December 5, 2023
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a scheduled meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following a diplomatic dispute over the future of the Elgin Marbles. The two leaders were expected to hold talks on Tuesday in London before Mr Sunak cancelled just hours beforehand. Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan discussed Rishi Sunak “snubbing”
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Scotland’s Health Secretary has apologised as he revealed how his teenage sons used his Holyrood-issued iPad to watch football matches while on holiday in Morocco – resulting in a bill of almost £11,000 in data roaming charges for the device. Michael Matheson made a personal statement to MSPs a week after a row erupted about
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to the militant group Hezbollah, declaring it would be a “mistake of a lifetime” to join Hamas’ attack on Israel. Netanyahu applauded the “heroism” of Israeli forces throughout the conflict in the last month as they advance into Gaza City south of Israel. “At the
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an open warning against Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, which operates in Lebanon, discouraging them from invading Israel as his country is widely expected to launch a ground offensive in Gaza. The expected ground invasion follows Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israeli communities. While visiting troops in northern
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Where will the displaced people go when their homes are destroyed during this senseless war? No Arab nation has offered to take in Palestinian refugees. They fear the US and West knocking on their door too as the enemy hides behind the civilians. Henry Kissinger recently came out and said that Europe made a “grave
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Palestinian author and peace activist Aziz Abu Sarah says the “biggest mistake” that is often made relating to the Israel-Hamas war is trying to “compare pain” and who suffered more. “I do have friends there … one of them who I talked to just today said it’s been three days – she is unable to
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A woman who finally fell pregnant after years of IVF treatment has been left devastated after a pharmacy gave her abortion pills by mistake, causing her to miscarry. Timika Thomas, from Las Vegas, USA, had always dreamt of having a big family and could not wait to have another baby with her husband. But her
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A popular lifestyle influencer has revealed the massive mistake she made while on holiday with her family in Fiji. Sarah Stevenson, known to her millions of fans as Sarah’s Day, explained that she nearly ended the family trip a day early after she confused their return date. “All week long we thought our flight home
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some European Central Bank policymakers criticised its decision to raise interest rates last month, warning that it risked repeating a 2011 mistake when it raised borrowing costs only to cut them months later after a
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A group of Australian researchers say they’ve discovered when the biggest bull sharks are most active, and it’s not when most people think. Currently, official Australian advice recommends that water-goers avoid swimming and surfing at dawn, dusk and night, saying these are times when “sharks can see you but you can’t see them”. The advice
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