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Theresa May’s Brexit strategy is in disarray after the Irish Prime Minister dramatically accused her of reneging on an agreement that would have ended the deadlock in the talks. On a day of drama, the Prime Minister pulled the plug on a deal on the Irish border after it was rejected by the Democratic Unionist…

House Republicans on Monday introduced a temporary stop-gap spending bill to fund the government until Dec. 22. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the measure would be passed by the end of the week. The bill maintains the current federal spending levels but includes a provision to ensure that states are not forced to suspend…

Updated December 05, 2017 10:46:28 Photo: Andrew Wallace with his wife Leonie and daughters Caroline (left), Sarah, Emma and Rebecca. (Supplied: Andrew Wallace ) Andrew Wallace was shocked when his daughter told him she was with another woman. « I couldn’t believe it was happening to us, » he said. « We go to church every Sunday, it…

It is the image Charles Manson hoped the world would never see. After his conviction­ for seven murders, the 1960s cult leader delighted in telling fans he was immortal. He revelled in the fact the warders he despised at California’s Corcoran state prison were forbidden from revealing his frail condition. Their silence helped to promote…

It’s true that Burfict’s on-field persona — domineering, explosive, mercurial — does not appear to extend off the field. But the problem is how he plays football — with a violence that can be excessive.

Die Bundesregierung und das Land Berlin hätten den Hinterbliebenen der Opfer des Breitscheidplatzes weit mehr und feinfühliger Unterstützung zukommen lassen müssen. Das sagt auch Barbara John, die sich als Ombudsfrau um die Hinterbliebenen der Opfer des NSU-Terrors kümmert. „Gerade, wenn wie hier behördliches Versagen vorliegt, muss es eine großherzige und großzügige Entschädigung geben. Da hätte…

Image copyright AFP Image caption A woman wears a US flag for a headscarf as she participates in the #NoMuslimBanEver rally in Los Angeles in October The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go fully into effect. But the directive against travellers from Chad, Iran,…

In Sunday’s episode of Outlander, a horrified Claire (Caitriona Balfe) watches as scores of caged black slaves are auctioned off to the highest bidder. She risks her own safety by attempting to bring an end to the despicable practice but winds up getting a slave of her own as an uncomfortable way to resolve the conflict. Rather…