Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division but legal experts warn abolishing it will fuel discriminationFor more than two decades, an important part of Britain’s equality laws ensured public institutions had to think about the impact the decisions they make could have on different groups within society.Introduced in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, the public sector equality duty required public bodies – such as local councils, police forces and hospitals – to think proactively about equality law. Now this once uncontroversial public duty is

US judge finds man accused of killing woman on Charlotte train incompetent to stand trial

Decarlos Brown Jr to stay in custody while receiving treatment for remainder of case over Iryna Zarutska’s deathThe man accused of fatally stabbing Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte commuter train in August has been found incompetent to stand trial in federal court for now, the US attorney’s office for the western district of North Carolina said on Tuesday.Decarlos Brown Jr, 35, is accused of killing Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train in a case that drew national attention after a surveillance camera video depicting the violent attack was released. Continue

Coupe du monde de football 2026 : les liens troubles entre la FIFA et les Etats-Unis

S’inclinant devant le Qatar lors de l’attribution du Mondial 2022, les Etats-Unis ont lancé une offensive judiciaire contre plusieurs membres de la FIFA avant d’obtenir la coorganisation de la compétition qui débute jeudi 11 juin. Récit de la montée en puissance du soft power américain dans le football mondial.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow announces final curtain in London and New York

The theatrical prequel to the Duffer Brothers’ smash-hit Netflix series is to shut down in the West End and on Broadway this winter, after selling more than 1.5m ticketsThe London and New York productions of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the theatrical prequel to Netflix’s TV blockbuster, are to both close this winter. The stage spectacular will have run for just over three years in the West End, where it won two Olivier awards, and for just over 20 months on Broadway, where it won four Tony awards. The final performance at the Phoenix theatre in London will be on 27 December and the last

‘Anything but normal’: Uncertainty as Iranians try to get by amid US war

War damage and blockade have worsened economic conditions for many struggling Iranians.

6 Countries Announce Sanctions Targeting Israeli Settler Networks

The measures aim to “disrupt the flows of finance” supporting attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, said the British government, which coordinated them with France and other nations.

Palestinians confront Israeli settlers over land grab near Hebron

Palestinians confronted Israeli settlers near Hebron over their attempt to seize Palestinian land

Does referee case show Fifa has lost control of its own World Cup?

With referee Omar Artan denied entry to the United States and worries over staff and supporters being turned back, what does this tell us about the World Cup?

Дві ключові причини: росЗМІ розкрили, як і чому Абрамович став перемовником з Україною

Перші діалоги між Україною та Абрамовичем почалися вже за кілька днів після початку повномасштабного вторгнення РФ.

Mexico prepares for World Cup opening match amid protests

Final preparations are underway for the opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium.

Trump blames Iran for downing of army helicopter and says US must respond

US president says crew members are ‘safe and uninjured’ after attack near strait of Hormuz early on TuesdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has blamed Iran for downing a US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz, warning that the US would be forced to respond to the attack.The US army Apache helicopter gunship crashed off the coast of Oman early on Tuesday, according to US Central Command. The two crew members were later rescued in an unprecedented operation using an unmanned drone boat, the military said. Continue reading...

Fifa working to resolve revoked Iranian tickets

Fifa has said it is working to "maximise opportunities for Iranian supporters to attend matches" after the country's World Cup group-stage ticket allocation was revoked just days before the tournament.

Fifa working to resolve revoked Iran tickets

Fifa has said it is working to "maximise opportunities for Iranian supporters to attend matches" after the country's World Cup group-stage ticket allocation was revoked just days before the tournament.

Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10

US embassy came out against UK’s proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firmsWhite House displeasure over the prospect of an under-16 social media ban will not deter the UK from cracking down on tech platforms, the British government has said.The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, told the Guardian she was not concerned “in the slightest” by the Trump administration’s intervention in the debate over restrictions, after the US embassy in London posted a notice warning against a ban. Continue reading...

На магистральном газопроводе в Дагестане произошли три взрыва

Более 100 человек эвакуировали

Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme

Nasa names its next Artemis crew, though they will not be walking on the Moon or even going anywhere near it.

Maine votes as scandal-ridden Graham Platner seeks Senate primary win

Oysterman and marine veteran favored to win Democratic primary amid a string of controversiesVoters are headed to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections that include a crucial Senate race involving the scandal-haunted Graham Platner.In Maine, Platner is favored to win the Democratic primary after his main opponent, former governor Janet Mills suspended her campaign. Incumbent senator Susan Collins remains safely at the top of the Republican ticket – just slightly behind newcomer Platner’s lead in polling. Continue reading...

Maine voters weigh Graham Platner scandals on election day: ‘It’s not my job to judge’

Oysterman and marine veteran favored to win Democratic primary amid a string of controversiesUS politics live – latest updatesVoters are headed to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections that include a crucial Senate race involving the scandal-haunted Graham Platner.In Maine, Platner is favored to win the Democratic primary after his main opponent, former governor Janet Mills suspended her campaign. Incumbent senator Susan Collins remains safely at the top of the Republican ticket – just slightly behind newcomer Platner’s lead in polling. Continue reading...

