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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised “more to come” after cutting National Insurance in…
To govern is to choose. But in the last couple of weeks, you would be forgiven for wondering if our politicians can make decisions at all.
In January, the Conservatives were dangling the possibility of more tax cuts in the…
Palestinians fear assault on last refuge
Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip yesterday, where the displaced, penned against the border fence in their hundreds of thousands, said they feared a new assault with nowhere…
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14
The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed Saturday.
Rain has pounded parts of Mindanao, the country's second-largest…
Mount Fuji hikers face $18 toll to scale mountain from July
Mountaineers planning to take the most popular Yoshida trail up Mount Fuji will likely have to pay a toll of 2,000 yen (S$18) come July 2024.
The planned fee is aimed at easing congestion at the landmark and will also fund safety…
Rishi Sunak says his parents wanted him to speak without an accent to ‘fit in’
Rishi Sunak has spoken about the racism he experienced as a child and how his parents were so determined he should fit in and speak without an accent that he was sent for extra drama lessons.
“You are conscious of being different,” he told…
Biden imposes sanctions over Jewish settler violence in West Bank
US President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday that aims to punish Jewish settlers who attack Palestinians in the occupied West Bank following the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel.
Biden's order establishes a…
US retaliatory strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq
The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan.
The…
Bank of England moving closer to interest rate cut
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25% but indicated it is edging towards cutting borrowing costs.
At its latest meeting, the Bank said it had discussed cutting rates, with inflation - the pace of price rises -…
Imran Khan’s wife back home after residence declared ‘sub-jail’
The wife of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan -- jailed alongside her husband Wednesday for 14 years for graft -- is serving her sentence at home after their residence was officially declared a "sub-jail" by authorities.
Bushra…
US lawmakers to press for humanitarian action on Myanmar
Members of the House of Representatives today will launch the first bipartisan caucus on Myanmar to pressure US administrations to act on the crisis in the Southeast Asian country since the military staged a coup three years ago,…