The day in world news is marked by a mix of geopolitical strain and public reckoning. A prominent feminist voice passes as tensions sharpen between major powers and allies, while legal and political disputes on both sides of the Atlantic keep institutions under pressure. Gloria...
The day in world news is marked by a mix of geopolitical strain and public reckoning. A prominent feminist voice passes as tensions sharpen between major powers and allies, while legal and political disputes on both sides of the Atlantic keep institutions under pressure.
Gloria Steinem, the feminist journalist and activist who helped reshape debates over gender, work and political power, dies at 92. She dies peacefully at her home in New York on Wednesday, surrounded by loved ones, closing the life of a figure who became one of the most recognizable leaders of modern feminism.
Russia says it will close German cultural centers after Berlin blames Moscow for an alleged drone plot linked to Leipzig/Halle airport. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presents the move as a reciprocal response, with institutions including Goethe-Institut locations in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg set to be affected.
Donald Trump says the United States might not back Britain in any future Falklands conflict, tying that possibility to London’s response to his requests for military support connected to Iran. The remarks raise fresh questions about the reliability of US security commitments to a close ally.
Billionaire Leon Black sues the House Oversight Committee in an effort to block subpoenas issued in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Black asks a federal court to stop the committee from forcing him to testify or hand over documents, while also challenging its authority to compel his cooperation.
Police in Cheshire are investigating the theft of more than 800 Guinness barrels worth about £115,000 from a depot in Runcorn. Officers say two HGV lorries entered the industrial estate, connected to waiting trailers loaded with the stout, and drove away with roughly 70,000 pints’ worth of beer.
Top World stories
- Gloria Steinem, feminist journalist and activist, dies at 92 (80 sources)
- Leon Black sues House committee to block subpoenas in Epstein probe (21 sources)
- DOJ charges ICE officer Christian Castro with lying about January Minneapolis shooting (11 sources)
- Trump says US might not back UK in a future Falklands conflict over Iran support (11 sources)
- Police investigate theft of 800 Guinness barrels worth about £115,000 from Runcorn depot (11 sources)
- UNICEF estimates 20 million children face online sexual abuse across 21 countries in a year (11 sources)
- Russia to close German cultural centers after Berlin blames Moscow over Leipzig/Halle drone plot (10 sources)
- Sabalenka powers into US Open third round after 53-minute rout of Iatcenko (9 sources)
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