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Tory peer apologises for Holocaust memorial comment
The remarks were condemned by the Conservatives as "flagrantly antisemitic".BBC News - 7h -
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Suspect arrested for stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin
BERLIN — Police have arrested a 19-year-old Syrian man suspected of attacking a 30-year-old Spanish national at Berlin's Holocaust memorial on Friday, just two days before the country’s national ...NBC News - Feb. 22 -
Berlin Stabbing Attack at Holocaust Memorial Injures One
The police said they had detained a suspect in the assault, which occurred among the labyrinth of concrete slabs at one of the German capital’s most sacrosanct sites.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
Man stabbed at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial days before crucial election
German police have arrested a suspect after attack on Spanish tourist and say they have not yet found a motive. German police have arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
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Syrian refugee arrested after stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial
A series of assaults by foreign nationals has fuelled debate about migration ahead of Sunday’s electionFinancial Times - Feb. 22 -
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Business secretary apologises for solicitor claim
Jonathan Reynolds denies "misrepresenting" his legal career after saying he worked as a solicitor.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
The Tories discover that Britain is located in Europe
The lesson of this world-changing month is that geography matters — despite what the Brexit campaign claimedFinancial Times - Feb. 26 -
Holocaust survivors on bearing witness
It's estimated that of the 200,000 survivors of the Holocaust still with us, half will be gone in the next 5-7 years, which is why photographer Gillian Laub has been taking photos of as many ...CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Ex-Tory MP to lead review of Islamophobia definition
Dominic Grieve is to lead a new working group, following a rise in incidents of anti-Muslim hatred.BBC News - 6d -
China government spending on citizens lags economic peers
Relatively low expenditure that directly supports individual consumption could undermine growth effortsFinancial Times - Feb. 23 -
Bearing witness: Portraits of Holocaust survivors
Photographer Gillian Laub has been taking photos of as many Holocaust survivors as she can – models of courage, fortitude and grace who bear witness to the horrors they experienced, and to the ...CBS News - Feb. 23 -
No reason for China to apologise to Australia for live-fire drills, ambassador says
Xiao Qian says exercises in Tasman Sea posed ‘no threat’ to Australia as previously unreported communications between pilots and air traffic controllers show confusion over drills. Follow our ...The Guardian - 6d -
Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram
Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunction. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has apologised after Instagram users were subjected to a flood of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Western Australia premier apologises after calling JD Vance a ‘knob’
Cook says ‘you’ve got to have one unprofessional moment’ as description wins applause at pre-election event. Who is Roger Cook? Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - 2d -
Cricket body apologises for Pope Francis Ashes post joke
The England and Wales Cricket Board apologises for a social media post joking that hospitalised Pope Francis "loves the Ashes".BBC News - 7h -
Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in apparent cash-for-access venture
Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner. Profile: who is Lord David Evans of Watford? Explainer: what are the House of ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Okta delivers what some of its bigger peers couldn’t: a rosy outlook
Unlike Salesforce and ServiceNow, Okta beat with its outlook, and its CEO said that forecast is still “prudent.”MarketWatch - 2d -
European investors dump US equity ETFs in February unlike US peers
Outflows are in contrast to the US where flows to US equity ETFs represented nearly half of the total accruedFinancial Times - 19h -
Peer raises $10.5M for metaverse engine, launches 3D personal planets
Peer announced today it's raised new funding to build its AI-powered metaverse engine and launched its "personal planets" feature.VentureBeat - 6h -
Rose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
She fled Nazi Germany in 1939 with her husband and baby only to be forced into a Jewish ghetto in Shanghai. Still, she would often say, “Aren’t we lucky?”The New York Times - Feb. 27 -
Family reunited with beloved dad's memorial bench
The family of man whose tribute bench was swept out to sea have had it returned to them.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Is this the most open Oscars race in recent memory?
While last year’s Academy Awards progressed with relative predictability, this year pundits are split and the four big categories are too close to call. The red carpet is being vacuumed, the ...The Guardian - 6d -
Hegseth comments on fired Pentagon officials
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth commented on some of the top officials fired by the Trump administration. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more.CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Ferdinand: Carragher AFCON comments 'ignorant'
Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said Jamie Carragher's comments disregarding the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a major tournament were ignorant.ESPN - Feb. 25 -
It’s the Kemi delusion: the more the Tories run towards Reform, the more their voters will run to the Lib Dems | John Harris
The genius of UK Conservatism used to be how it responded to chaos using the balm of tradition. Secondhand Trumpism will only alienate its voters further. What times these are. As Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live
Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos deal. Anneliese Dodds , the international development minister, has quit her ...The Guardian - 6d -
Dining across the divide: ‘I was expecting a staunch Tory, pro death-penalty, climate nihilist’
One is a former conservative voter, the other finds Starmer too rightwing. Can they agree on the death penalty, net zero and taxing the rich?. David, 64, Bristol . Occupation Software project ...The Guardian - 12h -
Supreme Court unanimously sides with Hungary in Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Hungary on Friday by rejecting a group of Holocaust survivors’ legal theory that sought to haul the country into American courts to pay compensation. The ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary
The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Marian Turski, Who Refused to Forget the Holocaust, Dies at 98
From influential platforms, Mr. Turski, an Auschwitz survivor from Poland, warned the world of rising antisemitism and the perils of indifference to it.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Rose Girone, oldest known Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
Rose Girone, the woman believed to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died, her family and a Jewish organization that secures compensation for Holocaust survivors said Thursday.NBC News - 6d -
Rose Girone, thought to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor and a strong advocate for sharing survivors' stories, has died. She was 113.CBS News - 6d -
Rose Girone, believed to be oldest living Holocaust survivor, dies aged 113
Born in 1912 in Poland, Girone was one of about 245,000 survivors living across more than 90 countries. Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor and a strong advocate for ...The Guardian - 6d -
How Trump's comments on Ukraine are rattling European allies
The diplomatic dispute between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has upended international protocols and rattled U.S. allies in Europe. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Embiid benched, declines comment as Sixers lose
A season full of championship hopes in Philadelphia has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, and the latest blight came in a defeat to Brooklyn, their seventh straight loss, and one that saw ...ESPN - Feb. 23 -
Trump, Musk comment at first Cabinet meeting
President Trump allowed Elon Musk to join his first Cabinet meeting where they commented on potential fraud among federal employees and the cuts at different agencies. Mr. Trump also took questions ...CBS News - Feb. 26