One month before the new Conservative leader and British prime minister is announced on September 5, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has a commanding lead over ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak among the Tory Party members who decide the outcome – having framed the economic policy debate to her advantage amid an acute cost of living crisis.
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As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the “quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days of the Revolution in Iran”. On July 31, according to this religious minority, “there were raids on the homes or businesses of 52 Baháʼís across Iran […]
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The Turkish and Russian leaders are meeting for the second time in less than three weeks.
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Six contenders (more or less) and five story lines (plus a few extra) as the new season kicks off with everyone chasing Manchester City (again).
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Report comes as support for Ukraine in places such as US is slipping
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LONDON — Workers at Felixstowe, Britain’s largest container port, are set to strike for eight days after rejecting a 7 percent pay increase. Members of the Unite union announced Friday that they will walk out on August 21, arguing the 7 percent pay boost offered by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company was “significantly below” inflation. […]
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The French government said Friday that it had activated a crisis task force to coordinate efforts to alleviate the impacts of a “historic” drought exacerbated by a third extreme heatwave of the summer.
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Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new conflict in Syria are expected to dominate talks on Friday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish leader is riding high from the diplomatic success of helping orchestrate the resumption of Ukrainian grain shipments across the Black Sea just ahead […]
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Countless fans have been intrigued by her verses carrying erotic and sacred imagery, and by her life, from her childhood in Milan to her time spent in asylums.
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A lack of rain and a string of heat waves have caused devastating wildfires and left farmland parched in the country and much of the continent.
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