Nasseem was separated from his relatives amid continued heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza Gaza: Nassem Mohra, a 10-year-old kidney patient, fears he may never see his family again after Israeli forces arrested his father while he was taking the boy to a hospital in southern Gaza for urgent dialysis treatment. A neighbour brought Nassem, who … Read more
A Syrian refugee who secretly filmed Croatian border guards beating his travel companions is to take Croatia’s authorities to the European court of human rights in the first challenge to its practice of pushbacks into Bosnia. “I couldn’t forget that experience at the border,” says Sami Barkal. “I made that video because I wanted people … Read more
Ireland’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has voiced his shock after a fatal shooting at a popular restaurant in Dublin on Christmas Eve. A man in his 20s died after being injured at Browne’s Steakhouse on Main Street in Blanchardstown just after 8pm on Sunday. Families with children were among those dining at the restaurant. A … Read more
Artistgndphotography | E+ | Getty Images 1. Tax brackets got wider When comparing tax year 2022 to 2023, there was a big adjustment to the federal income tax brackets, according to experts. While the rates didn’t change, there was roughly a 7% increase in the brackets, which expanded the amount of taxable income you can have … Read more
Former Seven TV host Andrew O’Keefe has avoided another day in court, pleading guilty to drug-driving the day he was scheduled for a court hearing. O’Keefe was pulled over for a roadside test in the salubrious Sydney suburb of Point Piper in January. Police took him for a secondary saliva test and suspended his licence. … Read more
Las Vegas police have responded to reports of a shooter on the local campus of the University of Nevada, where there appeared to be multiple victims, and then reported the suspect was “deceased”. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, in a statement posted on Wednesday to X, did not elaborate on the circumstances of the … Read more
The US Pentagon later openly accused Iran of the attack. Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry rejected Monday as “worthless” Washington’s claims that a drone attack targeting a tanker off the coast of India was “fired from Iran”. Saturday’s targeting of a Japanese-owned chemical tanker came amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Russia on Monday accused Western countries of stirring up tensions in Moscow-friendly Serbia, which has been rocked by protests over alleged fraud in elections held on 17 December. Just a day before, demonstrators tried to storm the city hall of the … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The archbishop of Canterbury will use his Christmas Day sermon to highlight the suffering of children caught up in the Israel-Hamas war, PA Media reports. Referring to Jesus Christ’s birthplace, which is now in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Most Rev … Read more
The logo of Uber is seen at a temporary showroom at the Promenade road during the World Economic Forum 2023, in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2023. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters The Federal Reserve’s forecast for three rate cuts in 2024 has lifted investor sentiment, but macro uncertainty can weigh on … Read more
