Britain’s first Asian prime minister faces woke criticism over wealth and race

Labour Party leadership has failed to address comments from party officials who attacked newly-appointed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on his race, saying his achievement was “not a win for Asian representation.” A Labour spokesperson confirmed to multiple outlets – including The Express, BBC and The Guardian – that the Labour Party headquarters had urged […]

European Union moves to tighten laws regarding gun transportation, trade

The European Union on Thursday moved to tighten laws governing the trade and transport of guns to help keep illicit firearms out of the hands of criminal gangs amid concerns that the war in Ukraine could increase the spread of illegal weapons. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, estimates that around 35 million illicit […]

Putin says coming decade will be ‘most dangerous’ since end of World War II

p The coming decade will be the “most dangerous” for the world since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted Thursday. Russia has continued to escalate its invasion of Ukraine, and Putin as also ramped up his nuclear rhetoric, leading to fears that he could deploy a tactical nuclear weapon. Putin […]

Senzo Mchunu is implicated in job fraud

Read More Rubber-stamp: The Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu allegedly appointed Relebohile Mafokane head of the North West social development department without properly checking his credentials. Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu allegedly approved the appointment of a provincial departmental head, with an annual salary of R1.5-million, despite the senior official possessing no apparent […]

It is not true the NHS is ‘envy of the world’, says Wes Streeting

Read More The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said he will be brutally honest about the challenges in the NHS, and added it “isn’t true” that the NHS is the “envy of the world”. The Labour MP said the NHS was currently struggling enormously due to years of underinvestment and said that was reflected […]

Kyiv facing ‘sharp deterioration’ in electric supply after Russian strikes

Read More Ukrainians living in and around Kyiv have been told of a “sharp deterioration” in the region’s electricity supply after a fresh wave of Russian strikes aimed at sapping public morale as the country’s cold winter approaches. A local energy supplier, Yasno, warned that existing blackouts could last “a lot longer” than a previously […]

World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

Read More The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major reports laid bare how close the planet is to catastrophe. Collective action is needed by the world’s nations more now than at any point since the second world war to […]

Cheney supports Slotkin GOP rep’s first endorsement of Democrat

Post Content Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has endorsed Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin in Slotkin’s reelection campaign in Michigan’s 7th district. Cheney has been at odds with a significant portion of her own party as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and a member of the Democrat-led January 6 committee, but this is the […]