Dolly Parton sings ‘Helene’ as she pledges $1m in hurricane relief Music icon Dolly Parton has announced she will make a personal donation of $1m (£762,000) towards disaster recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Speaking at an event in her home state of Tennessee on Friday, the 78-year-old said the money would come … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AFP Former President Donald Trump plans to return on Saturday (October 5, 2024) to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill a promise — “really an obligation,” … Read more
During the two days of talks with the IMF authorities, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reiterated Sri Lanka’s position that some of the rigid IMF conditions must be watered down to grant relief to the public. | Photo Credit: AFP The Sri Lankan government has announced a long-delayed debt restructuring agreement with its sovereign bondholders, in … Read more
Getty Lea Pericoli wearing a Victorian lace tennis outfit by Teddy Tinling at Wimbledon in 1970 Lea Pericoli, Italian tennis star of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89. Regarded as one of her country’s top players, she reached the last 16 of the French Open twice and the Wimbledon championships three times. Pericoli, … Read more
A political row has erupted after Donald Trump claimed Americans hit hard by Hurricane Helene were losing out on emergency relief money because it had been spent on migrants. The White House swiftly rebutted the claims and accused Republicans of spreading “bold-faced lies” about funding for the disaster response. On Wednesday US Homeland Security Secretary … Read more
President Joe Biden speaks at the top of the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on October 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP After 1,080 days as U.S. President, Joe Biden on Friday (October 4, 2024) decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time, … Read more
A 200m (650ft) stretch of train track was left suspended in the air following flash floods and landslides in central Bosnia-Herzegovina. At least 19 people have died, and several others have been reported missing. A state of emergency has been declared. Footage has also shown homes and vehicles being almost submerged by flood waters Source … Read more
Palestinian girl Rahaf Sa’ad, who lost her legs in an Israeli strike, sits on a bed next to her mother Israa at Al-Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip on September 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters On February 10, 2024, Abdul was hoping to find food for his family amid the devastation in northern Gaza. … Read more
Reuters Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. A French judge has reversed a ruling in the trial of a man who is accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over a decade. Lawyers for Gisèle Pelicot, 72, had earlier appealed against the judge’s … Read more
Melania Trump seems to have joined a long line of Republican former first ladies who have come out in support of abortion rights, putting them at odds with their husbands’ public views. In a short video clip promoting her forthcoming book, Mrs Trump expressed her support for women’s “individual freedom”, describing it as an “essential … Read more