Sun, January 12, 2025

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: BBC

Northern Ireland health care crisis is 'perfect storm'

A consultant surgeon has said Northern Irelands emergency departments have been in the midst of a "perfect storm" due to ongoing "immense pressure" and flu. Prof Mark Taylor, from the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care (NICON), said the lack of flow throughout hospitals was having serious consequences.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

After New Orleans and Vegas attacks by veterans, what will Trump do about extremism in the military?

After New Orleans and Vegas attacks by veterans, what will Trump do about extremism in the military? - Veterans aren't more likely to hold extremist views — but they are more likely to act on them, ex

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Delhi Elections 2025: Accusations Fly, Political Tensions Rise As Parties Battle For Dominance And Victory This Time | ABP News

Amidst the chilly atmosphere, the political heat in Delhi is rising as the election draws closer. The liquor scam controversy has once again resurfaced, with BJP MP Anurag Thakur accusing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders,

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

O'Gorman warns Fine Gael and Fianna Fail that he knows what questions they fear

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[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Labour MP breaks ranks to demand Keir Starmer 'deliver justice' with full grooming inquiry

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[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Tamil Nadu vs Centre over Madurai-Thoothukudi railway line; Modi minister says Stalin didn't want it, DMK says 'lies'

Countering the claims by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the state government said it was consistently urging the implementation of the rail project and had asked for funds

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Could a Trump Deal Change the Middle East in 2025?

With just over a week until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the soon-to-be second-time U.S. leader famed for his "art of the deal" approach in business and politics prepares to take on a series of interconnected yet equally volatile conflicts in the Middle East.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Thousands protest at far-right AfD rally as German election campaign begins

Thousands protest at far-right AfD rally as German election campaign begins - The AfD's co-leader pledges to tear down wind turbines and praises delegates for 'defying left-wing mob'

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Badenoch calls on PM to sack Treasury minister over property allegations

Media reports have raised questions about a number of properties connected to Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and her family.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

BBC licence fee 'could be scrapped by end of 2027 and swapped for tax'

The BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped and replaced by funding from general taxation under plans reportedly being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Lebanon and Syria will work together to strengthen borders, Najib Mikati says after Damascus talks

Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said during a visit to Damascus on Saturday.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

KLEIN: Health care needs solutions, not egos and political spin

A man has died after waiting eight hours in a Winnipeg emergency room after being triaged as a low-priority patient. Last month, a woman lost her leg after waiting days in an emergency room. These are not simply tragic stories.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: BBC

Reform could win next Senedd election, party says

Reform could form a new government in Wales after next year's Senedd election, the party's Welsh spokesman has said. Oliver Lewis told BBC Wales this was "well within the realms of feasibility", with Reform winning "20, 30, or hopefully 40" seats in an enlarged 96-member Welsh Parliament.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

DeSantis slams media's coverage of LA wildfires

Lago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused the media of creating 'division' and said the media would have raked Gov. Newsom if he were a Republican.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Has the war in Gaza radicalised young Palestinians?

Each bomb Israel drops on Gaza is an amplifier," says Mr Qashoo, an exile from the West Bank city of Nablus: "We are the carriers making sure Palestine's story lives." Mr Qashoo is part of a new generation of activists among Palestinians whose sense of identity had been waning.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Unscrupulous PACS staff face action over paddy procurement at prices lower than MSP: Krushna Chandra

JAGATSINGHPUR: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Saturday warned of strict action against unscrupulous staff of primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS) found indulging in procuring paddy from farmers at prices lower than the minimum support price fixed by the government.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Zelenskyy orders increase in drone procurement for Ukrainian forces

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an order on 11 January to increase the number of drone orders for the Ukrainian military, describing it as a guarantee of independence. Source: Zelenskyy on social media Details: Drone operations and procurement were the focus of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff meeting held on 11 January.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Murkomen promises to deal with critics misusing freedom of speech: "I don't do politics"

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has promised to firmly deal with government critics misusing their freedom of speech on social platforms.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: i

'Short-lived and volatile': Senior Tory warns Badenoch on Musk support

The shadow Housing Secretary, Kevin Hollinrake, did not rule out the Tories accepting a donation from Musk amid reports that he was interested in destabilising Sir Keir Starmer and removing him from office before the general election.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

Jaishankar to represent India at US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will represent the government at the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington DC on January 20.The ministry of external affairs said that Jaishankar will also meet with the representatives of Trump administration during the visit.

[ Sun, Jan 12th 2025 ]: MSN

'It's a reality': Trump critics warned they'll regret not accepting Biden pardons

Recalling how he was pursued when Donald Trump was in the White House the first time, a former Trump lawyer suggested that critics of the president-elect would be foolish if they didn't ask President Joe Biden for a pardon or turned one down if offered Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend,
Sat, January 11, 2025

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: NDTV

Indian-Origin Anita Anand Drops Out Of Canada PM Race After Justin Trudeau's Exit

Anita Anand has bowed out of Canada's prime ministerial race and announced that she won't seek re-election to parliament either.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Protests at far-right party's conference as Germany's election campaign warms up

The two-day conference started a little over two hours late as many delegates' trips to the venue were slowed by blockades.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

'China won't save us': Reeves under pressure as borrowing costs surge

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[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: Richmond

Youngkin backs push for cutting federal workforce, spending

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has joined other GOP governors in a letter to congressional leaders voicing their "overwhelming support" for efforts by President-elect Donald Trump and his new Department of Government Efficiency to cut the federal government workforce and spending,

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

DWP to cut PIP and other benefits to save billions of pounds

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[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Joly not seeking Liberal leadership to replace Trudeau

