Abdiwahab Ahmed

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court in Austria accused of helping plot an attack on a Taylor Swift concert, a threat that forced the cancellation of the pop star’s scheduled 2024 performances in the country. Authorities pulled the plug on three summer 2024 dates on Ms Swift’s record-setting "Eras" tour after warning that an alleged attack was in the works. Beran A., brought into court by masked police officers, has remained in custody since his arrest in August 2024 and is charged with terror-related crimes along with…

Nathan Chasing Horse, once known for his role in Dances With Wolves, has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A Nevada judge handed down the sentence on Monday, after a jury had earlier found him guilty on 13 counts, most tied to the sexual assault of three women. Jurors cleared him on several other charges. Chasing Horse, 49, will become eligible for parole after 37 years behind bars. In court, accusers and relatives told Judge Jessica Peterson they are still living with the…

President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest outline for ending the two-month war, according to a US official, dealing a fresh blow to hopes of defusing a conflict that has rattled energy markets, pushed up inflation and left thousands dead. The new Iranian proposal would postpone any discussion of Tehran’s nuclear programme until the war — paused after a ceasefire announced earlier this month — is formally over and disputes over Gulf shipping are settled. Mr Trump opposes that sequencing and wants nuclear matters on…

Russia has moved to tighten its crackdown on LGBTQ activism, with a court declaring the country’s leading LGBTQ rights group “extremist” — a ruling that effectively bans the organisation and exposes its supporters to prosecution. The decision marks the latest step in a years-long campaign against LGBTQ organisations, one that has intensified sharply since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and deepened an already forceful conservative shift. A court in Saint Petersburg sided with a case filed by the…

As fallout mounted from the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC, US first lady Melania Trump called on ABC to act against host Jimmy Kimmel over a monologue he delivered before the violence erupted. "Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC's leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community," she said in a post on X. Kimmel's hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t…

Ireland plans to push maritime security higher up the European agenda when it takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Helen McEntee saying she intends to place the country’s new maritime strategy front and centre. Speaking in Warsaw after bilateral talks with Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski and defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who both also serve as deputy prime ministers of Poland, Ms McEntee said the discussions…

A landmark Vatican meeting brought together Pope Leo and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally for the first time, as the heads of the Catholic Church and the Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed side by side in a powerful gesture of unity. At the Vatican’s ornate apostolic palace, Pope Leo — the first US leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics — received Archbishop Mullally, the first woman to become spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans, in his formal office. The pair, whose churches split…

Nedra Talley Ross, the final surviving member of 1960s pop trailblazers The Ronettes, has died aged 80. Talley Ross sang in The Ronettes with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett, helping drive the group to major success with hits such as Be My Baby, Walking in the Rain, Baby, I Love You and (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up. News of the singer’s death was announced on the group’s Instagram account, which said: "It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Nedra Talley Ross’ passing. She was a light to those who…

In Somalia, trees are most often invoked as evidence of loss: absent canopy, failing rains, charcoal pits, and spreading wasteland. That portrayal is accurate — large swaths of the country endure repeated droughts, creeping desertification, and shrinking biomass — but it narrows the conversation to decline rather than possibility. Estimates suggest more than 60 per cent of Somalia’s land shows signs of degradation and tree cover is among the lowest in the Horn of Africa. The causes are familiar: prolonged conflict, weak land…

Against a backdrop of mounting geopolitical strain, Britain’s King Charles arrives in the United States today for a state visit overshadowed by the Iran war and by a shooting at a dinner attended by US President Donald Trump just two days ago. The four-day journey by Charles and Queen Camilla is meant to celebrate the long-standing relationship between Britain and the United States as America commemorates its 250th anniversary, the British government said. During the visit, Charles is set to become the first British monarch…