Month: December 2022

Read More People living near Tower of London site said largest diplomatic base in UK would put lives at risk London councillors have rejected plans for a new Chinese embassy, which would have been the largest diplomatic base in the UK, after local residents and advocacy groups raised safety concerns. In a tense meeting, the…

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Read More The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to Finland of FIM-92K Stinger missiles. The possible deal has an estimated value of $380 million. On December 1, 2017, the DSCA, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, said it had notified Congress of a possible sale to the Government of Finland of FIM-92K Stinger…

Read More Grim accounts from surviving volunteers are forgotten as Western media favors fantasy narratives about Ukrainian heroism and success It’s been confirmed that Trent Davis, a 21-year-old US citizen who travelled to Ukraine to fight in the International Legion, has been killed in combat. The tenth American known to have met their end in…

Read More A MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor has crashed in the Primorsky Region, according to the press office of Russia’s Eastern Military District. Two pilots ejected safely from a Russian MiG-31 Foxhound aircraft before it crashed Friday in the Russian Far East, security officials said. “On December 2, a MiG-31 aircraft crashed during a routine training…

Read MoreAs the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 282nd day, we take a look at the main developments.As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 282nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Read More Latest updates: byelection was first test at the ballot box since Rishi Sunak became prime minister The Archbishop of Canterbury has been on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning discussing his recent visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. He said there must be “no way we force peace” in Ukraine as…

Read More The U.S. Department of Defense said that Lockheed Martin won a $430 million contract for full-rate production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. The order, announced Thursday evening, will support the Army and various Foreign Military Sales partners. Work will be performed in Brownsboro, Alabama; Camden, Arkansas; Boca Raton, Clearwater and Palm Bay,…

Read More Industry fears hastily designed scheme is leading to human rights abuses and debt bondage in supply chains Britain’s hastily designed seasonal worker visa is causing a headache for supermarkets, which are concerned its structure is incompatible with their public pledges on preventing human rights abuses and debt bondage in their supply chains. All…

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Read MoreDFL chief executive Donata Hopfen believes the World Cup in Qatar will have a lasting effect on the sport.DFL chief executive Donata Hopfen believes the World Cup in Qatar will have a lasting effect on the sport.

Read MoreBest-selling author of Heavy: An American Memoir talks to Marc Lamont Hill about the factors that shape Black identity.Best-selling author of Heavy: An American Memoir talks to Marc Lamont Hill about the factors that shape Black identity.

Read MoreChokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of the US city, says the crisis is a consequence of ‘issues of environmental racism’.Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of the US city, says the crisis is a consequence of ‘issues of environmental racism’.

Read More Years of under-investment and then the shock of the Covid pandemic has left many areas in the NHS struggling. This interactive shows how delays can affect four different patients Patients are facing increased delays at almost every stage of their NHS treatment, as the health system struggles to find the resources to deal…

Read More Parler announced a deal in October that would ‘change the world’. After Ye’s antisemitic rant praising Nazis, the platform announced the agreement was mutually terminated Parler announced a deal in October that would ‘change the world’. After Ye’s antisemitic rant praising Nazis, the platform announced the agreement was mutually terminated

Read More Parler announced a deal in October that would ‘change the world’. After Ye’s antisemitic rant praising Nazis, the platform announced the agreement was mutually terminated Parler announced a deal in October that would ‘change the world’. After Ye’s antisemitic rant praising Nazis, the platform announced the agreement was mutually terminated

Read MoreWorld must cooperate to tackle climate change, terrorism and pandemics, Modi said as India began yearlong presidency.World must cooperate to tackle climate change, terrorism and pandemics, Modi said as India began yearlong presidency.

Read MoreThe US president made his strongly caveated remarks after talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.The US president made his strongly caveated remarks after talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Read More The rapper posted an image of a swastika intertwined with the Star of David The Twitter account of Kanye ‘Ye’ West was suspended again on Thursday after the entertainer and failed 2020 US presidential candidate posted an image of the Star of David intertwined with a swastika. Owner Elon Musk, who reinstated West’s…

Read More Enver Erdogan – Australia’s first parliamentarian of Kurdish descent – will join Natalie Suleyman on the frontbench for the first time Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Two fresh faces will join the newly re-elected Victorian government’s frontbench after a group of right-aligned Labor MPs defected…

Read MoreFor some in the Yemeni capital, the tournament provides a welcome break from discussions about the continuing conflict.For some in the Yemeni capital, the tournament provides a welcome break from discussions about the continuing conflict.

Read MoreAmid soaring violence, the community recently appointed local residents as guards, but the mayor said they were overpowered by gangs with machine guns.Amid soaring violence, the community recently appointed local residents as guards, but the mayor said they were overpowered by gangs with machine guns.

Read More Sunak’s decision to reappoint home secretary raises concerns over how breaches of code are dealt with, say MPs Rishi Sunak’s decision to reappoint Suella Braverman as UK home secretary sets a “dangerous precedent” for what should happen to ministers who are alleged to have broken the ministerial code, a Conservative-led committee of MPs…

Read MoreSalah Hammouri, accused of belonging to a terrorist group, has had his Jerusalem residency revoked.Salah Hammouri, accused of belonging to a terrorist group, has had his Jerusalem residency revoked.

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Read MoreElon Musk confirmed the rapper had violated Twitter’s rules around inciting violence.Elon Musk confirmed the rapper had violated Twitter’s rules around inciting violence.

Read More Newly elected MP Samantha Dixon urges general election after securing huge majority for Labour Labour has easily held the City of Chester following a byelection, winning by a majority of 10,974 in a brutal first electoral test for Rishi Sunak. Receiving 17,309 votes with 61.22% of the vote share, Labour achieved its highest…

Read MoreThe individual crossed into Melilla, a Spanish enclave thousands of migrants and refugees have tried to cross into.The individual crossed into Melilla, a Spanish enclave thousands of migrants and refugees have tried to cross into.

Read More Boys, aged 15 and 16, will appear in court over fatal stabbings of Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, have been charged with the murders of 16-year-olds Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke in south-east London, the Metropolitan police have said. Kearne was stabbed in Titmuss Avenue, Thamesmead, and…

Read More NASAMS batteries could be taken from the Middle East, the American arms manufacturer says The US is working to move some National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) batteries from Middle Eastern countries to Ukraine, Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes has said. The Virginia-based arms manufacturer developed the weapons in collaboration with Norway’s Kongsberg…

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Read MoreKristalina Georgieva says Southeast Asian economies are ‘bright spot’ in the global economy.Kristalina Georgieva says Southeast Asian economies are ‘bright spot’ in the global economy.

Read More Ukraine’s armed forces have lost between 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers so far, according to a senior presidential adviser; Russian forces reportedly struck southeastern city overnight At a glance: what we know on day 282 of the invasion Finish prime minister Sanna Marin has called for Europe to build its own defence capabilities in…

Read More Indonesia’s parliament expected to pass new criminal code that will also make insulting the president or state institutions a crime Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal code that will penalise sex outside marriage, with a punishment of up to one year in jail, officials have confirmed. The legislative overhaul will…

Read MoreElation in Japan as team stuns Spain, topping a tough group of football powers.Elation in Japan as team stuns Spain, topping a tough group of football powers.