NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Indian and Chinese troops fought each other with iron rods and stones at their disputed border, resulting in casualties on both sides including the deaths of three Indian soldiers, Indian officials said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of a weeks-old standoff. China blamed India for the fight in the snow […]

HOUSING Secretary Robert Jenrick faced new calls to resign after admitting he helped a major Tory donor save up to £50million in tax. Robert Jenrick insisted he acted in “good faith” when approving a £1billion planning application for billionaire Richmond Desmond to build 1,500 luxury flats in East London. He overruled the local authority and […]

Anger in France as bust of Charles de Gaulle is covered in paint and defaced with the word ‘slaver’ The bust of Charles de Gaulle was vandalised in Hautmont near Belgian border Statues are being toppled and removed globally amid worldwide BLM protests President Emmanuel Macron said France would not erase ‘a trace’ of its history  Vandals chucked […]

ONE in four domestic abuse victims are turned away from refuges because they have no access to housing benefit, shocking research has found. A study by the Women’s Aid charity found only 6 per cent of shelters accept survivors who cannot afford the housing costs. That means that the quarter of domestic abuse sufferers who […]

Madeleine McCann’s parents are told by letter that she is dead: German prosecutor tells missing girl’s parents their suspect killed the three-year-old – but they still won’t disclose the evidence Madeline McCann’s parents were told by German prosecutors that she is dead The prosecutors leading the case refused to say how they knew this information The […]

Human Rights Watch says penal code used to crack down on government critics including activists and journalists. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Iraqi authorities, including in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, to enact reforms to its laws, saying vaguely worded laws have been used to violate the rights of critics, including activists and […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Beijing will complete its own satellite navigation system later this month when the final generation of satellites in its BeiDou system is complete. Such is the amount of satellites now launched into […]

Sickening moment racist thug makes monkey gestures at Black Lives Matter protesters in London Shameful footage shows thug goading BLM campaigners in Trafalgar Square  The yob was bundled away from the ledge by riot police during Saturday rally  The racist thug was later pictured shirtless and sticking his middle finger up  This is the disgusting […]

MICHAEL Jackson’s niece says she was stabbed seven times by a woman using a racial slur, as dramatic video shows her alleged attacker’s arrest. Yasmine Jackson, granddaughter of Joe Jackson, shared pics of her bleeding wounds on Instagram, adding: "I pray to God that if you have any kind of hatred in your heart towards […]

Hippopota-MUD! Scores of hippos cram into a tiny waterhole to cool off Aerial photos show over one hundred hippopotamuses cramming themselves into a muddy waterhole  The hippos efficiently lined the pool, wallowing side-by-side, in the Arusha region of the Tanzania wilderness The animals can be seen sweating a red pigment, called ‘blood sweat’, which acts as […]