Voters across Northern Ireland will head to the ballot box for local elections this Thursday. On 18 May, people across the country will get the opportunity to decide who is responsible for local issues, from leisure services to bin collections. Local elections are often used by voters to voice their opinion on national political parties,
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Title 42 is a law that enables the US to halt entries into the country to stop the introduction of communicable diseases. It was enacted in the Trump era to prevent the spread of COVID, allowing authorities to quickly deport migrants to Mexico or back to their countries of origin. Since the introduction of Title
Peru will allow the extradition to the US of the main suspect in the unsolved disappearance of student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba in 2005. Joran van der Sloot, a Dutch citizen, is charged with extortion and wire fraud concerning payments made to him by the Holloway family after their daughter’s
In the Caribbean, some people are calling for the British monarch to be removed as head of state, and for the royal family to pay reparations for their role in slavery. We explore the royal family’s uncomfortable links to slavery, colonialism and race in the countries where King Charles is the head of state. SUBSCRIBE
he video deposition of Donald Trump played before the jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial was made public, showing the former president misidentifying the defendant in a photo as his ex-wife Marla Maples. CNN legal analyst Jennifer Rodgers says this was a blunder by Trump because it appeared to undercut
The UK has been threated with a “military response” by Russia after pledging to send long-range missiles to Ukraine. The UK’s defence secretary said Storm Shadow missiles will be provided to Ukraine‘s military – and Sky News understands that some of the missiles are already with Ukrainian troops. In response to reports the deal had
The UK is sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed. The minister said that Storm Shadows missiles will be provided to Ukraine’s military. Ukraine has long been calling for such weapons, but the US and other countries have been unwilling to supply them in case strikes inside Russia lead to escalation.
National Technology Day is celebrated in India on May 11 and marks an important milestone in the development of the country. It marks the anniversary of a series of underground nuclear tests in the late 1990s and is a reminder of the efforts taken to use science and technology to develop the country since independence
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for a record-breaking 12th successive meeting, lifting the cost of borrowing to 4.5% and warning that inflation would be higher this year than it previously anticipated. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said that there would be no recession this year, upgrading its economic growth forecasts by more
On Wednesday, General Motors launched its newest business unit, GM Envolve. The goal is to utilize all aspects of GM to create a new, all-in-one user experience enabling commercial and fleet customers to transition to electric seamlessly. GM launches Envolve enabling fleets to go electric After its fifth straight quarter of growth (+27% YOY) in
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of the end of Helion’s seventh generation prototype, the Polaris. Photo courtesy Helion Microsoft said Wednesday it has signed a power purchase agreement with nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy to buy electricity from it in 2028. The deal is a notable vote of
Donald Trump called the woman he sexually abused a lying “wack job” and refused to say who he wants to win the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview on US television. A jury in a civil case ruled this week that he assaulted – but didn’t rape – E Jean Carroll in a department store
A presenter stand next to Hyundai’s all-electric SUV ‘IONIQ 5’ during its launch at the Auto Expo 2023 on January 11, 2023 in Greater Noida, India. Ajay Aggarwal | Hindustan Times | Getty Images South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company is ramping up its production capabilities as it aims to become one of the world’s
Sky’s Ed Conway assesses the wider picture as local election results come in and it’s not looking great for the Prime Minister. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go
A person who worked at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort is cooperating with federal prosecutors in their investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents, according to a New York Times report. #CNN #News
A former Russian state TV journalist has claimed that an “isolated” Vladimir Putin “doesn’t have enough Novichok” to kill his growing number of critics. Russian dissident Marina Ovsyannikova, who made global headlines for her on-air protest against the war in Ukraine last year, spoke to Beth Rigby Interviews where she provoked the Russian president once
It’s not often you come across a piece of history up for sale. The first electric Corvette was actually made by none other than the hardware tech company Motorola. Up until now, very little has been reported on the project. The story of the first electric Corvette made by Motorola Although Chevrolet has yet to
A shopper in Greenville, New York, on April 30, 2023. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation in April notched its lowest reading in two years, as price pressures for consumers continue to moderate from multi-decade highs and costs for household staples appear to be in retreat. The consumer price index, a
Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify before Congress for the first time next week as lawmakers are urgently seeking to figure out how to regulate rapidly advancing artificial intelligence tools. Altman, whose company created the generative AI chatbot ChatGPT,
E Jean Carroll has said she is “overwhelmed with joy” for women across America after former president Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. In an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie on the Today show, the 79-year-old said the court win was not about the millions she was awarded in damages, but securing