Starmer now faces pressure to resign from two Labour frontspublished at 19:40 BST 19:40 BST Iain WatsonPolitical correspondent The rumours of resignations came this afternoon. I was told they wouldn’t be from the Burnham camp. Now that they have begun, Keir Starmer faces pressure on two fronts. Already pressed for a timetable for his resignation … Read more
This page will be updated as President Trump’s cabinet nominees are confirmed by the Senate. E.P.A. administrator Transportation secretary Treasury secretary Homeland security secretary Defense secretary C.I.A. director Secretary of state Agriculture secretary Commerce secretary Education secretary Energy secretary Health and human services secretary Housing and urban development secretary Interior secretary Attorney general Labor secretary … Read more
The US president-elect nominates controversial figures for key posts. Donald Trump is set to begin his second term with daunting foreign policy challenges, including several wars overseas. He’s said he’ll end the fighting in Ukraine on his first day, but hasn’t explained how. His plans regarding Gaza and Lebanon are just as vague. And the … Read more
Gantz, a former Israel Defense Forces general, has called for a six-point plan that includes demilitarization of Gaza, returning Israeli hostages and establishing multinational governance over the area, home to more than half a million Palestinians. Netanyahu said Gantz’s demands amounted to nothing more than “washed up words” that would mean “defeat for Israel.” The … Read more
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government, in a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence on Sunday evening, approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) draft report.The approved draft, which a five-member UCC panel had submitted to the government on Friday, will now be tabled during a specially-convened assembly session scheduled for February … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) Rifts among Israel’s war cabinet are spilling into public view, threatening to undermine the country’s military strategy in Gaza at a crucial stage in the conflict. The small collection of wartime decision makers—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and former head of the Israeli military, Benny Gantz—is diverging … Read more
President Lazarus Chakwera announced austerity measures aimed at healing the economy. Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended all foreign trips by government officials, including himself. The move, announced in a nationally televised address on Wednesday night, was part of what he called tough measures to heal the Southern African nation’s economy. He also directed all … Read more