Month: February 2023

Read More Relations between Beijing and Washington have soured since the US accused China of sending a spy balloon into its airspace A top Pentagon official will visit Taiwan in coming days, according to reports, as attempts between the US and China to repair relations continue to backslide after the US shot down a suspected…

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Read More Charity’s report highlights scale of unmet support need owing to huge shortfalls in workforce Hundreds of thousands of older people in England are having to endure chronic pain, anxiety and unmet support needs owing to the worsening shortage of social care staff and care home beds. Age UK has said older people with…

Read More Exclusive: freedom of information requests reveal overspill on cancer wards, maternity units and A&E departments Hospitals in England have recorded more than 450 sewage leaks in the last 12 months, data shows, putting patients and staff in danger and prompting warnings that the NHS estate is “falling apart” after a decade of underinvestment.…

Read MoreOne of the newest members of the House Intelligence Committee was herself once an officer running spies for the CIAOne of the newest members of the House Intelligence Committee was herself once an officer running spies for the CIA

Read More US president makes ‘no apologies’ for shooting down Chinese surveillance balloon US president makes ‘no apologies’ for shooting down Chinese surveillance balloon

Read More German chancellor Olaf Scholz, French president Emmanuel Macron and US vice-president Kamala Harris among officials in Germany Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 359 of the invasion Senior politicians and military leaders from around the world are meeting today in Germany, with Ukrainian officials expected to address the security…

Read More US president makes ‘no apologies’ for shooting down Chinese surveillance balloon US president makes ‘no apologies’ for shooting down Chinese surveillance balloon

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Read More The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist said Washington treated EU states as “second rate” partners Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has slammed Washington’s alleged involvement in bombing the Nord Stream gas lines as one of the “dumbest” decisions taken in years, warning that the move will have “horrific” consequences for Europeans and further undercut the already “supremely…

Read MoreFacebook allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country’s government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctionsFacebook allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that…

Read MoreAfter four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has established himself as a rare senator willing to publicly rebuke members of his own partyAfter four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has established himself as a rare senator willing to publicly rebuke members of his own party

Read MoreAfter four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has established himself as a rare senator willing to publicly rebuke members of his own partyAfter four years in Washington, Republican Mitt Romney has established himself as a rare senator willing to publicly rebuke members of his own party

Read MoreElectric car maker raises prices in China for second time since price cuts in January.Electric car maker raises prices in China for second time since price cuts in January.

Read More ‘The war will take on a completely different nature,’ Lukashenko says ‘The war will take on a completely different nature,’ Lukashenko says

Read More Tate was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape, and organised crime offences Tate was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape, and organised crime offences

Read More President Biden has acknowledged that three unidentified objects shot down by US fighter jets were not foreign spy craft A group of hobbyists in Illinois fears that one of its small “pico” balloons may have been shot down by an American fighter jet thousands of feet over Canada, possibly mistaken as a hostile…

Read MoreExperts say reduction would be ‘catastrophic’ for hundreds of thousands living in Bangladesh camps.Experts say reduction would be ‘catastrophic’ for hundreds of thousands living in Bangladesh camps.

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Read MoreThe billionaire investment banker is unreachable, according to the investment bank he founded.The billionaire investment banker is unreachable, according to the investment bank he founded.

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Read More Did you do your superhero homework? The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown increasingly demanding of its audience: In order to understand what happens in Marvel’s latest film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quntumania, viewers will have to have watched not only the Ant-Man and Avengers films but also the Marvel TV series on Disney+,…

Read More President Joe Biden sought to ease concerns about an alleged Chinese spy balloon and shootdowns of three other objects over the U.S. in recent weeks, saying he intends to speak with President Xi Jinping to defuse tensions fanned by the uproar. Biden said Thursday that intelligence agencies have no indication the three other…

Read More BEIJING — China and Iran have urged mutual neighbor Afghanistan to end restrictions on women’s work and education. The call came in a joint statement Thursday issued at the close of a visit to Beijing by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during which the two sides affirmed close economic and political ties and their…

Read MoreRepublican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered no hints about whether he might run for president in a rare primetime addressRepublican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered no hints about whether he might run for president in a rare primetime address

Read More High court decision relates to previous judgment on allegations of controversial psychiatric treatments at Sydney’s Chelmsford private hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast HarperCollins has failed in a bid to have Australia’s highest court rule on…

Read MoreSri Lankans are questioning the feasibility of Port City Colombo as their country faces its worst economic crisis.Sri Lankans are questioning the feasibility of Port City Colombo as their country faces its worst economic crisis.

Read More Former NRL star pulls out on the same day that NSW Greens unveiled policy to lower voting age to 16 Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updateGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The former Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese has pulled out as…

Read More Farmworker admitted to shootings in interview Farmworker admitted to shootings in interview

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Read More The Maidan “midwife” hopes for conquest of Crimea and regime change in Russia Unless the Crimean peninsula is at the very least “demilitarized” Ukraine won’t feel safe, while the ideal end to the current conflict is with a revolution in Moscow, the US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said…

Read More President lost weight since last year, but still suffers from arthritis and had small lesion removed from chest during annual check-up Doctors declared Joe Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty” on Thursday after a physical examination that included removing a lesion from his chest and declaring him free of symptoms of long…

Read More Beijing offers Tehran a lifeline amid Western sanctions in exchange for oil and the potential of a ‘sleeping power’ friend President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran has concluded an official state visit to China, where he met with his counterpart in Beijing, Xi Jinping. Ahead of the trip, Raisi published an article in China’s…

Read More The billionaire activist has called Donald Trump a “pitiful figure” that could trigger collapse of the Republican party Billionaire political activist George Soros said he’s rooting for the 2024 Republican presidential race to come down to a slugfest between former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – a battle that he…

Read More Five killed in attacks on Bakhmut residential district; Zelenskiy rules out giving up territory in potential peace deal with Russia See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageContinue reading…Five killed in attacks on Bakhmut residential district; Zelenskiy rules out giving up territory in potential peace deal with RussiaSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageContinue reading…