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Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf resigns after coalition falls apart

Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change.Yousaf, whose Scottish National Party has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights,…

Kenya delays reopening of schools amid ongoing flooding as death toll nears 100

Kenya has delayed the reopening of schools by one week due to heavy rains causing flooding, with nearly 100 flood-related deaths since mid-March.More than 100 schools have been flooded, leading to collapsed walls and roofs.The Education Ministry announced that schools, originally set to reopen on Monday, will now open on…

Trial begins for 9 in Germany over alleged coup plot

Nine people charged with terrorism in connection with an alleged far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial Monday in one of three linked cases.The trial opening in Stuttgart is the first to open in relation to the purported conspiracy, which came to light in late 2022. It…

Lawmakers call for release of Putin’s ‘political prisoner number one’

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers marked the two-year anniversary of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza’s imprisonment by calling for his immediate release. Kara-Murza, who lives in solitary confinement in a Siberian maximum-security prison, was sentenced to 25 years last April for treason and other related charges as Russian authorities continue their…

EU requires cars come with tech that slows cars when speeding, UK opts out

All new cars and trucks sold within the European Union and Northern Ireland after July 6, 2024, will be mandated to have safety technology activated to let drivers know they are speeding by beeping, vibrating or even slowing the vehicle down, to prevent car crashes.The United Kingdom has chosen not…

Protesters in Germany call for Islamic fundamentalism: ‘Caliphate is the solution’

More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Hamburg, Germany to take part in an Islamist demonstration over the weekend, German media reported.According to German newspaper Die Welt, the demonstration took place in the Steindamm neighborhood of Hamburg on Saturday afternoon.Muslim protesters carried a variety of signs in support of Islamic fundamentalism.…

Reporter’s Notebook: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy opens up on US aid, Israel, Trump

He looked like a man with a weight of responsibility off his shoulders – but the burden remains.Fox News spoke exclusively with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the day that Congress and President Biden signed off on a massive U.S. foreign aid package, with $61 billion of that going to Ukraine’s…