Month: July 2024

Read More Exclusive: Figures show housing associations started just 33,000 social homes last year, a fall of 30% Labour will miss its target of delivering 1.5m new homes this parliament without an emergency cash injection into the affordable housing sector, providers have warned. Housing associations and councils have written to deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner,…

Read More Crown prince criticised ‘bad laws’ for Mohammed al-Ghamdi’s death sentence months before second conviction Fresh questions have been raised about the suppression of free speech in Saudi Arabia after the brother of a man facing the death penalty for tweeting to 10 followers was handed a 20-year sentence for largely innocuous tweets. The…

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Read MoreThe film industry is a key fundraising machine for the party – but some are cooling on the president.The film industry is a key fundraising machine for the party – but some are cooling on the president.

Read MoreMore Democrats are calling on Biden to drop out of the race, but the US president has remained defiant against critics.More Democrats are calling on Biden to drop out of the race, but the US president has remained defiant against critics.

Read MoreThe question for his campaign is whether the floodgates of opposition will now open, or if the tide will hold.The question for his campaign is whether the floodgates of opposition will now open, or if the tide will hold.

Read More Joe Biden began by shattering his metaphorical vase, and spent the rest of the press conference putting it back together The British politician Roy Jenkins once famously observed that Tony Blair’s challenge in getting Labour elected in 1997 was “like a man carrying a priceless Ming vase across a highly polished floor”. Joe…

Read MoreWatch the US president mix up world leaders’ names twice – and make the case for why he can beat Trump.Watch the US president mix up world leaders’ names twice – and make the case for why he can beat Trump.

Read More US president navigates complex foreign policy questions at event tainted by mixing up names of Harris and Trump, and earlier Zelenskiy and Putin Biden dismisses concerns over fitness at Nato summit – liveKey takeaways from Biden’s Nato press conference In a critical press conference meant to make or break his presidential campaign, Joe…

Read MoreNo injuries were reported, and all passengers were placed on replacement flights.No injuries were reported, and all passengers were placed on replacement flights.

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Read More [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] At the nine-month mark since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and abducted more than 200 people, among them life-loving young women snatched from a music festival, mothers taken from their beds, sisters and daughters ripped from the optimism and vitality of their youth and their lives, we must ask: What has happened…

Read More The highly-touted question-and-answer session was meant to prove that Biden is still up to the rigors of a campaign The highly-touted question-and-answer session was meant to prove that Biden is still up to the rigors of a campaign

Read More Generative artificial intelligence is becoming more mainstream in China, with companies using it for an unconventional service – to “resurrect” the dead. Many questions are being raised. Generative artificial intelligence is becoming more mainstream in China, with companies using it for an unconventional service – to “resurrect” the dead. Many questions are being…

Read More In his first question from reporters following scripted remarks, Biden was asked if he had concerns about Kamala Harris’ ability to govern In his first question from reporters following scripted remarks, Biden was asked if he had concerns about Kamala Harris’ ability to govern

Read MoreRussian-born Australian citizens arrested on suspicion of obtaining military information to share with Moscow.Russian-born Australian citizens arrested on suspicion of obtaining military information to share with Moscow.

Read MoreThe briefing was a chance for the president to project strength amid calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.The briefing was a chance for the president to project strength amid calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.

Read MoreA selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent.A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent.

Read More Comments came during NATO conference as president sought to dispell criticisms from within party he’s unfit to beat Trump in November Comments came during NATO conference as president sought to dispell criticisms from within party he’s unfit to beat Trump in November

Read More The president says he’s ‘not in this for my legacy’ and aims to ‘complete the job I started’ The president says he’s ‘not in this for my legacy’ and aims to ‘complete the job I started’

Read More Baldwin defense team argues that even if actor did pull trigger, he’s still not guilty Baldwin defense team argues that even if actor did pull trigger, he’s still not guilty

Read More Ignoring mounting calls from political allies, President Joe Biden doubled-down on his plans to run for re-election Thursday evening, telling reporters he is not worried about his legacy but rather is committed to finishing the job he started. “We’ve got more to do. We’ve got to finish the job,” Biden said Thursday during…

Read More A 40-year-old woman on long term leave from the Australian defence force and her 62-year-old husband were charged with preparing for an espionage offence, federal police said A Brisbane couple with Russian passports have become the first people to be charged under new espionage laws following a joint investigation between Australia’s spy and…

Read More US president says ‘Ladies and gentleman, President Putin’, before realising mistake and correcting himself Biden holds press conference at Nato summit – live Joe Biden has accidentally introduced the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as “President Putin” in a gaffe that will fuel further concerns about his mental acuity that have threatened to scuttle…

Read More Cal Fire head Joe Tyler urges residents to be ‘extra cautious’ and reveals fires have scorched nearly 220,000 acres California’s wildfire season is off to a ferocious start, with the state’s top wildfire official saying that fires have already burned through five times the average amount of land for this time of year.…

Read MoreThe pair, both Russian-born Australian citizens, allegedly gathered military secrets to share with Moscow.The pair, both Russian-born Australian citizens, allegedly gathered military secrets to share with Moscow.

Read More The bizarre gaffe occurred at a Ukraine-themed event in Washington, DC US President Joe Biden has mixed up Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an event in Washington, DC.  The embarrassing gaffe occurred on Thursday when Biden was hosting the launch of the so-called Ukraine Compact, an initiative aimed at…

Read More The pilot leaves behind a 17-year-old son The pilot leaves behind a 17-year-old son

Read More Warning comes as justice secretary prepares to set out emergency measures to free up space in prisons Jails becoming too full to accept new inmates would spark a breakdown in law and order on UK streets within days, senior police sources have said. Police cells would be filled with arrested suspects and convicted…

Read More Former first lady has largely been absent from her husband’s 2024 run for the White House Former first lady has largely been absent from her husband’s 2024 run for the White House

Read More Former president’s attorneys formally ask New York judge to dismiss indictment after landmark decision Former president’s attorneys formally ask New York judge to dismiss indictment after landmark decision

Read More Biden immediately catches error, with all eyes on US president this evening as he takes questions in critical test Biden’s position tenuous amid reports campaign secretly testing Harris’s popularity Keir Starmer is now holding a press conference as he prepares to leave the Nato summit in Washington. The UK prime minister said he…

Read MoreArchaeologists say the discovery could shed light on early religious practices in Peru.Archaeologists say the discovery could shed light on early religious practices in Peru.

Read More Biden was delivering remarks at the Nato Summit, taking place this week in Washington DC Biden was delivering remarks at the Nato Summit, taking place this week in Washington DC