Jeremy Corbyn is set to be blocked by Sir Keir Starmer from standing as a Labour MP at the next general election. The Labour leader will propose a motion confirming the move to a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee tomorrow.
The Israeli Airports Authority said flights out of the main international airports have been grounded following the launch of a general strike. The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents more than 700,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named a former governor general Wednesday as a special investigator to look into allegations of Chinese interference in Canada’s last two elections. Trudeau announced Wednesday that David Johnston will take the role of special rapporteur. Johnston will decide
Concerns over a Chinese invasion of Taiwan continue to mount with Beijing now suspected of involvement in damaging some of the island nation’s undersea internet cables this week in another show of deliberate harassment. The disruption to Taiwan’s internet was not only
A powerful paramilitary commander slammed Sudan’s ruling generals Tuesday, saying they oppose stepping down to allow for a democratic transition under a civilian administration. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, said his conflict with other military leaders, which
A Pakistani court on Thursday released an anti-government retired army general after the man was arrested on charges of inciting the public and government employees against national institutions, his lawyer said. The release of retired Lt. Gen. Amjad Shoaib, a vocal supporter
A new inspector general report detailing the chaos in Afghanistan following the American troop withdrawal in 2021 says the Taliban is now using fingerprint and gun records to hunt down Afghans who worked with the U.S. government. An ex-Afghan military intelligence officer
Pakistani police arrested Monday a retired army general and prominent supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of inciting the public and government employees against national institutions, officials said. The charge against retired Gen. Amjad Shoaib, which carries a seven-year
President Biden’s speech rallying NATO members was all show since those nations don’t provide enough military funding to defend each other, according to a national security adviser to former President Trump. “If you’re not putting 2% of your GDP into defense, then
NATO’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg marked the 12-month anniversary of Russia’s full scale Ukraine invasion by going to the neighbouring Baltic state of Estonia in a move to mock Russian President Vladimir Putin. With NATO allies now pouring weapons into Ukraine and