Giorno: 12 Marzo 2023

Sunak to invite Biden to Belfast for 25th anniversary of Good Friday agreement

Read More Rishi Sunak has revealed he will personally invite US president Joe Biden to visit Northern Ireland next month to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement. In the biggest hint yet that the much-anticipated trip will go ahead, the prime minister told reporters on the plane to a summit in California […]

Rishi Sunak risks row with Tory hawks over China balancing act

Read More Rishi Sunak has warned that China’s plans to “reshape the world order” represent an era-defining challenge for Britain, but risked sparking a row with hawks in his own party by dismissing calls for Beijing to be categorised as a threat. As he flew to a summit designed to shift the balance of power […]

Oscars 2023: follow the red carpet and ceremony live

Read More Another Oscar nominee, another white dress. Michelle Williams is wearing a sheer caped gown by Louis Vuitton. Also: the champagne carpet is beginning to get dirty. Much like the Baftas, white is dominating this champagne carpet. Best actress favourite Michelle Yeoh is wearing a 1930s-style tiered couture gown by Dior. This carpet is […]

US rolls out emergency measures after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Read More US financial regulators rolled out emergency measures Sunday night to stem potential contagion from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The measures include ensuring that depositors with the failed bank would have access to all their money on Monday morning. Regulators announced the measure in a joint statement from the treasury secretary, Janet […]

Pressure on BBC chair mounts over Gary Lineker suspension

Read More BBC executives are scrambling to repair relations with Gary Lineker and stave off a staff mutiny at the corporation, with hopes that the presenter could be back in post by next weekend. The row left the BBC’s chair, Richard Sharp, fighting for his future on Sunday night as Jeremy Hunt stopped short of […]

Lightfoot’s election loss should serve as ‘wake-up call’ for other left-wing mayors, political insiders say

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection loss should serve as a “wake-up call” for other mayors – or those considering a run for office – who are also failing to address the issue of crime in their communities, according to some political insiders. Lightfoot’s tenure in the Windy City office – which will end later this […]

Name Change for Georgia’s Lake Lanier On Hold

Federal officials are pausing a plan that could lead to new names for Georgia’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam after locals objected to changing the monikers of landmarks now named for Confederate soldiers.

Rep Comer says Biden ‘unintentionally helped’ GOP by stonewalling on business dealings

Republican Kentucky Rep. James Comer said the Biden administration stonewalled Republicans investigating the Biden family’s business ties – and “unintentionally helped” the probe. “In a way, I’m kind of glad that the Biden attorney, Abbe Lowell, and [the] Biden administration has been stonewalling us,” Comer told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Because […]

Texas legislators look to give voters final decision on Daylight Saving Time

Texas lawmakers have introduced two bills to the state Senate that would allow Texans to vote on whether to keep or eliminate Daylight Saving Time. Texas Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Republican, filed both Senate Bill 2329 and Senate Joint Resolution 86 on March 10. The bill reads that, if approved, “this state shall observe daylight […]

Pence says ‘Trump was wrong’ for Jan 6 handling, ‘history will hold’ him ‘accountable’

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that history will hold former President Donald Trump “accountable” for his handling of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. “President Trump was wrong,” Pence said at the annual white-tie Gridiron Dinner in Washington. “I had no right to overturn the election.” Pence said the former president’s […]