International Nigeria Attack Leaves More Than 160 Dead The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026 2
International LA officials call on 2028 Olympics chair to resign over Ghislaine Maxwell emails Casey Wasserman has said he regrets 2003 emails with the convicted sex trafficker Several Los Angeles officials have urged Casey Wasserman, the chair of the LA28 Olympics committee, to step down after emails between him and the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced.The emails date back to 2003 and appear among more than 3m files related to Jeffrey Epstein released by the justice department last week. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International DWP chief accused of overseeing ‘culture of complacency’ that led to carer’s allowance scandal Commons committee chair says DWP repeatedly failed to prioritise the vulnerable and was slow to fix errorsThe government’s most senior welfare official has been accused of presiding over a “culture of complacency” that led to thousands of unpaid carers inadvertently running up huge benefit debts.Debbie Abrahams, the chair of the work and pensions select committee, said the Department for Work and Pensions had repeatedly failed to prioritise vulnerable people, was […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International How much did Starmer really know about Mandelson’s ties to Epstein? No 10 is intense huge pressure to reveal exactly how the former peer was vetted for his job as US ambassadorAfter the release of a vast tranche of documents and emails that shed further light on the close relationship between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, the government has come under intense pressure to release details about its vetting process before Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador in December 2024. Continue reading...Source: […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International Florida bill seeks to ban use of ‘West Bank’ in schools and state agencies The bill would mandate use of the biblical term ‘Judea and Samaria’ after a similar effort passed in ArkansasFlorida legislators are pushing to pass legislation that would ban the use of the term “West Bank” in K-12 public schools and state agencies, including public colleges and universities, and mandate use of the term “Judea and Samaria”.The West Bank is the internationally recognized term for the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory west of […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International US and Iran talks at risk of collapse after US rejects move to Oman Talks were scheduled in Turkey with Arab states present, but Iran requests move amid attempts to limit agenda Talks between the US and Iran scheduled for Friday appear to be collapsing after the US rejected Iran’s request to move them from Turkey to Oman without the presence of a group of Arab states.Iran has also vowed that the talks will be confined to its nuclear programme, while other issues the […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be exposed, campaigners warn Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive informationPeter Mandelson’s involvement with the US tech company Palantir must be exposed to full public transparency, campaigners have said, amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information than is alleged in his emails to Jeffrey Epstein.Palantir, an $300bn startup that provides military technology to the Israel Defense Forces and AI-powered deportation targeting […] todayFebruary 4, 2026
International Russia jails stand-up comic Artemy Ostani over war joke Artemy Ostanin sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony after joking about a 'legless' war veteran.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 4, 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 4, 2026
insert_link International US agency investigates Nike for alleged discrimination against white workers todayFebruary 4, 2026 6