Ben Wallace to stand down at next election Ben Wallace has mocked Vladimir Putin for “begging” North Korea for outdated weapons. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly set to travel to meet the Russian President. A US official said the pair will discuss the possibility of Pyongyang providing Moscow with weapons for its botched war in Ukraine. But […]

Jill Biden, the first lady, tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced late Monday night, but she is experiencing only mild symptoms and will remain at the family home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., where she and President Biden spent part of the weekend. Mr. Biden tested negative for the virus after the first lady’s diagnosis, a spokeswoman said. The […]

UK and EU sign Memo for post-Brexit finance regulation in June Brexit Britain is dodging the European Union’s increasing demands for cash from its member states after leaving the bloc. The EU is understood to be planning a €66bn (around £56.4bn) increase in the 2021-2027 budget, as set out by the Commission in June. An additional €20bn (more than £17bn) […]

Nadine Dorries in 'first TV interview since resigning' Rishi Sunak’s first day back at work after the quiet summer recess has been upended by the news he now faces two near-certain by-election defeats in the coming weeks. First, his Chief Whip moved the writ on Nadine Dorries’ old seat of Mid Bedfordshire, promising the long-awaited vote will be held in […]

President Joe Biden has nominated five U.S. Representatives to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The nominees are Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman French Hill, Janet Keller, Calvin Smyre and Jeffrey Worthe. Barbara Lee, 77, has been serving as representative from California since 1998. She is currently a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Democratic Member […]

Bill Richardson, who served two terms as governor of New Mexico and 14 years as a congressman, then continued to devote himself to liberating Americans who were being held hostage or who he believed were being wrongfully detained by hostile countries overseas, died on Friday at his summer home in Chatham, Mass., on Cape Cod. He was 75. His death […]

Jeremy Hunt clashes with Trevor Phillips Jeremy Hunt scolded Sky News’s new Sunday morning politics presenter Trevor Phillips for not believing in Britain as the two dramatically clashed. The Chancellor was taking questions on steel production in the UK from Phillips, who has just officially taken over from Sophy Ridge and was looking to push the channel’s negative view of […]

Jeremy Hunt clashes with Trevor Phillips Liz Truss’s former economic adviser has said Brexit has been “vindicated” by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) when it was forced to revise its figures on Britain’s economic performance since the Covid pandemic. The 0.6 percent increase in projected growth meant Britain has again out-performed Germany, France and Italy among other western economic […]

The United States has announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine to meet its critical security and defense needs on the battlefield against Russia. This package, worth $250 million, contains important capabilities to help Ukraine. The highlight of the latest tranche of U.S. military aid is AIM-9M missiles, which is crucial for Ukrainian territory’s air defense. This package […]