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Reckoning Action organization targets American misogyny, pushes congressional accountability
Reckoning Action, an advocacy organization founded by Cheyenne Hunt, is targeting misogyny and gender bias in America. Nancy Cordes reports.
UK at ‘tipping point’ on the constitution, says John Swinney
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India's 'Cockroach Janta Party' goes viral, spotlights Gen Z worries
A five-day-old group that channels Gen Z concerns has gone viral in India, overtaking Instagram followers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), discussing issues like politics, inflation and unemployment — with a touch of humour. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has amassed nearly 15 million followers on Instagram in less than a week, compared with fewer than nine million for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, which says it is the world’s largest political party. The CJP, whose logo is an...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor deliberately 'not offered golfing functions abroad' during time as trade envoy
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was deliberately "not offered golfing functions" on foreign trips during his time as trade envoy.Historic files released by the British government on Thursday revealed that efforts were deliberately made to prevent the former prince from being offered such opportunities during his overseas engagements.A letter penned by Kathryn Colvin, the Foreign Office's head of protocol at the time, dated January 25, 2000, disclosed the specific request from Andrew's principal priva...
The far-right Israeli minister taunting detained Gaza activists – The Latest
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid. The video has been widely condemned by world leaders, including the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and by Israeli politicians, among them the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison – watch on...
Trans people still protected says Phillipson as single-sex spaces guidance laid
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DAVID MARCUS: He barely survived Biden lawfare, and now he deserves to get paid
Democrats are outraged again. This time, it is because the Department of Justice has set up a $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of the weaponization of the federal government as part of President Donald Trump’s settlement with the IRS over his own targeting by the agency.This might mark the first time that the Democrats have ever sided with the government over alleged criminals, who they regularly coddle like swaddled babes. Obviously, it is only because we are talking about Republicans, n...
School principal sobs as charges are sensationally dropped over six-year-old boy who shot teacher
School principal sobs as charges are sensationally dropped over six-year-old boy who shot teacherSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:34, 21 May 2026 | Updated: 16:35, 21 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Sadiq Khan blocks £50 million Met Police deal with Palantir
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Obama’s baseball outing with Castro reignites fury after Trump DOJ drops hammer on Cuban leader
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro was indicted Wednesday in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft that killed four people — reviving scrutiny of former President Barack Obama’s highly publicized 2016 trip to Havana. "President Obama’s approach to Cuba was not merely a policy mistake. It was a diplomatic disaster — naive at best, incompetent at worst, and deeply disrespectful to the dissidents, political prisoners and victims who suffered under the Castro regime," former Mi...
Senate Republicans expected to ditch $1bn funding plan for Trump’s ballroom
Top Republicans fear diverting taxpayer dollars toward the White House ballroom will alienate voters before midtermsSenate Republican leaders are expected to ditch a $1bn proposal for security measures tied to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom following a backlash from members of their own party.Under pressure from Trump, top Republican lawmakers tried to latch the proposal on to a roughly $70bn bill to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the border patrol. Cont...
Democrats release 2024 election autopsy report
The Democratic National Committee has released a report on the party's 2024 presidential election loss.
Keir Starmer says he will campaign for Andy Burnham in Makerfield by-election
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Umar Khalid moves Delhi HC for bail after trial court rejected 'unreasonable' plea
Umar Khalid has approached the Delhi High Court seeking 15 days' interim bail to attend his uncle's Chehlum ceremony and care for his mother undergoing surgery. A trial court had previously denied his request, deeming the ceremony "not that necessary" and suggesting other family members could assist.
Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall
Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAdriana ElguetaLondonEPA/ShutterstockThe Metropolitan Police has been blocked from signing a contract worth up to £50m with the US technology firm Palantir, after London's deputy mayor refused to approve the deal.The Met had proposed a £25.3m contract with Palantir UK for 2026-27 to support criminal investigations and reforms aimed at improving the force's culture and standards. It included an optional...
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for Michigan governor
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Thursday ended his independent campaign for governor in Michigan, citing national headwinds that are boosting Democrats.“If we were even in the polls and behind in fundraising, we have a path to winning.
Britain’s net migration figures being ‘spun’ to hide ‘real problem’ of mass immigration, says David Shipley
David Shipley has suggested the Government’s latest net migration figures are being “spun” to mask the “real problem” of mass immigration.Speaking to GB News, the journalist reacted to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s announcement that UK net migration has now been halved.Fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the figure at 171,000 in the 12 months leading up to December 2025, a 48 per cent drop year-on-year to the lowest level since early 2021.“It's obviously good i...
Five held in council election fraud investigation
Five held in council election fraud investigation14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul BurnellNorth WestPA MediaPolice said they received allegations in the run up to the poll on 7 MayFive people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud offences as part of an investigation into the process of how candidates were put forward for the local election in Tameside, Greater Manchester.The four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in the borough earlier, police...
DNC releases long-awaited autopsy on 2024 election
Politics DNC releases long-awaited autopsy on 2024 election By Caroline Linton Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton May 21, 2026 / 11:07 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Democratic National Committee on Thursday released a long-awaited autopsy on the 2024 election that p...
Macron under pressure over reparatory justice for France’s role in slave trade
Demands grow for launch of formal discussion process on how country should address legacies of enslavementEmmanuel Macron is under pressure to open discussions on reparatory justice for France’s role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people as he makes a key speech on the legacy of slavery.On Thursday the French president will celebrate the 25th anniversary of France becoming the first country in the world to recognise the slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity in a 2001...