The trial and sentencing of black track-and-field athlete Karmelo Anthony, found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf, who was white, has become a major political flash point in Texas.
The Resident Doctors Committee (RDC) of the British Medical Association (BMA) called off the four-day walkout due to begin Monday at the eleventh hour, based on an insulting “new offer” hashed out behind the scenes with the Starmer government.
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night to win their first National Basketball Association championship since 1973, ending a 53-year drought.
Royal Marines, two Royal Navy ships and multiple Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft took part in a six-hour mission to seize an oil tanker sailing through the Channel under a Cameroonian flag, alleged to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet”.
Amid wars, wildfires, floods and epidemics, the ruling class sleeps soundly in the belief that its wealth will shield it from calamity.
