Wednesday, September 16

Republican congressman Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth

A firebrand conservative congressman has filed articles of impeachment against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war. Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie announced the impeachment attempt, accusing Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanours. Articles of impeachment have been filed against Pete Hegseth. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Massie accused Hegseth of starting the war with Iran unlawfully and incurring unnecessary civilian casualties. "Secretary Hegseth thereby effected the murder of civilians and abused the trust of men and women under his command by requiring them to conduct military operations within a targeted and legal review system that he had deliberately degraded," Massie said in Congress. "This undermined the integrity and diplomacy of the Un...

FBI director Kash Patel grilled over bestiality, prostitution rule changes

The director of the FBI has been grilled in Congress over a rule change that removed bestiality as an automatic disqualifier for job applicants. The FBI had specific rules preventing people who had engaged in bestiality from working for the bureau. FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of incompetence by Democratic senators. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta But those rules were overturned by Director Kash Patel in June. Patel explained the change during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. "Applicants who have engaged in bestiality means they were victims of bestiality because they were forced to do so," Patel said. "And at this FBI, we are not going to criminalise and prevent victims from serving the United States of America and the premier law enforcement agency in the wor...

A Paris court awards Kim Kardashian $1.60 after her 2016 robbery

A Paris court on Tuesday awarded €1 ($1.60) to Kim Kardashian for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016, the amount of compensation she had asked for, according to a lawyer involved in the case. Kardashian has sought to move on since the court last year found eight people guilty for their roles in what the US celebrity described as “the most terrifying experience of my life”. A Paris court on Tuesday awarded €1 ($1.60) to Kim Kardashian for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016 AP The court awarded a former receptionist at the Hôtel de Pourtalès €109,516 ($177,200), according to his lawyer. Kardashian had been staying at the hotel when the robbery gang targeted her. The receptionist said he had been tra...

Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says

Oman's Maritime Security Centre said a fire broke out in El Gaia's engine room following an attack Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says. Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port on Tuesday after a fire broke out in its engine room, adding that the vessel was targeted 1.3 nautical miles (2.4km) north of the Musandam peninsula. On Monday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the tanker hit naval mines and caught fire while passing through what they described as a restricted and unsafe route. But the US military insisted the Iranian report was false. It said the tanker was struck by an Iranian missile l...

Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes his House of Commons debut as UK leader

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will faced lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming UK leader six weeks ago, with wars in Europe and the Middle East weighing on his promise to kick-start the economy and ease the cost of living. On the day Parliament returned from its summer break, Burnham said he would “unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility in every postcode in Britain”. Prime Minister Andy Burnham departs 10 Downing Street to address the House of Commons on September 01, 2026 in London, England Getty Images “We can make this next decade better than the last," he said. “We can lift the prospects of all our people and places. We can put more power into every postcode. We can let Britain believe again. We can bring back...

EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Germany

Reuters Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte accused Russia of becoming increasingly reckless in its attacks on Europe The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned that Russia is growing increasingly reckless and vowed to respond to a "new normal". "Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia," said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a day after Germany blamed Russia for a failed drone attack last month on Leipzig airport. "We have to step up and that means being ready to respond to Russia's recklessness faster and better," von der Leyen said. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the whole alliance, which includes the US, stood "in full solidarity with Germany". Russia has rejected German acc...
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