Lord Harlech will meet Britain’s angry war widows after the Government was branded “mean spirited” for excluding some from a new Recognition Payment. The Tory peer and House of Lords’ Ministry of Defence spokesman has agreed to attend the War Widows Association
Tory MP Mark Francois has blasted the Government for being “deeply dishonourable” after it emerged Jeremy Hunt plans on cutting billions from the defence budget next year. Speaking in the Commons, the Brexiteer Spartan tore into the Government’s spending plans amid rising
The French government said Monday that several of its services have been targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity,” and a special crisis center was activated to restore online services. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said in a statement that the attacks started
The Indian government has announced rules to enforce the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, which excludes Muslims, just weeks before the election. Although passed in 2019, the law’s implementation was delayed due to deadly protests, with concerns raised by citizens of all faiths.
China has set up an ambitious series of reforms for its economy in an effort to boost growth amid a slide in the housing market and spending weakness – primarily economic growth of “around 5%” this year. “Achieving 5% growth will be
The Polish government attributes violent clashes during farmer protests to hooligans and provocateurs, promising to prosecute offenders. Warsaw police reported that 14 officers were injured, one seriously, as aggressive protesters pelted them with stones and other objects. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said
Five people have been arrested after red paint was sprayed on a UK Government building in Edinburgh in a pro-Palestinian protest. This Is Rigged campaigners also scaled Queen Elizabeth House and removed the Union Jack from the roof, replacing it with a
UK government official apologizes, pays damages after falsely accusing professor of supporting Hamas
A government official in Britain has apologized and paid damages to a professor she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan admitted there was “no evidence” of the professor supporting Hamas. The damages paid by Donelan were from
Over the years, Russia under Vladimir Putin evolved from tolerating dissent to forcefully suppressing it, with arrests, trials and long prison terms becoming commonplace. The Kremlin now targets political opponents, rights groups and independent media aiming to suppress any independent expression about
A leading South Sudanese academic and activist living in exile in the United States has been charged in Arizona along with a Utah man born in the African nation on charges of conspiring to buy and illegally export millions of dollars’ worth