Policy at the UK’s Gambling Commission, is confident that the government’s push to give lower authorities more powers around gambling licensing will become law. In a speech at the Institute of Licensing Gambling Conference this

Footage allegedly caught a man and woman removing Refrom UK posters from lampposts Marsden 19:28, 03 May 2026Updated 19:44, 03 May 2026 The video was posted to Reform UK Colne Valley Branch(Image: Getty ) Footage taken in Marsden has surfaced on social media “after ‘Vote Reform UK’ signs from the area were removed”. The video

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) said that US will ‘guide’ the ships of several countries safely out of the Strait of Hormuz, so “they can freely and ably get on with their business.” Calling it “Project Freedom,” Trump said the process will begin from Monday (Middle east time). Trump says US will
Three people have reportedly died due to a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, with at least three others who are sick, the World Health Organisation said on Sunday. WHO said that one of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, adding that it was working

WARSAW, May 3 (Reuters) – Warsaw has not received any signals suggesting that possible delays of American weapons deliveries to Poland could affect Patriot systems, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Sunday. Washington has warned European allies including the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia to expect long delivery delays for U.S. weapons as the

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A former Malian minister and critic of the ruling junta was abducted from his home by armed, hooded men, one of his family members told The Associated Press Sunday, as fallout spreads from a wave of armed attacks against the government in the conflict-battered West African nation. Mountaga Tall’s home in

BERLIN, May 3 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United States within NATO, but stressed there was no link between their rift and a planned troop drawdown. Merz dismissed suggestions that his criticism of U.S. war

The airline operates a huge global network (Image: Getty) There are thousands of airlines operating worldwide, flying millions of passengers every day. So to be named the very best is no small achievement. In the latest Skytrax World Airline Awards for 2025, one carrier has once again come out on top. Qatar Airways has been

Since December 2025, the internet connectivity in Iran had been going on and off amid the protests that started over economic woes. It was restored partially, but as US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28, and triggered a region-wide war, the communication blockade plagues the Islamic Republic. Track live updates on

May 3 (Reuters) – The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday that a drone had targeted its external radiation control laboratory. There were no reported injuries and it was not yet known if the strike damaged the lab, which is located outside the nuclear

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — One Palestinian man was killed and four others seriously wounded during an Israeli military raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the man’s wife was in labor at a local hospital when she was informed of

MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is among only a handful of global leaders due to attend a scaled-back edition of Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow this month, Russian state TV said on Sunday. Following Viktor Orban’s election loss in Hungary last month, Fico is now viewed as the European

VATICAN CITY, May 3 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning persistent violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed while reporting from conflict zones. Speaking at the end of his weekly Sunday prayer, in a sun-flooded Saint Peter’s Square, the pontiff said the