Singer and actress Ashley Tisdale has spoken out about being “brought to tears” by being a member of a “toxic mom group”, which she ultimately decided to leave. The US actress rose to fame as a child star on the Disney Channel and later appeared in the High School Musical films as Sharpay Evans. The […]
Trump's seizure of Maduro raises thorny legal questions
Getty Images On Monday morning, a handcuffed Nicholas Maduro stepped off a helicopter in New York City, flanked by armed federal agents. The Venezuelan president had spent the night in a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn, before authorities transported him to a Manhattan courthouse to face criminal charges. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said Maduro […]
Why does Trump want Greenland and what could it mean for Nato?
‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump says US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US should take over Greenland, arguing that it would benefit his nation’s security. His demands have been rejected by the island’s leaders and by Nato member Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory. Where is […]
Watch: Moment more than 80,000 teddy bears fly onto ice rink
A total of 81,796 stuffed toys hit the ice rink in a moment of “sweet, cuddly mayhem” at an American Hockey League game in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Sunday evening. Footage shows stuffed toys flying over the glass after the Hershey Bears scored against the Rockford Ice Hogs. The annual teddy bear toss has been held […]
US sharply criticised by foes and friends over Maduro seizure
The US seizing of Venezuela’s leader has faced strong criticism from both America’s friends and foes at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Many member states agreed with the US that Nicolás Maduro had been an illegitimate and repressive leader. But many also condemned the US military action as a breach of […]
'I'm a prisoner of war' – In the room for Maduro's dramatic court hearing
Madeline Halpertin court in New York Watch: What it was like in the courtroom at Maduro’s hearing The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked through the doorway of a New York City courtroom for the first time. He then told packed rows of reporters and the […]
What Trump supporters in Florida make of US 'running' Venezuela
Bernd Debusmann Jrin Miami, Florida Getty Images Trump supporter in Doral, Miami, celebrating the news from Venezuela “I grew up with never-ending wars,” said Dirk Frazier, a longtime Trump supporter in Florida who once set up a stand to sell hot dogs to other supporters on a bridge leading to the president’s estate at Mar-a-Lago. […]
Pentagon moves to punish Democratic senator over 'seditious video'
The Pentagon says it is taking steps to demote Democratic Senator and former Navy Captain Mark Kelly, with a reduction in pension, over a video the department described as “seditious”. “Senator Mark Kelly – and five other members of Congress – released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order […]
Trump warning over Iran protests 'reckless' says foreign minister
Donald Trump’s warning that the US will intervene if peaceful protesters are killed was “reckless and dangerous”, Iran’s foreign minister has said. Abbas Araghchi’s comments came after the US president said Washington “will come to their rescue” in reference to demonstrators taking part in protests over Iran’s economy, writing in a brief social media post: […]
Trump's toppling of Maduro is fraught with risk – what happens next is unclear
Ione WellsSouth America correspondent Trump on Venezuela: “We are going to run the country” The US may want many of its foes gone from power. It doesn’t usually send in the military and physically remove them. Venezuela’s abrupt awakening took two forms. Its residents were woken abruptly to the sound of deafening booms: the sound […]