International Bovino portrayed as Confederate general in 2018 email exchange Bovino allegedly denied promoting two border patrol officials because of their race, according to several reportsRecently demoted border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who served as the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in several US cities, was compared to a Confederate general in an email sent to him by a colleague in 2018, according to multiple reports.A border patrol agent who was later promoted to a senior role in […] todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
International Partial US government shutdown likely to continue amid funding standoff Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘convinced’ the impasse over homeland security funding will be resolved by TuesdayThe ongoing partial US government shutdown is expected to continue into early next week, with no reopening likely before Tuesday, if what federal officials on both sides of the country’s political aisle are saying is any indication.House Democrats have so far said they are refusing to guarantee the votes needed to speed passage of a […] todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
International Demond Wilson, who played Lamont on Sanford and Son, dies aged 79 Wilson found fame in the seminal 1970s sitcom and then went on to become a ministerDemond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on Sanford and Son and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79.Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to the Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026 2
International C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’ Three bishops accuse British government of contributing to ‘culture of impunity’ in the occupied territoryThree prominent Church of England bishops have accused the UK government of contributing to a “culture of impunity” in which Israel has accelerated its de facto annexation of the West Bank.Guli Francis-Dehqani, the bishop of Chelmsford, Rachel Treweek, the bishop of Gloucester, and Graham Usher, the bishop of Norwich, visited Palestinian Christian communities in the occupied […] todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
International Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel says Officials say Gaza residents travelling on foot only will be allowed through border point, which was shut in May 2024Gaza’s main border crossing in Rafah will reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel has said, with preparations under way at the war-ravaged territory’s gateway, which has been mostly closed for almost two years.Before the war, the Rafah crossing with Egypt was the only direct exit point for most Palestinians in Gaza […] todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
insert_link International Venezuela release rights activist Javier Tarazona It is latest in a series of prisoner releases announced by the government amid US pressure for reforms.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE return to Minnesota after release A congressman confirmed that Liam Conejo Ramos had been released and was at home with his hat and backpack. Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Fifteen miners killed by Russian strike in Ukraine, energy company says Seven others were reported injured in the strike near a bus carrying the workers on Sunday.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 5