Путін намагається "впарити" Су-57 Індії на тлі нестачі в Делі винищувачів нового покоління

Путін заявив, що Су-57 може стати спільним проєктом двох країн.

VIDEO Xi Jinping en Corée du Nord : les enjeux derrière cette première visite depuis 2019

Le président chinois a effectué lundi et mardi la première visite d’un chef d’Etat chinois en Corée du Nord depuis sept ans, marquant une volonté de coopération plus grande entre les deux pays. Un sujet a été absent des comptes rendus : le programme nucléaire nord-coréen. Et cela n’est pas anodin.

Війна дронів: полковник британської армії вважає, що ще зарано списувати танки з рахунків

Танки можуть стати командними центрами бою, якщо буде знайдено спосіб захистити їх від дронів.

Man who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick named

Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’A man who used a hurling stick to fight off a knifeman in north Belfast has been named as Maitiu Mag Tighearnan.Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed hitting the assailant five times on the head with the wooden hurley as other people kicked and punched him on Kinnaird Avenue on Monday night. Continue reading...

Трамп: американский вертолет над Ормузским проливом сбил Иран, он за это ответит

NASA unveils Artemis III crew as moon mission plans move closer to reality

The selected astronauts will first take part in Earth-orbiting training missions, practicing docking with lunar landers developed by competing contractors SpaceX and Blue Origin

У Генштабі прокоментували інформацію про наближення миру в Україні

Коментуючи розмови про те, що війна може завершитись у листопаді 2026-го, начальник Генштабу уникнув політичних прогнозів.

Ці 10 фраз видають того, хто збирається розірвати стосунки та піти

Експерти пояснили, які слова найчастіше передують розставанню та емоційному віддаленню партнера.

Семья Трампа заработала $2,3 млрд на криптопроектах

Elicottero Usa abbattuto a Hormuz, l’equipaggio salvato da un drone navale

Addio capitano Miller, ora il salvataggio lo fanno i robot. I due militari, prelevati nell’oscurità da un motoscafo guidato via satellite e dotato di intelligenza artificiale per gestire la rotta evitando gli ostacoli

Elicottero Usa colpito a Hormuz, i primi piloti salvati da un drone marino

Addio capitano Miller, ora il salvataggio lo fanno i robot. I due militari, prelevati nell’oscurità da un motoscafo guidato via satellite e dotato di intelligenza artificiale per gestire la rotta evitando gli ostacoli

Man shot dead during protest against proposed US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya

Police dispersed demonstrators in Nanyuki, 120 miles from Nairobi, amid rising anger at US plansKenyan police have shot dead a man during a protest against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens.Patrick Wahome, who has organised protests in Nanyuki against the centre, told Reuters on Tuesday the man died from a gunshot wound to the head. Reporters from the agency saw the body lying motionless in a police van with a large head wound. Continue reading...

Раніше тут були натовпи туристів: який вигляд має популярний курорт у Криму під окупацією РФ

Місцеві жителі скаржаться в соцмережах, що розрита дорога біля моря не дає людям нормально підійти до моря.

‘This is it’: mauled US hiker recalls moment grizzly locked eyes with him

Daniel Crago says he feels ‘extremely lucky’ after encounter with bear at Glacier national park last monthAs the large roaring grizzly bear charged down at him from across a snow field in Montana and mauled him, hiker Daniel Crago had just enough time to put his arm up and think: “This is it.”But two weeks after that perilous, exceedingly rare encounter in Glacier national park, Crago, 32, is still alive, recovering after three surgeries and feeling “extremely lucky”, he said on Monday in an interview with ABC News. Continue reading...

Former Air Canada pilot charged after allegedly flying without proper license for 16 years

Geoffrey Wall is alleged to have flown over 900 flights domestically and internationally between 2009 and 2025A former Air Canada pilot has been charged after flying for years without a proper license, Canadian police have said.Geoffrey Wall, of Barrie, Ontario, is alleged to have operated as an airline captain between 2009 and 2025 without a license to fly large commercial passenger planes, according to Peel Regional Police. Continue reading...

UK and allies impose sanctions on firms enabling West Bank settler violence

Labour backbenchers disappointed as new trade guidance over illegal settlements stops short of outright banThe UK in alliance with a group of other western powers including France and Norway has announced it is imposing sanctions on six firms and one individual involved in enabling and financing the recent upsurge in settler violence in the West Bank.However, the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, disappointed many of her own backbenchers by stopping short of banning trade, saying instead the government was only issuing updated advice to British firms not to become involved in any economic acti

D4RLYL, a Robot Magician, Is Denied Membership in The Magic Circle

No, according to The Magic Circle, a British society that rejected a robot named D4RYL from its ranks. “Wonder is emotional, not just mechanical,” its president said.

