The latest poll shows that the three main Irish parties are evenly matched ahead of tomorrow's elections to Dail Eireann, the lower house of parliament. Prime Minister Simon Harris has assessed this election as a ‘tight race’.more
Russia said it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying as tensions between London and Moscow rose after Ukraine’s recent use of British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. The FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, announced on Tuesday that it had acted on documents accusing a British diplomat of engaging in “reconnaissance and subversive activities that threaten the country".more
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has come into effect in Lebanon after more than a year of fighting.
It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting an at-least temporary end to nearly 14 months of conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.more
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, talks about sending European troops to Ukraine are gaining momentum, writes the French daily ‘Le Monde’ on Monday. Paris, London and Warsaw, among others, could play a leading role in this initiative.more
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to get more people into work with reforms to overhaul job centres and more mental-health funding.
Sir Keir said the government had inherited a country that "isn't working", and the changes would tackle the biggest drivers of unemployment and inactivity.more
The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around three bases in eastern England that are used by American forces.
The drones were spotted between Wednesday and Friday near RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell. They were actively monitored after they were seen in the vicinity of and over the three bases, U.S. Air Forces Europe said in a statement.more
The most recognizable politicians are: Donald Tusk and Mateusz Morawiecki, who are recognized by 98 percent of respondents - according to the Opinia24 poll for Radio Zet. The last places in the ranking were occupied by: Magdalena Biejat, who is recognized by 43 percent of respondents and Karol Nawrocki - with a result of 39 percent.more
The UK may be forced to choose between future US President Donald Trump and the planned rebuilding of relations with the European Union after Brexit, the ‘New York Times’ noted yesterday, recalling that Trump has been a staunch supporter of Britain's exit from the EU.more
Vladimir Putin did not rule out attacking military facilities of countries that allowed Ukraine to hit targets on Russian territory with their missiles. He added that Russian forces attacked Ukraine yesterday with a new medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile.more
The UK will save £500m by scrapping old military equipment early, the defence secretary has announced, despite a warning that the UK faces "increasing global threats".
Ships, drones and helicopters - some more than 50 years old - will be decommissioned ahead of schedule, John Healey told the Commons.more
The number of hotels being used to house asylum seekers has risen by seven since the general election, the government has disclosed.
Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle told MPs that 220 hotels were now in use, with 14 opened and seven closed since the July poll.more
Britain and Moldova signed a defense and security agreement yesterday. According to the British Foreign Office, the agreement should, in particular, allow Moldova to “strengthen its resilience” in the face of threats from Russia.more
Born in Prestatyn, Wales, on 31 May 1938, John Prescott, the son of a railwayman, left school aged 15 to work as a trainee chef, then as a steward on the Cunard Line before entering politics in a career that spanned decades.more
Policymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.more
On Monday, the United Nations held a meeting devoted to the thousand-day Russian invasion of Ukraine. The representative of the aggressor, Vasily Nebenzia, used it to accuse British services of arranging the massacre of civilians in Bucha so that responsibility for this war crime, which took place in the spring of 2022, would rest with Russia.more
American social media has been flooded by a wave of fake posts about celebrities who would emigrate from the USA because of Donald Trump's presidential election win. Names mentioned in this context include: Miley Cyrus, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda or Taylor Swift.more
Vladimir Putin's signed amendment to the nuclear doctrine, which stipulates that any conventional attack on Russia assisted by a nuclear power can be considered a strike made jointly, lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, AP assessed today.more
What to do in the event of a prolonged power cut, water cut, lack of internet access or in the event of natural disasters or armed conflict? The Finnish government updated a portal yesterday instructing residents on what to do during a crisis.more
US President Joe Biden's administration has given the green light for Ukraine to use US weapons to hit targets deep inside Russia, Reuters reported yesterday, citing several sources familiar with the matter. Similar information was reported by other media, citing sources in the US administration.more
According to reports from the British "The Sun", newly elected US President Donald Trump is considering sending hundreds of thousands of migrants staying illegally in the US to Rwanda, where they would wait for their residence applications to be considered.more
The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori. The controversial legislation is seen by many Maori and their supporters as undermining the rights of the country’s Indigenous people, who make up around 20% of the population of 5.3 million.more
Rachel Reeves’s tax raid risks turning high streets into “ghost towns” for much of the week, as pubs, restaurants and shops prepare to shut earlier and open on fewer days.more
We should do everything so that next year the war will end through diplomatic means, Volodymyr Zelensky stated today. He noted that talks with Russia are possible “provided Ukraine is not alone and is strong.”more
