The UK government will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030, Boris Johnson has announced, as NATO’s secretary general warned that the alliance must stand up to Vladimir Putin. Speaking from the NATO conference in Madrid, the prime minister told broadcasters that “we need to invest for the long-term in vital capabilities like future
Travis Barker’s daughter has thanked his fans for their “prayers and love” as it was reported in the US that the star is expected to “be okay” following his admission to hospital. The 46-year-old Blink-182 drummer, who recently married Kourtney Kardashian, was pictured being carried into Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles on a stretcher
Marine fast charging network Aqua superPower has expanded overseas into the US, beginning operations of its first marine fast charger in Lake Tahoe, California. The new Aqua high power DC charger at Tahoe City Marina is the first of a planned network of smart marine chargers to be rolled out along the lakeshore to support
This photo taken on October 24, 2021 shows coal being loaded on a cargo ship in Jiujiang, in China’s central Jiangxi province. STR | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s coal shipments to China have been rising even though overall shipments to China have declined, new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showed. Russian seaborne coal
NATO will significantly increase the number of forces on high alert to over 300,000 from 40,000 as part of the biggest overhaul of the alliance’s defences since the Cold War. With Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine changing the security environment across Europe, the head of the alliance also confirmed that allies will expand troop deployments
The FBI seized the phone of former President Trump’s election attorney John Eastman. Former FBI Deputy Director and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe explains why federal agents took the extraordinary step of grabbing Eastman’s phone as he left a restaurant. #CNN #News
More than 450 Ukrainian soldiers have received training in the UK on a range of weapons such as the multiple-launch rocket system – seen as vital in the fight against Russia. Their urgent need to learn in the midst of war meant slow and steady teaching techniques used by British trainers for their soldiers in
The man suspected to have been driving the truck in which dozens of migrants died during a people smuggling attempt in Texas pretended to be a survivor to try to avoid arrest. Homero Zamorano Jr, 45, was arrested near the scene after he was found hiding in a bush, according to federal prosecutors. The head
6:32 PM ET Deshaun Watson‘s hearing before the NFL and NFL Players Association’s jointly appointed disciplinary officer, Sue L. Robinson, has ended for the day and will continue Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Watson has been accused by 25 women of actions ranging from sexual assault to inappropriate behavior during massage
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said on Wednesday that the agency will reveal the “deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken” on July 12, thanks to the newly operational James Webb Space Telescope. “If you think about that, this is farther than humanity has ever looked before,” Nelson said during a press briefing
Warner Bros. has defended JK Rowling, contradicting a decision to ban Sky News from asking questions about the Harry Potter author at an event at Warner Studios Tour last week. In the run-up to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 25th Anniversary celebrations at the weekend, Sky News was invited to interview Tom Felton for
Buckingham Palace is facing questions about why it won’t reveal more about the findings of an investigation into bullying allegations made against the Duchess of Sussex. The palace has confirmed a private investigation into complaints that Meghan had bullied members of staff had concluded, claims she has always denied. It confirmed the review had looked
Thames Water is to tap shareholders for £1.5bn of new equity in an effort to accelerate its transformation plan, months after it was hit by the latest in a string of regulatory fines. Sky News has learnt that Britain’s biggest water utility is expected to announce on Thursday that its existing investors have agreed to
In this article LGF.A Liberty Media’s John Malone Michael Kovac | Getty Images Starz wasn’t John Malone’s most successful investment. But it may be his most symbolic. The media mogul once controlled Starz as an independent company. In 2016, he merged it with Lionsgate, another company he owned a piece of at the time. A
Stockholm-based wind farm and solar developer OX2 has applied for a permit to build a massive 5.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. If approved, it will be the largest single offshore wind farm in the world. World’s largest single offshore wind farm Ørsted’s Hornsea in the North Sea has 7.5 GW
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to get some relief from the sun as she walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. Ralph Freso | Getty Images Summer’s here, and it’s a hot one. Forecasts from the Farmers’ Almanac, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Weather Company
Gordon Brown has claimed that Britain is “at war with America over Ireland” – amid opposition from US politicians over plans to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol. The former prime minister told Sky News’s Beth Rigby Interviews that there was no chance of the UK signing a trade deal with the world’s biggest economy
CNN’s Jim Acosta talks to “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” contributor Jordan Klepper about the MAGA rally he attended in Mississippi where Klepper talked to Trump supporters about Jan. 6 and the Congressional hearing. #CNN #News
In this article SNAP A man uses the SnapChat app on an Apple iPad Mini. studioEAST | Getty Images Snap announced Wednesday it’s rolling out a $3.99/month subscription plan for Snapchat that unlocks exclusive and pre-release features. It’s called Snapchat+. The announcement comes after Snapchat gave a disappointing sales outlook for the current quarter when
Billions of dollars of value have been wiped off the cryptocurrency market in the last few weeks. Companies in the industry are feeling the pain. Lending and trading firms are facing a liquidity crisis and many firms have announced layoffs. Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Major cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows