World Headlines World Headlines

UK

2,673 articles
Trump Offers UFC’s Dana White White House Press Secretary Role
US Politics

Trump Offers UFC’s Dana White White House Press Secretary Role

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had offered UFC president Dana White the position of White House press secretary. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He added that White should bring along several UFC fighters as assistants, including Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and others, “even though some are not from our Country.” Trump said, “We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!”

WH News
Israel’s President Tasks Gadi Eisenkot with Forming Government After Deadlocked Election
Elections

Israel’s President Tasks Gadi Eisenkot with Forming Government After Deadlocked Election

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government following an October 27 election that left neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a clear path to power. Herzog’s spokesperson said the president had invited Eisenkot to the President’s Residence, where he would be given 28 days to build a coalition with a possible 14-day extension.

WH News
Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, arrested in Florida over child sexual abuse material charges.
US Politics

Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, arrested in Florida over child sexual abuse material charges.

Thomas Markle, 82, was arrested Friday in Lakeland, Florida, and charged with possession of child pornography under U.S. federal law. The U.S. Department of Justice said he allegedly kept sexually explicit images of himself with prepubescent girls in two Los Angeles-area storage units for nearly two decades. FBI agents arrested him at the Maravida Senior Living care home and he was set to appear in court later that day in the Middle District of Florida.

WH News
Russell Brand Guilty of Rape, Faces Custody After London Trial
Europe

Russell Brand Guilty of Rape, Faces Custody After London Trial

British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday at Southwark Crown Court. He was acquitted of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault. Judge Joel Bennathan ruled that Brand must be remanded into custody and will be sentenced on Monday. “You’ve been convicted of a number of offences including rape,” Bennathan said. “The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.”

WH News
Israel Certifies Election Results, Rejecting Netanyahu’s Fraud Claims
Middle East

Israel Certifies Election Results, Rejecting Netanyahu’s Fraud Claims

Israel’s Central Elections Committee certified the results of the October 27 parliamentary election on Wednesday, confirming that no evidence of fraud or foreign interference had been found. The committee said the results accurately reflected voter choices and were legally binding. “The review found no evidence of irregularities that compromised the integrity of the election or affected its results,” the committee stated.

WH News
King Charles III expresses sorrow over slavery at Commonwealth summit, stops short of apology
Diplomacy & Trade

King Charles III expresses sorrow over slavery at Commonwealth summit, stops short of apology

King Charles III on Tuesday expressed “profound personal sorrow” over the transatlantic slave trade during the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda but did not offer a formal apology. The British monarch called the slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” and a “monstrous injustice,” acknowledging its lasting impact on the region.

WH News