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UK and US sanction sr Houthis
Britain and the US yesterday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
Those sanctioned were Houthi Defence Minister Mohamed Nasser…
UK PMQs gives taste of political mud-slinging to come
Some Conservatives may be trying to force a change of leader, but at Prime Minister's Questions we got a taste of the political cut and thrust we will see until the election, assuming Rishi Sunak remains in place.
Sir Keir…
UK to loan back Ghana’s looted ‘crown jewels’
The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.
A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal.…
Turkey approves Sweden’s Nato membership bid
Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's Nato membership bid on Tuesday evening, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delay.
Turkey's general assembly, where President…
How Biden plans to fight Trump in 2024, hoping for a repeat win
US President Joe Biden is getting the opponent he thinks he was made to beat in 2024.
Donald Trump's decisive victory in the first two Republican presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire make almost certain what Biden's…
Sunak must be replaced as PM, says former cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke
A senior Tory MP has called for his party to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister or be "massacred" in the general election.
In an article in the Telegraph, former cabinet secretary Sir Simon Clarke said the Conservatives…
UK weather: Storm Jocelyn arrives in UK with 76mph gusts
Storm Jocelyn is moving across the UK, a day after Storm Isha wreaked havoc and left at least two people dead.
Tuesday has been marked by heavy rain in some parts, with strong gusts expected into Wednesday.
The strongest gust so far…
Canada to cap international student permits amid housing crunch
Canada on Monday announced an immediate, two-year cap on international student permits and said it would also stop giving work permits to some postgraduate students as it seeks to rein in record numbers of newcomers seen aggravating a…
Famine looming in Gaza
The food situation in the Gaza Strip is slipping deeper into catastrophe, with the risk of famine rising by the day, the UN's World Food Programme warned yesterday.
A study conducted between November 24 and December 7 found that all…
Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire win
Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary Tuesday, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and securing an extraordinary White House rematch with Joe Biden.
With vote counting ongoing, Trump's…