No to Bennett, no to Netanyahu: Israeli lawmaker speaks out on her resignation

Read More Just over 24 hours after Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi’s shock resignation seemed to sound the death knell for Naftali Bennett’s government, Meretz’s first female Arab lawmaker says she has no regrets. In an interview with Haaretz, she talks about how she didn’t always feel supported by her party, and points the finger at other […]

Japan to Join Biden’s Proposed Economic Framework, Increase Defense Budget

Read More Japan will join the Indo–Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration to push back against China’s growing economic influence in the region, a government official said May 18. “We welcome the IPEF as an embodiment of active commitment by the United States to the Indo–Pacific region and thus we are […]

Police chiefs to apologise for ‘racism, discrimination and bias’ in race plan

Read More Police chiefs will declare they are “ashamed” about racism remaining in law enforcement, and apologise for the “discrimination and bias” still plaguing forces in a new race plan launching next week. The plan from National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing will avoid admitting institutional racism, which critics brand a failure which […]

Boris Johnson shakes up No 10 operation after Sue Gray criticism

Read More Boris Johnson has shaken up his No 10 operation in response to criticism of its oversight in the interim Sue Gray report, with new powers handed to the civil service chief Samantha Jones. With the Gray report expected next week, the prime minister is among about 30 people to have been given a […]