Trade unions vow to oppose anti-strike laws for NHS and ‘critical infrastructure’

Read More Trade unions have vowed to oppose any new anti-strike laws tabled by the government, as home secretary Suella Braverman urged the public to reconsider their Christmas travel plans amid “serious disruption” caused by planned industrial action by Border Force staff. The government is engaged in a bitter PR battle with the unions over […]

Ukraine debt relief included in US defense bill approved by House

Post Content Congress on Thursday took a step toward allowing Ukraine to delay payments on the hundreds of billions of dollars it has borrowed from the U.S., European nations, and others around the world. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023 passed the House Thursday afternoon in a 350-80 vote. Included in […]

Hong Kong Halted for an Unprecedented Mourning of Former CCP Leader Jiang Zemin

Read More A memorial service organized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for former CCP leader Jiang Zemin took place in the morning of Dec. 6. The Hong Kong government ordered officials and staff to stand in silence for three minutes starting at 10 a.m. The order included the Legislative Council, the judiciary institutions, public […]

Mick Lynch: government is deliberately ensuring rail strikes go ahead

Read More The leader of the RMT union, Mick Lynch, has accused the government of deliberately ensuring next week’s rail strikes go ahead by blocking negotiations, with rail bosses calling off talks as “a waste of time” while ministers insist on unacceptable provisions. He said meetings between the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) representing train operators […]

House Report Rips Daniel Snyder, NFL After Inquiry

Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder “permitted and participated in” his team’s “troubling conduct,” and made a “coordinated effort to hide” misconduct with the NFL, a House committee wrote in a report released Thursday.

Video shows heavily flooded train station near Lisbon, Portugal as torrential rains leave 1 dead

Video has emerged Thursday of a heavily flooded train station near Lisbon after torrential rains left one person dead in the area surrounding Portugal’s capital. The mayor of Lisbon is asking residents to remain indoors as the Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection reported hundreds of incidents following intense rainfall overnight, including flooding […]