India reports strikes on military bases, Pakistan denies any role from the BBC
India has accused Pakistan of attacking three military bases, a claim which has been denied by Islamabad.Read More
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King pays tribute in poignant VE Day speech to unity of Allies who fought ‘existential threat to humanity’ from The Independent Jane Dalton
As fighting continues in Ukraine, Gaza and India, King hails role of togetherness in resisting tyranny Read More
New York set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage from The Independent Via AP news wire
New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, a move to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a shortage that was exacerbated after the state fired more than 2,000 guards after a weekslong strike that crippled the state’s prison systemRead More
A US-backed group seeks to take over Gaza aid distribution in a plan similar to Israel’s from The Independent Sam Mednick,Julia Frankel and Sarah El Deeb
A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to ones designed by IsraelRead More
A woman donated her brain so scientists could study a pioneering treatment. A laboratory accidentally threw it out from The Independent Graig Graziosi
“They tossed out her brain. How can you do that with a brain?” Arlo Fellenz, the mother of the young woman who died, asked. Read More
AP PHOTOS: The world reacts to new pope from The Independent The Associated Press
From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world greeted the election of Robert Prevost as the new pope. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. Peruvians, in particular, were elated by the selection of a Catholic…
Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison from The Independent Larry Neumeister
The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been sentenced to 12 years in prisonRead More
Simon Cowell admits he considered couple’s $150,000 offer to judge them having sex from The Independent Inga Parkel
Former ‘American Idol’ judge recalled the ‘bizarre’ interaction on the latest episode of the ‘How To Fail with Elizabeth Day’ podcast Read More
House of Cards and 50 Shades sequels director James Foley dies aged 71 from The Independent Inga Parkel
Foley died earlier this week after a year-long battle with brain cancer Read More
DOGE plans to roll out new software to speed up job cuts even as Elon Musk steps back from The Independent Mike Bedigan
The software, known as AutoRIF, is an updated version of a decades-old Pentagon program – though it has been used very little in recent years Read More