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she has decided not to run for the Liberal Leadership. She says she is ready to be the first woman to lead the Liberal Party of Canada but she is not ready to step away from her cabinet role at a crucial time in Canada-U.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

In LA fire horror, California elites face the consequences of blue misrule

The vivid, heartbreaking images from this week's Los Angeles wildfires called urgent attention to California's longtime decline. But this time, those affected by its bad policies and bad governance include a demographic rarely touched by them: the rich.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Israel should annex all of Mount Hermon from Syria

For both strategic and historical reasons, the Jewish state should annex all of the newly acquired parts of Mount Hermon and formally incorporate them into Israel.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump Found Guilty of 34 Crimes in Historic New York Ruling

Judge Merchan acknowledged the complexity of the case.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Delhi Election: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi To Begin Campaign Trail With Monday Rally In Seelampur

With the Delhi polls weeks away, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail on January 13 and address a public meeting in northeast Delhi's Seelampur, the party said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference at the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee office here,

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

U.S. Increases Reward for Nicolas Maduro's Arrest to $25 Million

The charges against him stem from allegations of drug trafficking.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Fury as Labour plot to delay defence budget until 2030 putting UK at risk

A Labour peer said it would be "nonsense" to delay the spending increase given the armed forces are already "hollowed out."

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Police Convoy And Marching Band: Row Over VIP Treatment to Telangana CM's Brother At School Event

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's brother, Tiruapti Reddy was seen getting a grand welcome at a school event in Telangana. Now, the opposition has hit out at the Congress for the treatement given to him, despited the fact that he does not hold any public office.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Liberals aren't popular in the West. But 3 likely leadership contenders can play up regional roots

Whoever emerges from the upcoming Liberal leadership race will face a formidable Conservative challenger with a populist message and deep connections to Alberta. And this battle for the nation's top political post has a distinctly Western Canadian flavour,

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: HuffPost

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray Urges Commitment To 'Rule Of Law' In Farewell Address

Wray's remarks steered clear of any direct political reference, with no overt mention of Donald Trump's scathing criticism of him.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Why the government's devolution overhaul matters

From Essex County Council chamber to Nigel Farage's speech at Reform UK's Surrey conference, two very different events today tell you everything you need to know about why the government's devolution overhaul matters.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Why Canada accepts most refugee claims from Turkey and Iran

CBC News has learned that as Canada's acceptance rate of refugee claims ballooned in the last five years, people from Iran and Turkey had the highest acceptance rate at more than 95 per cent. Immigration lawyers say the high acceptance is partly because people are fleeing their government and also because of a two-tiered refugee claims system that means people from these countries don't get scrutinized as much.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

CM Mohan Yadav distributes appointment letters to newly appointed government servants

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav distributed appointment letters to newly appointed government servants in the Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Department.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in as opponents decry 'coup' and US raises reward for his capture

The US and UK issued a bevy of sanctions on Maduro's regime, with US Secretary of State Blinken slamming the inauguration as 'illegitimate' Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term on Friday in a ceremony decried as illegitimate by the opposition and internationally,

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: Tuko

Martha Karua Declares She'll Vie for Presidency in 2027 Polls: "I'll Not Be Deputy Again"

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has declared her candidacy for the presidency in the 2027 General Election, vowing never to be a running mate again.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: MSN

Coldplay 2025 concert: HC dismisses PIL seeking guidelines against black marketing, ticket scalping

The Bombay High Court dismissed a plea for guidelines to curb black marketing and ticket scalping at major events, including the Coldplay concert in Navi Mumbai, citing the issue as legislative. The petition alleged irregularities in the ticket sale process on platforms like BookMyShow.

[ Sat, Jan 11th 2025 ]: Richmond

For 8 years, city put off replacement of part that caused Richmond water outage

More snow headed to Richmond area as region recovers from water outage. Page A5. Columnist Michael Paul Williams says Richmond failed to prepare for this
Fri, January 10, 2025

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Biden extends time in US for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans as Trump readies immigration crackdown

About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 200,000 Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday, barely a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with promises of hardline immigration policies.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

US visa rejection to ties with Xi, Modi shares views on key topics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a decision by the US to deny him a visa in 2005 when he was the chief minister of Gujarat was an insult of an elected government, the state and the country

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires

President-elect Donald Trump has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, and claimed that FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the crisis.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Judge Juan Merchan is 'corrupt and dangerous,' Mike Davis says

The Ingraham Angle' panelists Sol Wisenberg and Mike Davis discuss the impact of lawfare against President-elect Donald Trump on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: Reuters

Justice Department says there are 'credible reports' law enforcement took part in 1921 Tulsa massacre

Some law enforcement members participated in arson and murders that occurred during the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report released Friday.

Canada prepares retaliatory tariffs on US goods amid Donald Trump's 25% tax threat

Canada is considering retaliatory tariffs on US goods like orange juice, ceramics, and steel in response to Trump's 25% tax threat, aiming to target key products while minimizing impact on Canadian consumers.

Canada is preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to former President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 25% tax on Canadian softwood lumber imports. This potential trade conflict stems from ongoing disputes over softwood lumber, where the U.S. alleges that Canadian lumber is unfairly subsidized by the Canadian government. The Canadian government, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has been actively discussing countermeasures, focusing on sectors that could pressure the U.S. into reconsidering its stance. These discussions come at a time when trade relations between Canada and the U.S. are already strained due to previous tariffs and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The looming threat of new tariffs by Trump, who has a history of using tariffs as leverage in trade negotiations, has prompted Canada to strategize its response to protect its interests and maintain economic stability.

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