Hundreds of thousands evacuated and airports closed due to typhoon

A British teenager sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been released after receiving a royal pardon, a campaign group has said.

Pete Hegseth’s angry news conference, where the US defence secretary roundly abused those media outlets and individuals who didn’t agree with him, certainly told us one thing.

To the sound of mournful chants and the slow beat of drums, they march, whipping their backs with metal flails.