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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been barred by Labour’s ruling body from standing as a candidate in the upcoming by-election in Gorton and Denton, stopping his bid to return to Westminster. The Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) voted 8-1 against allowing Burnham to step down as mayor of Manchester to run in the by-election. Burnham has been flirting with a return to parliament. Last week, Labour MP Andrew Gwynne announced he would step down as an MP, and it looked like Burnham’s chance had finally come. Burnham announced his plans to stand for the seat on Saturday afternoon, publishing…
By Magyar Ádám with MTI & AP Published on 25/01/2026 – 15:56 GMT+1 American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Honnold climbed up one corner of Taipei 101 using small L-shaped outcroppings as footholds. Periodically, he had to maneuver around and clamber up the sides of large ornamental structures that jut out from the tower, pulling himself up with his bare hands. It took Honnold around 90 minutes to reach the top of the spire of the 508-metre building. Taipei 101 is the 11th tallest skyscraper in the world and was the…
Panayiotou’s remarks leave “no room for interpretation: a term that is abusive, stigmatizing and offensive to thousands of our fellow citizens,” the committee said, adding that the use of this term cannot be disguised as humor. “It is a gross insult to people with intellectual disabilities, to athletes who struggle daily against prejudice and exclusion,” the organization said. Given Panayiotou’s position as an MEP, “the issue is not simply moral, it is deeply political and institutional,” the committee said. The committee wants the MEP to publicly apologize for using the derogatory term and “to take a stance that promotes respect…
Pissevin, a high-rise neighborhood just a 15-minute streetcar ride from the landmark amphitheater, seized national headlines in 2024 when 10-year-old was killed by a stray bullet in a case that remains under investigation but which prosecutors believe was linked to drug trafficking. “Ten to 15 years ago, a lot of crime came from petty theft and burglaries. But some of the population in underprivileged areas, looking for economic opportunities, turned to the drug trade, which offered a lot more money and the same amount of prison time if they were caught,” said Salim El Jihad, a Nîmes resident who leads…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said British troops “were among the greatest of all warriors” in the Afghan war, a day after U.K. officials vented outrage at him saying NATO allied troops stayed “a little off the front lines” in Afghanistan. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!” Trump said in a post on his social media Saturday evening. “It’s a bond too strong to ever be broken. The U.K. Military, with tremendous Heart and Soul, is second to none (except for the U.S.A.!).” Trump’s latest comments came after…
By Euronews with AP Published on 25/01/2026 – 11:48 GMT+1 Democrats and protesters are demanding that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a US Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, the second such shooting of a US citizen in the city in the last three weeks. The man who was killed has been identified as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse. After the shooting, hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the presence of federal immigration agents in their state, clashing with federal officers who wielded batons and deployed flash bangs. During a press conference…
Published on 25/01/2026 – 11:11 GMT+1 Known for its emphasis on technical skill, agility, and quick decision-making, futsal has become a key platform for developing top-level talent. Major international tournaments, including the FIFA Futsal World Cup, continue to attract global attention, highlighting the sport’s rising profile. The sport’s combination of skill, speed, and strategy has helped it capture the imagination of fans and athletes alike, and Azerbaijan has been at the forefront on putting the sport firmly on the international map. Azerbaijan has a long-standing presence in European futsal. Since the establishment of the Azerbaijani Futsal Federation in 1994, the…
The European Union keeps simultaneously investing in new measures to support AI adoption among both individuals and enterprises, drafting new preparedness strategies, and issuing various new guidelines on the ethical use of AI. According to the Eurobarometer’s survey on the future needs for digital education, 64% of Europeans strongly agree and somewhat agree that by 2030, everyone will need to be AI-literate. Since 2021, the use of AI technologies has organically grown by 12.30% among European enterprises. Almost a third – 32.7% – of Europeans admit to having used AI tools. Stark differences in AI use across EU countries hint…
OTTAWA — Just when Canada thought it was getting its military house in order by finally meeting NATO spending targets, U.S. President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland have exposed the vulnerability of the vast, underpopulated and undergunned Canadian Arctic. Trump’s Greenland threats have turned the Arctic from a distant, long-term concern into an urgent strategic test for Canada, exposing how a region long treated as remote is now entangled in disputes over shipping routes, sovereignty and alliance politics. Successive Canadian governments have long understood that melting polar ice has left the Arctic more accessible — and more vulnerable to Russian and Chinese…