International
Who is Britain’s new finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng?
Kwasi Kwarteng, a long-time ally and political soulmate of new high minister Liz Truss, has been named as the UK’s next chancellor. He takes over at a quintessential time for the UK economy, with hundreds of thousands searching to him for assist with hovering iciness power bills. The choices he…
Read More »Johnson arrives at Balmoral
Boris Johnson is arriving at Balmoral now where he will meet the Queen shortly. After flying by private jet from Northolt to Aberdeen airport, the outgoing prime minister will meet the monarch before “passing the torch” of power to Liz Truss.
Read More »Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who delivered the Cold War to a peaceable end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev took power in 1985 and added reforms, as well as opening up the Soviet Union to the world. But he was once unable to stop the gradual give way…
Read More »Ukraine says it has broken Russian lines in Kherson
Ukraine military: We’re hitting Russia with high precision strikes Ukraine’s military administration says its troops targeting Russian-held Kherson have successfully “destroyed warehouses, weapon accumulations and enemy control points with high precision strikes” as part of their counter-offensive. Troops have also managed to cause damage to “bridges across the Dnipro”, officials said…
Read More »Ukraine war: Russia rejects call to demilitarise Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant location
Russia has rejected appeals for a whole demilitarisation of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The pass would make the plant extra vulnerable, a Russian legit said. The calls come amid growing problem over safety at the website – Europe’s largest nuclear plant – as both…
Read More »Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing
Iran has “categorically” denied any link with Salman Rushdie’s attacker – instead blaming the creator himself. Mr Rushdie, 75, was once left severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an tournament in New York state. He is now capable to breathe unaided. He has confronted years of dying threats…
Read More »Zelensky: Liberation of Crimea is necessary for the end of the Ukraine war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared that the liberation of Crimea is necessary for the end of the Ukrainian conflict. The president of Ukraine was speaking after several bombings targeted a nearby Russian airbase, resulting in one fatality. While avoiding mentioning the explosions from Tuesday, Mr. Zelensky stated that “Crimea is…
Read More »Israel-Gaza: Death toll rises as Israel kills second top militant
As the number of people killed by airstrikes in Gaza continues to grow, Israel has assassinated a second senior militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization. 32 Palestinians are said to have perished, including six children and a number of PIJ fighters, including its commanders Khaled Mansour and Tayseer Jabari.…
Read More »Taiwan claims that China’s rockets “copy” North Korea.
China has been charged for copying North Korea by launching missiles into the sea surrounding the island of Taiwan. Taiwan reported that China has launched 11 ballistic missiles into the waters off its north-east and south-west shores. After Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House, visited Taiwan on Wednesday,…
Read More »China hits back over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
It is now obvious that Beijing would not be content with only expressing its ire over Nancy Pelosi’s travel to Taiwan through words or even by imposing targeted restrictions on Taiwanese businesses. This might develop into a major issue with the declaration of six sizable exclusion zones around Taiwan beginning…
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