James Reynolds

1 day ago | dailymail.co.uk | James Reynolds

The United States has urged Britain to hike its defence spending to five per cent as NATO members close in on agreeing new targets. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a NATO summit today, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth singled out Britain in a call to urgently raise its spending. 'Our friends in the UK... we're going to get there,' he said, after meeting with fellow defence ministers to discuss revised commitments across the bloc. 'We think everyone is going to get there, we really do.

1 day ago | thisismoney.co.uk | James Reynolds

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1 day ago | dailymail.co.uk | James Reynolds

Oscar Pistorius completed a triathlon in his native South Africa this week as he readjusts to public life after being released from prison on parole last year. The 38-year-old former professional sprinter completed the Isuzu Ironman 70.3 competition in Durban on Sunday, June 1 in 5:56:39. Pistorius competed in the triathlon under race number 105, coming 555th among all participants and third in the 'physically challenged' category, per SportSplits.

1 day ago | dailymail.co.uk | James Reynolds

A body found in a lift shaft in Malaysia has been identified as that of a missing British tourist who disappeared more than a week ago while on holiday. Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, was last seen on May 27 at a bar in an upmarket suburb in Kuala Lumpur, sparking a police probe and a search by his parents. Malaysian police confirmed today that a body found at the base of a lift shaft on Wednesday, tragically, belonged to the missing backpacker.

1 day ago | dailymail.co.uk | James Reynolds

Israel is said to be sending an elite commando unit and its missile boat fleet to meet Greta Thunberg and her 'Freedom Flotilla' as it approaches the Gaza Strip. Military sources told the Jerusalem Post that Shayetet 13, a commando unit of the Navy, and the fleet are preparing for the arrival of the Madleen in the coming days. Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 22, is among 12 activists on board the ship, hoping to 'break [Israel's] siege on the Gaza Strip' with a delivery of humanitarian aid.