Vladimir Putin, who rules Russia, started wearing bulletproof vests during public appearances, as recommended by the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Federal Protective Service (FSO), which is responsible for the security of the head of state, the Moscow Times website reported, citing sources close to the Kremlin.more
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have faced off in the first TV debate of the general election, with heated exchanges over tax, the NHS and immigration. The Conservative and Labour leaders got scrappy at times, forcing the host of the ITV event to intervene and urge the pair to "lower your voices".more
"If we let Ukraine fall, we will see Poland and all these countries along the Russian border follow," warned US President Joe Biden in an interview for Time magazine. Biden assessed that Putin's goal is to restore the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. He also emphasized that for him the war in Ukraine does not have to end with Ukraine joining NATO.more
Even though the UK is no longer an EU member, millions of EU citizens in the country retain the right to vote in the European Parliament elections this week, the first after Brexit. While the elections officially take place between 6 and 9 June, EU citizens in the UK have already started to vote at embassies, consulates or by post. How do they feel about these elections and how many will cast themore
The Liberal Democrats say free personal care would be offered to older or disabled people at home, if they were the government. Leader Sir Ed Davey says this pledge, plus raising care workers' pay, would end the hospital crisis and help people stay in their own homes.more
The UK's opposition Labour Party will have a lead of 194 seats in the elected House of Commons on 4 July, which would be the largest lead gained by any party since 1931, according to a YouGov poll published yesterday.more
The main proponent of Brexit, Nigel Farage, unexpectedly announced yesterday that he would nevertheless run in July's House of Commons elections and is once again leading the right-wing Reform UK party. This is very bad news for the ruling Conservative Party, whose Reform UK is picking up the electorate.more
The Conservatives have promised to rewrite the Equality Act so that protections it enshrines on the basis of a person’s sex apply only to their biological sex.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the "safety of women and girls" meant the "current confusion around definitions of sex and gender" cannot be allowed to continue. more
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin appears very confident the Kremlin is not looking for direct confrontation with members of the NATO alliance - and that Ukraine will prevail in the ongoing war.more
In Ireland, European Parliament elections have been held together with local government elections for years, which means that local issues influence the campaign to a greater extent than elsewhere. This year, however, the dominant topic has both a local and pan-European dimension, and it is immigration.more
China's Ministry of Public Security said on social media today that it had collected evidence and taken "strong action" against the couple, who it said were recruited by British intelligence agency MI6 to spy for the UK.more
The Kremlin is most likely preparing a major disinformation campaign, and its services are examining the mood in the Vistula region - notes in today's edition of "Rzeczpospolita".more
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was transported from the hospital in Banská Bystrica to his home in Bratislava, where he remains under nursing care, the management of the medical facility where the politician spent two weeks after the attempt on his life announced today.more
Italy and Poland became the targets of pro-Russian advertisements published on Facebook before the European elections, according to the Politico website. Back in April, the portal revealed that a disinformation propaganda campaign was developing on the Meta platform.more
Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his historic New York criminal trial, becoming the first former or sitting president to be convicted of a crime as he makes a bid to return to the White House.more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised yesterday that if his Conservative Party wins the July election to the House of Commons, he would scrap ‘rip-off’ degree courses, i.e. those with few career prospects, and spend the money saved on funding high-quality apprenticeships.more
A Polish man released from a Congolese prison has returned to his country after the authorities intervened. According to him, he was imprisoned due to ‘unfortunate presidential diplomacy’ during a visit to Rwanda. According to Mieszko Pawlak, minister at the KPRP, it was a conversation between Andrzej Duda and the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo that led to his release.more
Billionaire Elon Musk has been in talks with Donald Trump about possibly taking on an advisory role in the administration if the Republican takes power again, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. According to the Journal, the Tesla owner is also campaigning to encourage members of the elite to support Trump in the election.more
The UK Home Office has no credible plan for how it intends to implement its programme to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, nor can it show where specifically the money has been spent so far, MPs on the Public Expenditure Committee wrote in a report published yesterday.more
Labour has promised to clear the NHS waiting list backlog in England within five years, with Wes Streeting warning that the health service risks becoming “a poor service for poor people” while the wealthy shift to using private care.more
The Irish government yesterday formally recognized Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with it. Similar decisions were made by the governments of Spain and Norway.more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that if his Conservative Party wins the 4 July election to the House of Commons, he will reinstate compulsory military service for 18-year-olds, albeit with the option of replacing it with voluntary service.more
Almost 1 million dogs and cats are homeless in Poland, confirms a global study entitled 'The State of Pet Homelessness. 'The State of Pet Homelessness Project'. Of these, as many as 750,000 cats and 75,000 dogs live on the streets.more
More than 10,000 illegal immigrants have already crossed the Channel into the UK since the start of this year and this is the earliest date in a year since this level was exceeded, according to Home Office statistics released yesterday.more