Staff at British Museum to walk out during half-term break
More than 100 members of the museum’s visitor services and security teams will take seven days’ action from February 13th
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Ukraine: ‘Fast-track’ talks underway for missiles, planes
A top aide to Ukraine’s president says Kyiv and its Western allies are engaged in “fast-track” talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft.
Welsh government announces ‘sudden’ death of first minister’s wife
A spokesman said thoughts were with Mark Drakeford and his family after his wife Clare’s death
Trump kicks off 2024 White House bid with early state visits
Former President Donald Trump is set to kick off his 2024 White House bid on Saturday with visits to a pair of early-voting states.
Retired army general Petr Pavel wins election to become Czech president
The 61-year-old will succeed Milos Zeman after beating billionaire Andrej Babis in a run-off vote.
Pope clarifies comments on homosexuality, says sexual act ‘outside of marriage’ is a sin
And in a note Friday, Francis recalled that even that black-and-white teaching is subject to circumstances that might eliminate the sin altogether.
Anger and protest in Memphis after police beating video released
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Palestinian teen open fires and injures 2, day after 7 killed in Jerusalem
The shooting in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, near the historic Old City, wounded a father and son, ages 47 and 23, paramedics said.
Election-denying lawmakers hold key election oversight roles
Republican lawmakers who’ve spread election conspiracy theories and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential outcome was rigged are overseeing legislative committees charged with setting election policy in two major battleground states
Man arrested after six British children found living in wine cellar in Austria
Six children, said to have been born in Britain, discovered with husband and wife