ISTANBUL (AFP) – Turkey has pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women by presidential decree, in the latest victory for conservatives in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party. The 2011 Istanbul Convention, signed by 45 countries and the European Union, requires governments to adopt legislation prosecuting domestic violence and similar abuse as […]

Waffles and Mochi: Michelle Obama stars in new series When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The former First Lady complained that it […]

The Ohio mother accused of killing her 6-year-old son and throwing his body into the icy Ohio River last month is seeking an insanity defense, according to TV station WKRC. The attorney for Brittany Gosney filed a motion in Butler County, which questioned her client's competency and stated her defense as not guilty by reason of insanity. "Defendant struggles to […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Mia Khalifa left little to the imagination in a sizzling snap of her turning over on a sunbed. The ex-Pornhub star turned the heat up as she shared the saucy picture on her Instagram account. She flaunted her figure in the sun, […]

A man linked to yesterday’s double murder in Epsom remains in a critical but stable condition today and is under police guard in hospital. The man is deemed to be in police custody, Detective Inspector Scott Beard said. No formal charges had been laid “at this early stage”. Beard said autopsies would be performed today on the man and woman […]

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The Hammersmith Bridge TOLL! London council reveals ‘radical plans’ to pay off £100m repairs to 134-year-old crossing by charging drivers £3 to travel the 232 yards to the other side Hammersmith and Fulham Council has drawn up the ‘radical plans’  A timetable has scheduled it to reopen to pedestrians and cyclists next summer 134-year-old west London bridge has become the […]

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Nice: Macron says France 'under attack' after terror incident When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the […]