Author: News Desk

Aljazeera says THOUSANDS of residents have been ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, as torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the east coast.

Arab News says YEMENI special forces have launched an offensive against Al-Qaeda in the southern governorate of Abyan, amid reports that the terrorist group is attempting a comeback.

TRT World says PROTESTERS have marched in Ohio after the release of a body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds of bullets.

BBC Sports says Cameron Norrie urged the British public to give him even more vocal support after he became the last home player left in the Wimbledon singles draw.

France weighs return to masks as more uncertainty looms for holiday goers and frustration for the French, who are sick of the restrictions. “The French people are sick of restrictions,” she said Wednesday on channel BFMTV. “We are confident that people will behave responsibly.” Uncertainty for holiday goers Tourism is booming again in France and so is COVID-19 as France weighs return to masks in the wake of rising infections. creating uncertainty for holiday goers The government lifted most virus rules by April, and foreign tourists have returned by land, sea and air to French Mediterranean beaches, restaurants and bars. French…

The Sunday Papers report on claims the prime minister ignored allegations about Chris Pincher’s sexual conduct before he gave him the job of deputy chief whip.

Russians take the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province. Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last piece of the jigsaw. Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to defend the city and keep it from falling to Russia, as neighbouring Sievierodonetsk did a week ago. A river separates Lysychansk from Sievierodonetsk, and Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, said during an interview on Saturday that Russians had managed for the first time to cross the river from the north, creating a “threatening” situation. Russians take…

The Metro says Ezra Miller has been accused of harassing a German woman in her own home after she told the actor to go outside to smoke a cigarette.

The Metro says BT workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced.

The Metro says Two teenage brothers who beat a dad so savagely he was left with life-changing injuries have been named by a judge.