UK Office for Budget Responsibility appears before parliament’s Treasury Committee to answer questions about last week’s Spring Statement. British finance minister, Rachel Reeves, trimmed her plans for spending increases, providing some reassurance for investors. The risks of a global trade war could put fresh tax hikes on the table laterContinue Reading
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had legal protection from being deported to his home country of El Salvador, from which his lawyers say he fled aged 16.Continue Reading
Experts warn that more severe weather is on the way, with heavy rain expected to hit the Aegean islands, particularly the Cyclades.Continue Reading
Niall Stanage of The Hill breaks down the US-Europe alliance breakdown and what’s driving the rift., Traditional US-EU alliance “certainly unravelling” Quotable Niall Stanage of The Hill breaks down the US-Europe alliance breakdown and what’s driving the rift. Niall Stanage, a White House columnist at The Hill, talks about theContinue Reading
Freed after 11 years in Assad’s prisons, Maysaa Al Hassan shares her story and fight for justice on Now You Know., Freed after 11 years in Assad’s prisons, Maysaa Al Hassan shares her story and fight for justice on Now You Know. When the Assad regime fell in December 2024,Continue Reading
Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates andContinue Reading
In March, Russia captured just 130 square kilometers (50 square miles) of Ukrainian territory—an area roughly equal to the size of Manhattan in New York City—marking their slowest advance since June 2024, according to data from DeepState, an OSINT project with ties to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. This slowdown contradictsContinue Reading
Chinese’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Russia are “friends forever, never enemies” while welcoming the rapprochement between Washington and Moscow. “The principle of ‘friends forever, never enemies’ … serves as a solid legal basis for advancing strategic cooperation at a higher level,” Wang told Russia’s RIA stateContinue Reading
Conecuh National Forest is a biodiversity hotspot. Could oil and gas development put that at risk? By Lee Hedgepeth CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST, Ala.—Jimmy Stiles knows Conecuh National Forest. He lives in it. Continue Reading
Everything is still awful, but it was heartening to see Tesla Takedown’s many protests and fiery message: “Would’ve fought the Nazis? Now’s your chance.” And as the world’s richest, dimmest Nazi whines about people being mean to him, their persistence brings solace: Judges, park rangers, fired workers fight back, SwasticarContinue Reading
BBC handout When her baby was three weeks old, Emma took an overdose Failing to properly diagnose and treat people with bipolar disorder is wasting billions of pounds a year in the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with the BBC. Experts say many of the estimated million peopleContinue Reading
Trans Day of Visibility, observed annually on March 31, provides an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate and honor trans and non-binary people worldwide. In a year marked by challenges, including anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the U.S. and shifts in gender-affirming care policies in the UK, it is crucial toContinue Reading
A criminal court in Cyprus has dropped all charges against five Israelis accused of gang-raping a British woman in a hotel room after ruling her testimony as not credible and replete with “fundamental contradictions.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading