Blinken says US is 'working to put some stability' into relationship with China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN in an exclusive interview that the US is attempting to strengthen "lines of communication" with China to avoid conflict between the two superpowers.
2023-07-23 22:29
Greece fires - live: Jet2 and Tui scrap Rhodes flights as tourists fleeing island describe ‘hell on earth’
Jet2 and Tui have cancelled all flights to Rhodes as wildfires continue to tear through the Greek holiday destination for a sixth consecutive day. The Jet2 planes were scheduled to depart from the East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Stansted airports full of tourists bound for the Greek island. But the planes left emply and will instead be used to evacuate holidaymakers fleeing the blaze. Fire crews are now in a race against time to stop the fires from spreading further with 21mph (34kph) winds forecast for tomorrow. Thousands of tourists were forced to flee their hotels and images captured their dramatic evacuation off of beaches by a fleet of private boats while the fires raged in the background. Becky Mulligan, a 29-year-old training manager from Leicester, was staying at the Princess Sun Hotel in the Kiotari resort on Rhodes’s southeast coast when she, her daughter, 5 and sister, 20 say they were forced to flee. “I thought I was going to die. It was like hell on earth,” she told The Independent. Read More Wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes force thousands of holidaymakers to evacuate From body bags of ice to pavement burn: US grapples with new extreme heat reality Hiker, 71, dies in Death Valley shortly after being asked by reporter why he was braving heat: ‘Why not?’ July 2023 is set to be world’s hottest month in ‘hundreds, if not thousands, of years’
2023-07-23 22:29
Up-for-Grabs Latino Voters Signal 2024 Fight Ahead for Democrats
A wavering group of Latino voters is up for grabs as the 2024 election nears, signaling a warning
2023-07-23 22:26
Italy PM Meloni seeks to build alliance to tackle illegal migration
By Angelo Amante and Keith Weir ROME (Reuters) -Illegal flows of migrants are damaging all countries across the Mediterranean, Italian
2023-07-23 22:25
Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins Hemingway look-alike contest
The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has been won by a Wisconsin man who was celebrating his 68th birthday
2023-07-23 22:22
Crypto’s Peer-to-Peer Exchanges Lose Ground in a Shrunken Market
Crypto exchanges that connect buyers and sellers directly without Wall Street-style middlemen are under pressure to improve their
2023-07-23 22:21
'Barbie' dominates the box office, on pace for an historic opening weekend
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" took in $70.5 million in North American theaters Friday, including the Thursday pre-shows. That set the movie on track to bring in roughly $150 million for its domestic opening weekend, a stunning achievement for what has become a pop culture sensation.
2023-07-23 22:20
A salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
A senior United Nations official says a salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the decaying tanker moored off the coast of Yemen
2023-07-23 22:18
Newcastle confirm signing of Harvey Barnes from Leicester
Newcastle United have completed the signing of Harvey Barnes from Leicester City for a £38m fee.
2023-07-23 22:15
Rhodes holiday has become a survival exercise - Newmarket family
The Piercefield-Holmes family from Suffolk say it has been "almost apocalyptic" amid wildfires in Rhodes.
2023-07-23 21:59
Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted
The Cornetto maker says it will comply with Russian law to permit staff to be conscripted.
2023-07-23 21:58
Italy's Meloni opens conference that aims to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit
2023-07-23 21:57