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All 27 European leaders have agreed to a €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) aid package for Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel said. "We have a deal," Mr Michel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. He said that the agreement "locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine". There had been fears that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban would block the aid package as he had done already at a European summit last […]
Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, a day after the former Pakistan prime minister was jailed for 10 years. Khan, who was ousted as PM by his opponents in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption.On Tuesday he was sentenced for leaking state secrets, and on Wednesday given 14 years in another corruption case.Khan has […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has "advised the UK against further tax cuts", as it launched its latest assessment of the world economy. It said preserving public services and investment implied higher spending than was reflected in the government's current plans. The IMF suggested the Treasury's pencilled-in spending cuts from this year were unrealistic. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said tax cuts could be a big help in boosting growth. Mr Hunt […]
Sulfonic acid, which can cause serious harm to human health, has leaked into the Rio Seco in Joinville, southern Brazil. The substance - used to produce detergents and household cleaning materials - was released when a truck crashed, triggering a local state of emergency. A treatment station was closed on Monday morning to prevent the intake of contaminated water - potentially affecting dozens of neighbourhoods' access to drinking water. Video […]
A woman has been charged with wildlife trafficking after Colombian police found 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage at Bogotá airport on Monday. The animals were discovered in small film canisters and were dehydrated and stressed, officials said. The Brazilian woman, who was headed to São Paulo via Panama, said she had been given the frogs as a gift from a local community in southern Colombia. Local police said the […]
Britain is ready to bring forward the moment when it formally recognises a Palestinian state, the foreign secretary has suggested. Lord Cameron said Palestinians had to be given a political horizon to encourage peace in the Middle East. He is beginning his fourth visit to the region since being appointed foreign secretary in November. The UK has a responsibility to set out what a Palestinian state would look like, he […]
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets. Khan, who was ousted by his opponents as PM in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption. He has called all the charges against him politically motivated. The conviction under the secrets act comes the week before general […]
Indian naval forces have rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after their fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast. This was the second rescue operation in 36 hours by Indian warship INS Sumitra. Hours earlier, the ship had rescued the 17-member Iranian crew of a vessel which was also hijacked by pirates, the navy said. India's navy has responded to several distress calls from vessels and sailors over the past […]
An Australian news channel has come under fire after it doctored an image of a female state MP that enlarged her breasts and exposed her midriff. The photo of Georgie Purcell appeared in a Nine News bulletin after she criticised the Victorian government's rejection of a duck hunting ban. Ms Purcell posted the original and altered images to social media, noting how her outfit had been edited. Nine News apologised […]
