British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday morning, following a weekend of speculation over his political future in the aftermath of Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election. “I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision,” […]
Ukraine on Thursday launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires in and around the capital, hitting a major oil refinery and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport, officials said. At least 17 people were wounded in the strikes, which also set a shopping centre and apartment building ablaze, according to […]
The United States has released the official text of a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding reached with Iran, outlining a framework for ending hostilities and paving the way for a broader peace agreement. The document, titled the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” was made public […]
G7 leaders will discuss on Wednesday the security risks posed by AI and social media on the last day of a summit dominated by Donald Trump, before host French President Emmanuel Macron dines with his US counterpart at the Palace of Versailles. The three-day summit of the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has warned that government bans on social media for teenagers will not protect them but will rather expose them to greater online risks. Durov stated this on Tuesday, while reacting to a new law by the United Kingdom government that restricts teenagers under the age of 16 […]
Oil prices dropped below $80 a barrel Tuesday on optimism over the promised reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing inflation pressures on global economies even though traders are eyeing the risk of Iranian “service fees” on ships transiting the strait. Oil hit a three-month low as Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, dropped […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced plans for a total ban on social media use for children under the age of 16, saying such platforms are “making children unhappy”. Starmer said the government “will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16”, warning that the platforms are “exposing […]
The United States has granted permanent residency to Ghana’s Ken Ofori-Atta, his lawyer said Tuesday, capping a saga that saw the fugitive ex-finance minister arrested by immigration authorities. Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year to receive medical treatment, including prostate cancer surgery. In January, however, he was arrested by […]
US allies at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies worked Tuesday to push the war in Ukraine back up the agenda of President Donald Trump after more than four years of fighting sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Iran conflict has in recent weeks overshadowed Ukraine, but following his announcement of an […]
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced that a new bilateral agreement between the United States and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday. The announcement was made on Saturday via a post on Truth Social. He wrote, “Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a […]