Iran responsible for downing American helicopter, US must respond: Trump

The incident led to a rare drone boat rescue operation by the US military, which located and retrieved the two aviators after they spent about two hours in the water

‘Earth’s first starfleet’: Nasa reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps

Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing on Artemis IV in 2028Jared Isaacman, the Nasa administrator, hailed the creation of “Earth’s first starfleet” on Tuesday as he revealed the Artemis III crew and details of the next stages of the space agency’s project to return humans to the moon.An Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (ESA), will be the pilot of the planned two-week mission to lower Earth orbit next year that will test lunar landers from private companies Blue Origin and SpaceX. Continue reading...

Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter and vows to respond

Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone.

Epidémie d’Ebola : au Kenya, la colère ne retombe pas contre l’ouverture d’un centre de quarantaine pour les malades américains

A environ 200 kilomètres de la capitale, Nanyuki a été le théâtre mardi d’une nouvelle journée de mobilisation contre le projet de centre de quarantaine américain, qui doit être installé sur une base aérienne. La journée a été marquée par des affrontements entre manifestants et forces de l’ordre.

After Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenians vote for peace over nationalism

Nikol Pashinyan's victory suggests Russia's influence in the country is waning.

PMLA case: Martin family challenges attachment of properties worth Rs 456 crore

The petitioners have filed 39 appeals challenging orders of the Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicating Authority, which upheld the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment of assets in the alleged lottery scam case.

Ponte sullo Stretto, opposizioni: “Inchiesta getta l'ombra della corruzione. Governo fermi i lavori”

Per Conte l’indagine della Procura di Roma conferma che “il progetto era fallato. Recuperiamo i 13 miliardi e mezzo, servono per famiglie e sanità”. Boccia del Pd: “L’esecutivo venga al più presto in aula a riferire”

En Algérie, le voile de la colonisation obscurcit toujours les relations : « Les Français croient nous connaître, mais ils se trompent »

« Les mémoires blessées de la guerre d’indépendance » (3/3). Les traumatismes demeurent chez les survivants et les descendants des victimes de la guerre. Des blessures associées à un sentiment de perte d’identité et de dignité face à un regard français qui reste, selon certains, négatif, paternaliste et supérieur.

Las candidatas a dirigir la ONU debaten cómo recuperar la confianza ante el descrédito de la organización

Los dos aspirantes hombres declinan participar en persona en un encuentro en Ginebra y solo el expresidente senegalés Macky Sall envía un mensaje por vídeo

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Downed U.S. Helicopter and Vows to Retaliate

The president said Iranian forces had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and said the United States “must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” The pilots were not injured, he said.

Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter over Hormuz, vows to respond

US president says although the pilots were rescued, Washington 'must, of necessity, respond to this attack'.

US attacks Iran after Trump calls for response to Apache helicopter downing

US president says that, although the pilots were rescued, Washington 'must, of necessity, respond to this attack'.

US attacks Iran after Apache helicopter downed in Strait of Hormuz

Blasts in Iran's Qeshm Island, Sirik, Jask and Bandar Abbas after Trump blamed Tehran for downing a US helicopter.

Guerra in Iran, le news. Trump: “Elicottero Usa colpito da Teheran a Hormuz, risponderemo”

Il presidente Usa: “Stretto Hormuz aperto dopo firma accordo, tra 2 o 3 giorni”. Stop di Israele ai raid sull'Iran. Il presidente americano: “Se dico a Netanyahu di fare qualcosa, lui la fa”. L’Idf ordina l’evacuazione della città libanese di Tiro e delle zone circostanti: già 9 i morti

Телескоп виявив безпрецедентний космічний сигнал із раннього Всесвіту

Вчені спостерігали природний космічний лазер, що випромінюється з галактики, розташованої на відстані понад 8 мільярдів світлових років.

Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan

The demonstration, in the western city of Herat, was broken up after police are alleged to have opened fire.

Politicians try to calm tensions inflamed by social media after stabbing in Belfast

Attack was filmed and shared online prompting Elon Musk and others to call for anti-immigration protestsPoliticians from across the spectrum have called for calm after a knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland, prompted widespread shock and condemnation.There are fears that there could be widespread disorder after figures on social media including Elon Musk called for people to fill the streets in protest against immigration. The alleged perpetrator of the attack, which was filmed and shared widely online, was revealed today as an asylum seeker from Sudan. Continue reading...

Messi e Ronaldo, ultima volta in America: le vecchie leggende non tramontano ancora

Contro tutti i pronostici, Qatar 2022 non è stata la loro recita finale. CR7 è uno degli otto quarantenni al via della Coppa del mondo

Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow

Activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, shared video of his meeting with Errol MuskTommy Robinson has travelled to Russia, where he has met Elon Musk’s father, Errol, in a Moscow hotel.Robinson – who has been issuing calls for his supporters to take to the streets across the UK over a bloody knife attack in Belfast – shared video of his meeting with Musk, whose son has been a vocal supporter of Robinson, on Monday. Continue reading...

Coupe du monde 2026 : la présidente mexicaine, Claudia Sheinbaum, qualifie de « provocation » les manifestations des enseignants

Un groupe dissident du syndicat de l’éducation est en grève depuis la semaine dernière pour exiger une augmentation de salaire et l’abrogation d’une loi sur les retraites.