ODESSA, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensives against Russian positions on Wednesday, seeking to inflict what one official called “maximum casualties,” even as the Russian military invasion intensified its deadly attacks on cities. . In Mariupol, an airstrike destroyed a theater where around 1,000 people had taken refuge, according to city and regional administrators, and […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed on Saturday that it had become a “style” of the Prime Minister’s Office to “identify corrupt officials, place them in important positions and then threaten them into doing things for the BJP”. “A corruption dossier on Delhi Election Commissioner SK Srivastava has been prepared by the Prime Minister’s Office […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for talks in Moscow and hailed the ties between the two countries, which he described as consisting of “friendship and mutual understanding.” . Bolsonaro’s first trip to Russia came at a time of soaring tensions between Moscow and the West, […]
Published on: 02/14/2022 – 18:34Amended: 02/14/2022 – 18:32 Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) (AFP) – The son of Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been nominated as a presidential candidate next month, state media reported on Monday, after the autocrat announced he would step down and authorities called for an early vote. “At the extraordinary congress of the Democratic […]
President Umaro Embalo said former navy chief Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto and two aides were arrested for the failed coup. Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has accused a former navy chief linked to drug trafficking and two accomplices of being behind a failed coup earlier this month. Heavily armed men attacked government buildings […]
The prime minister has appointed a former nurse as his new permanent secretary and chief operating officer, it has been reported. The move makes Samantha Jones, who has more than 15 years of experience leading NHS and private sector organizations, the highest ranking public service leader at No 10. “I look forward to establishing an […]
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Erin O’Toole became leader of the Conservative Party on August 24, 2020. It looks like he won’t be celebrating his second birthday. The divisions that emerged last week between him and his caucus chief rival, Pierre Poilievre, over the unnecessary convoy of truckers to Ottawa may have become unbridgeable. The convoy cost and brought in […]
Rishi Sunak puts the finishing touches to a PR-led leadership campaign after telling allies he thinks Partygate could be ‘unsustainable’ for Boris Johnson, The Independent has learned. The Chancellor is said to have built a draft version of a campaign website, drawing inspiration from his No.11 weekly newsletter, and developed a marketing strategy. He and […]
Western leaders have stepped up preparations for any Russian military action in Ukraine, with the US focusing on how to protect energy supplies and US President Joe Biden saying he would consider imposing direct sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was putting its forces on standby […]
KYIV – The British government said on Saturday that the Kremlin is drawing up plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine – and has already chosen a potential candidate – as President Vladimir V. Putin considers whether to order forces Russians massed on the Ukrainian border to attack. The highly unusual public statement from […]
Sudan’s second most powerful leader, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, is in Addis Ababa for a two-day visit. Sudan’s second-most powerful leader met Ethiopia’s defense minister during a rare visit to Addis Ababa by an official from Khartoum amid border tensions, officials say. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, widely known as Hemeti, who is deputy chairman of Sudan’s Transitional […]
Albanian police intervened to remove protesters at the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albanian police intervened on Saturday to drive away protesters who broke into the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party during an internal row over the party’s leadership. Police used a water cannon truck and tear […]
Burkina Faso government says 41 people were killed last week after an ambush in the north of the country blamed on Islamist extremists Through ARSENE KABORE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press 26 December 2021, 16:50 • 2 minutes to read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Islamist extremists killed 41 […]
CNN By Helen Regan and Jacob Lev, CNN Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied making sexual assault allegations against a retired Communist Party leader, after more than a month of growing concern over his safety and his whereabouts that led the Women’s Tennis Association to withdraw from China. “I have never spoken or written […]
A judge is due to decide this afternoon whether the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba should reject the results of the vote that named Heather Stefanson as its leader, making her the premier of the province. Stefanson’s lone rival in the leadership race, former MP Shelly Glover, launched a legal challenge against the result, arguing […]
BRUSSELS (AP) – A summit of European Union leaders on Thursday is trying to coordinate actions to tackle the wave of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant while keeping borders open. As the holiday season approaches, leaders in the bloc want to avoid a confusing mix of rules […]
Punjab set to go to Assembly polls in 2022 Ludhiana (Punjab): Congressman Manish Tewari on Sunday denounced Punjabi Congressman Navjot Singh Sidhu over his statement on trade with Pakistan and said it was “pointless and futile” to hold trade-related talks with Pakistan until the neighboring country ends its anti-India. Activities. Speaking to ANI, MP for […]
By the associated press BEIJING – China blasted Shinzo Abe on Wednesday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action against the autonomous island. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Abe “spoke nonsense, pointed out Taiwan’s problems and made irresponsible remarks about […]
Richard Tice, the leader of the Reform Party, has announced that he will run in the Old Bexley and Sidcup byelections, as he attacks the “consocialism” of Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Formerly known as the Brexit Party, Mr Tice’s party has advocated lower taxes, campaigned against what it calls “awakened nonsense” and protested against the […]
Until a military coup in Sudan, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok had the heavy task of trying to liberalize his country and lead it to democracy after three decades of dictatorship, while revitalizing its battered economy and normalizing relations with the world. Monday evening, we did not know where he was. Mr. Hamdok, 65, an economist […]
Former Labor NSW leader Jodi McKay has announced that she will resign from parliament, but her successor is urging her to stay in office and not call another by-election. Ms McKay, who resigned as Leader of the Opposition earlier this year, released a statement on Sunday afternoon confirming that she would resign as MP for […]
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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on September 21, 2021. Conservative MPs will vote Tuesday on whether to reserve the right to remove O’Toole as leader. PATRICK DOYLE / Reuters A seasoned Conservative senator urges party caucus members to give themselves the chance to oust Erin O’Toole following the Federal […]
The activity of the volcano “continues to be intense” and a new crater was discovered on Saturday, the government of the Canary Islands and IGN said in a joint statement. “It does not seem to be over yet, because of the millions of cubic meters of lava that the volcano rejects,” Canary Islands President Ángel […]
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer MITO, Japan (AP) – Fumio Kishida, the soon-to-be prime minister of Japan, says he believes raising incomes is the only way to jumpstart growth in the world’s third-largest economy. Kishida says he wants to promote a “new capitalism” that is more equitable, with a fairer distribution of national wealth […]