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British Northern Ireland Minister Chris Heaton-Harris confirmed yesterday that he will call new elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly, but will announce the date next week. They will probably be held in December, which would mean a second election this year.more

With Rishi Sunak taking office as prime minister, the first positive signs have emerged for Britain's ruling Conservative Party, according to two polls released today.more

Chinese police have opened their own "police stations" in almost every country in the world where the country's larger community is located, according to a report by the Madrid-based NGO "Safeguard Defenders", published yesterday by the "ABC" daily.more

U.S. President Joe Biden expressed skepticism over Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion yesterday that he has no intention of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.more

The government's failure to prepare for the growing risk of extreme weather events caused by climate change poses a threat to Britain's national security, a parliamentary report released yesterday said.more

Northern Irish politicians failed yesterday to break the months-long political stalemate and form a new government, with the result that new elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly, already the second this year, are likely to be held later in December.more

The new leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) includes Xi Jinping's own confidants. None of them are likely to be willing to tell the leader if he makes a mistake, assessed Harvard University's Prof. Anthony Saich, describing this as "Putin's syndrome."more

44.2 percent of respondents believe that the 500+ benefit should be paid only to those most in need, according to an IBRiS poll published yesterday in Rzeczpospolita.more

Members of the royal family who can stand in for the King when he cannot fulfil certain official duties are likely to be increased, according to reports.more

Even 709 thousand pounds may cost severance pay for former government members Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, with 32 people getting more than they earned in ministerial positions, Sky News said today.more

The new UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, assured the president of the European Commission and the prime minister of Ireland yesterday that he prefers a negotiated solution to the Northern Ireland protocol, and stressed the importance of mutual relations, his office said.more

New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has restored a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing to extract shale gas that was lifted by his predecessor Liz Truss, his office confirmed yesterday.more

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary hailed the appointment of Rishi Sunak as British prime minister on Tuesday, saying he was glad the "Brexiteer wing" of government was on its way out and calling for a trade deal with Europe to end post-Brexit turmoil.more

There are Chinese police stations in the Netherlands, which are used, inter alia, to put pressure on the Chinese people who are critical of the communist government, the media are alarming. According to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the posts are illegal.more

Britons are pinning higher - though not excessively high - hopes on the person of new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak than they had for his predecessor Liz Truss, but the number of those who want early elections has increased, according to two polls released yesterday.more

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt today announced the postponement of the fiscal plan scheduled for next Monday - and eagerly awaited by financial markets - to November 17. As he explained, this will help make "tough decisions that will stand the test of time."more

New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last night to reassure him that British support is unwavering, a Downing Street release said.more

The German government has agreed to sell part of its stake in a container terminal in Hamburg to the Chinese state-owned company Cosco. Meanwhile, "the Chinese are spying in all areas." - writes the Bild daily. German intelligence services are sounding the alarm and warning that China poses a greater threat than Russia in the long run.more

Boris Johnson's allies have signaled that the former British prime minister wants to focus on lobbying for strong U.S. support for Ukraine and promoting his equalization agenda at home, the 'Financial Times' reported yesterday.more

Russia has informed the United States of plans to conduct nuclear force exercises, the Pentagon said yesterday, declining to provide further details on the tests, which are expected to include, among other things, test launches of ballistic missiles.more

Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in line with his promises to unite the Tory Party, yesterday filled ministerial posts with politicians from all its factions, including some who did not support him in the race for the party leadership.more

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, congratulated Rishi Sunak as the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Congratulations were also given, among others, by the presidents of the USA, Poland and France - Joe Biden, Andrzej Duda and Emmanuel Macron, and the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.more

The new UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced today that he has been elected to the post to rectify the mistakes that have been made recently. However, he warned that this would entail making difficult decisions.more

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced today in a speech to the Chamber of Deputies that her center-right coalition does not intend to "hinder or sabotage" the European Union, but wants to contribute to making it more effective in responding to crises. She also cut herself off from her past in controversial post-fascist groups.more

The UK faces a "more difficult" era of austerity than the one after the 2008 financial crisis in order to stabilise the economy, a former governor of the Bank of England has warned. more