Cost of fighting flooding is soaking up English councils’ cash, ministers warned | Flooding
The cost of preventing major flooding caused by extreme weather and excessive rainfall is deepening the financial crisis for councils in low-lying England, ministers have warned. Communities in the east of the country say they are being forced to cut routine services like garbage collection because of dramatic and unsustainable increases in payments they have […]
Hindu Homes and Temples Vandalized in Bangladesh After Prime Minister’s Ouster
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) said on Tuesday that hundreds of Hindu homes, businesses and temples have been destroyed since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from office by protesters over the weekend. Hasina Ended On Monday, she resigned and fled the country, ending her 15-year term as prime minister, as protesters […]
Ministers ‘inadequately briefed’ on alternatives to Stonehenge tunnel plan, lawyers argue | Stonehenge
Ministers were “not adequately briefed” on alternative options by authorities before re-approving plans to build a road tunnel under Stonehenge, lawyers for campaigners have argued in the High Court – the latest legal attempt to block the controversial plans. Campaigners argue the proposed two-mile (3.3-kilometer) road tunnel, part of a new eight-mile (13-kilometer) dual carriageway […]
Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired almost his entire cabinet and promised to form a leaner, more efficient new government following weeks of protests against high taxes and poor governance. In a televised address, the president said he had also fired the attorney general and that each ministry would be run by a permanent […]
Communist Party Purge Takes Down Two Former Defense Ministers on Same Day
Chinese state media on Thursday confirmed the expulsion of former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu from the Communist Party, saying they were under criminal investigation for alleged “serious breaches of discipline and violations of the law”. Wei Fenghe is due to step down from China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) in October 2022 and […]
Israeli ministers threaten to resign over cease-fire proposal
Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government over a ceasefire proposal put forward by President Biden on Friday. National Security Minister Itamar Bengvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich both said on social media platform X that no deal could be reached unless the Palestinian militant group Hamas […]
Biden Lied About Israeli ‘Proposal’; Right-wing Ministers Threaten to Quit
The reaction from Israel’s ruling coalition parties confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden lied to the world on Saturday when he claimed the ceasefire and hostage deal proposal came from the Israeli government. Biden unveiled the three-part proposal on Friday, as reported by Breitbart News: ClaimedHe claimed four times that it was an Israeli proposal. […]
NATO foreign ministers meet in Prague seeking ways to get Ukraine more flexibility and air defense to counter Russian advances
BLINKEN: ‘WE’VE ADAPTED AND ADJUSTED’: NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, as pressure grows to provide Ukraine with not just more air defense but also the flexibility to use long-range weapons in cross-border strikes on Russian positions. During a visit to Moldova ahead of today’s meetings, Secretary of State […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Nato foreign ministers meet amid calls for Kyiv to use allies’ weapons inside Russia | Ukraine
The Italian foreign minister said Italy would never send any troops to Ukraine and that any weapons it supplied to Kiev should not be used on Russian territory. Antonio Tajanihe said Thursday. “All the weapons leaving Italy [to Ukraine] “It should be used inside Ukraine,” Tajaniy said in a television interview with state broadcaster RAI. […]
Ministers clawing back £251m from carers hit by DWP’s allowance failures | Carers
It has been revealed that ministers have recovered more than £250 million from unpaid carers over benefit breaches that occurred largely as a result of government failures. More than 134,000 people who care for a loved one are forced to pay back often huge carer allowance overpayments. In many cases, debts arise through no fault […]