International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies chief on US aid cuts, attacks on aid workers and whether neutrality can survive modern wars. As wars intensify and donor funding dries up, the global humanitarian system is under unprecedented strain. Jagan Chapagain, secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, […]
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How does the UK honours system work?
PA Media Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman received her OBE from King Charles at Windsor Castle Most UK honours are awarded on the monarch’s official birthday in June and at the new year. They celebrate the contribution of well-known personalities, government employees and ordinary people who have served their community. Which celebrities were recognised […]
Winter weather hits Northeast as new storm system moves across country
Heavy snow fell from southern Connecticut through the Hudson Valley and into parts of upstate New York on Friday as most of Long Island saw anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of snow. Meanwhile, the New York City area accumulated just short of 3 inches of snow as difficult travel conditions are expected through Saturday […]
Wes Streeting defends asylum system shake-up despite his unease | Immigration and asylum
Wes Streeting has admitted he is not comfortable with forcibly deporting families under the home secretary’s migration plans, while maintaining it is still the right thing to do. The health secretary said he thought the number of forced removals would be low under the proposed model, which is similar to Denmark’s, because there would be […]
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was ‘Louvre’, according to employee
At the time of the brazen heist of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre last month, the password to the world-famous museum’s video surveillance system was simply “Louvre,” according to a museum employee with knowledge of the system. The revelation comes as the museum’s security measures have come under scrutiny in the wake of […]