US Congress has voted to censure Texas Democrat Al Green, who was ejected from the House chamber on Tuesday after disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to the nation. Green, a long-serving member of the Democratic party, was punished for heckling and waving his cane at Trump during the president’s joint session of Congress. The resolution, … Read more
More must be done to make Gabonese football safer, players’ union Fifpro has said after a former youth coach convicted of sexually abusing players was handed a life ban by world football’s governing body, Fifa. On Tuesday Fifa ruled that Patrick Assoumou Eyi, who was head coach of Gabon’s national youth teams for decades, had … Read more
On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world,” she wrote in a post on Bluesky, … Read more
Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin Reporter Social media Alan Vial and Nikita Burns had denied murdering Robert Wilkin A man and woman have been found guilty of murdering a 66-year-old man who was thrown over cliffs along the Wild Atlantic Way. Alan Vial, 39, of Drumanoo Head, Killybegs, County Donegal and Nikita Burns, 23, … Read more
About 20 countries are interested in joining a “coalition of the willing” to help Ukraine, according to UK officials. It is not thought every one of the countries, which are largely from Europe and the Commonwealth, would necessarily send troops but some could provide other support. The plan, spearheaded by the UK and France, was … Read more
Nigerian lawmakers have suspended a senator for six months, a day after she submitted a petition alleging she had been sexually harassed by the senate president. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan last Friday made the accusations against one of the country’s top politicians, Godswill Akpabio. After dismissing her petition on procedural grounds, the ethics committee recommended Uduaghan’s suspension, … Read more
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromsouthern Queensland Watch: Australia’s east coast prepares for rare cyclone The wind has been kicking up along the Gold Coast and so too has the swell. But while authorities have been warning residents to stay indoors as Cyclone Alfred approaches, die-hard surfers have been throwing caution to the increasing wind. … Read more
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot, is pressing charges against her father, accusing him of drugging and raping her – something he has always denied. Last December, Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in jail for drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of men to also abuse her … Read more
PA Media Conor McGregor denied raping Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel nearly six years ago A judge has said he is satisfied Conor McGregor has done what was ordered regarding the sharing of CCTV footage, which was shown during the civil trial brought by Nikita Hand. In January, Judge Alex Owens ordered the former … Read more
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates for the sixth time in nine months as it seeks to bolster eurozone economic growth. The bank stuck to its plan to lower rates in the face of economic challenges, including threats of US tariffs and plans to boost European military spending. With inflation getting closer … Read more