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Queen’s image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Shrek
Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarchTwo Australian coins commemorating Queen Elizabeth II have been criticised for failing to resemble the late monarch.The $5 (£2.56) and 50c (26p) silver coins, created by Royal Australian Mint to commemorate the centenary of the queen’s birth, were released in an online ballot that closed on Wednesday. Continue reading...
A Lightweight, Minimalist Torch Design Helps Kick Off the Winter Games
The opening ceremonies will also have two cauldron lightings for the first time. One will be in Milan, the other in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Mandelson lobbying firm sought work with Russia and China state companies, Epstein emails show
Peer and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser met disgraced financier before formal foundation of Global CounselBoss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quitsPeter Mandelson’s former lobbying firm sought work with companies controlled by the governments of Russia and China shortly after he left ministerial office, according to emails the disgraced former minister forwarded to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The emails show how Mandelson and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser scrambled to drum up high-paying foreign business after co-founding Global Counsel even as Mandelson remained a member of the House of Lords. Potential clients included the Russian state investment firm Rusnano and the state-owned China International Capital Corporation, the emails suggest. Continue reading...
Talks with US set to continue after 'good beginning', Iran's foreign minister says
Abbas Aragchi spoke after hours of talks in Oman ended, which the two countries entered with significantly different positions.
NHS hiring bans in cancer units shortsighted and dangerous, doctors warn
Exclusive: RCR says recruitment freezes in treatment centres doubled in 2025 and could undermine government’s care plansHospitals have banned units which diagnose and treat cancer from hiring doctors as part of an NHS cost-cutting drive, despite the growing demand for care.Exactly half of the UK’s 60 specialist cancer treatment centres had a freeze on recruiting clinical oncologists imposed on them during 2025, more than double the 13 (23%) seen the year before. Continue reading...
Video with racist imagery of Obamas taken down from Trump’s social media after Democratic outrage
Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apesUS politics live – latest updatesTop Democrats erupted with fury on Friday and challenged more Republicans to respond to Donald Trump posting a racist video that depicts Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.The clip appeared during one of the 79-year-old US president’s increasingly frequent late-night posting sprees to his Truth Social account, and shows the laughing faces of the former president and first lady superimposed on the bodies of primates in a jungle setting, bobbing to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Continue reading...
White House takes down Trump’s racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post – live
Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, ‘a White House staffer erroneously made the post’Trump shares video with racist imagery of ObamasTop Democrats in Congress have condemned Donald Trump for sharing a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama that depicts them as apes.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, called the president a “vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder”. He noted that the Obamas were “brilliant, compassionate and patriotic Americans” who “represent the best of this country”. Continue reading...
Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.
More than 30 killed in blast at Pakistan mosque, officials say
Almost 170 were injured in the explosion, which took place during Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad.