Hulkenberg looking to shrug off Baku error in Austria
After last week’s Azerbaijan race staged on the streets of downtown Baku, the location for the Austrian Grand Prix could hardly be more of a contrast. “Spielberg is in the middle of nowhere,” commented Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg. “There isn’t much around. Just lots of fields and cows. But also a lot of green which…
Williams denies reports of potential tie-up with Honda
The McLaren-Honda partnership is in jeopardy, but Claire Williams has denied any tie-up talks for 2018 between the Grove-based outfit and the Japanese manufacturer. Reports earlier this week from Switzerland’s Blick claimed that Williams could switch its allegiance from Mercedes to Honda next season, thus paving the way for the German manufacturer to supply McLaren…
UK Minister Resigns Over Government's 'Morally Indefensible' Gaza Policy
Sayeeda Warsi, senior minister in Britain’s Foreign Office, resigned her post Tuesday because she can “no longer support” her government’s “morally indefensible” policies towards Gaza. Warsi announced her decision in a Twitter message that has been re-tweeted 26,000 times in the past eight hours. Warsi sits in the House of Lords—Britain’s unelected upper house of…
US woman could be forced to register as a sex offender after appearing topless in front of step-children
An American woman could be forced to register as a sex offender after appearing topless in front of her step-children in her own home. Tilli Buchanan, from Utah, was charged with three counts of misdemeanour lewdness involving a child after appearing topless along with the children’s father in their home last year. Ms Buchanan’s lawyers…
Fukushima operator accused of cover-up over ‘contaminated’ water set to be poured into the Pacific
The Japanese government has been accused of a cover-up after it refused to allow independent testing of water from the Fukushima power plant that is likely to be released into the Pacific Ocean. Officials at the industry ministry on Monday said the water stored at the crippled nuclear site was "safe" to release into the Pacific…
Benjamin Netanyahu charged over series of corruption scandals amid Israel election chaos
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and bribery relating to a series of corruption scandals. Allegations against Mr Netanyahu include suspicions that he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of champagne and cigars from billionaire friends, offered to trade favors with a newspaper publisher, and used his influence…
Palestinian militant groups come to blows over Israel diplomacy
Tensions between Gaza’s two largest Palestinian militant groups have spilled into the open as Islamic Jihad supporters angrily accused Hamas of not coming to their aid in this week’s fighting with Israel. Islamic Jihad, a smaller militant group backed by Iran, fired more than 400 rockets into Israel this week in retaliation for Israel’s assassination…
Isil leaders with ‘vast amounts of cash’ planning comeback in Turkey, Iraq spy chief claims
Senior Islamic State members with access to “huge” amounts of money are in Turkey and plotting a comeback, an Iraqi spy chief has warned. Lieutenant General Saad al-Allaq, head of Iraq’s Military Intelligence, claimed in an interview with CNN that Iraq has given Ankara dossiers on nine alleged leaders of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil),…
Epstein victim claims she was invited to party with Duke of York on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘orgy island’
A victim of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed she was invited to a party with the Duke of York on the billionaire paedophile’s private island. The 31-year-old woman, who is suing Epstein’s estate, also called on the Duke to speak to the FBI and give any information he had about the late sex offender. She said:…
UK condemned for ignoring UN deadline to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
The UK has been condemned for ignoring a United Nations deadline to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. A six-month deadline to return control of the overseas territory came and looked set to pass on Friday, with the UK refusing to recognise Mauritius’s claim of sovereignty over the islands. The UN overwhelmingly voted in May…