The presidents of China and Belarus joined Wednesday in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict. The joint call came in a meeting in Beijing between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of
Labour has moved quickly in a bid to split the Tories by urging Rishi Sunak to rely on their votes as a massive potential rebellion is brewing on his own benches over Brexit. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Breakfast this morning
Human rights advocates on Tuesday urged South Korea to offer radiation exposure tests to hundreds of North Korean escapees who had lived near the country’s nuclear testing ground. Tests conducted by the South Korean government on 40 people in 2017 and 2018
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
Influential Conservatives are intensifying pressure on Rishi Sunak to change course and make targeted tax cuts to kick-start the economy. A growing number of MPs are working on proposals to hand to the Treasury ahead of the March budget. They want tax
The police have told the public to stop breaking into empty or derelict properties by the river where Nicola Bulley went missing. Lancashire Police told members of the public not to take the law into their own hands or direct abuse at
Animal rights groups and pet shop owners marched Sunday in separate demonstrations to protest a new animal welfare law proposed by the Spanish government that seeks to advance the protection of animal rights. The draft legislation has fueled criticism by animal rights
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders along with 14 French media outlets and production companies on Monday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul. In a joint statement, RSF and French media said journalist Mortaza
Medics have shamed inconsiderate drivers after an ambulance was delayed while responding to an emergency. A van and car were double parked on a street in Blackheath, West Midlands and prevented an ambulance from getting past. On Monday, the West Midlands Ambulance
Saudi Arabia and Qatar urged the Taliban on Wednesday to reverse its ban on girls receiving a university education in Afghanistan. In a Wednesday statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said it expresses “surprise” and “regret” at the Taliban-led government’s decision. “The Ministry