The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended on Thursday, hours after it had resumed for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The restart of the No 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan was suspended because of a glitch related to control rods, which are essential […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has rowed back on his threat to slap tariffs on the UK and Nato allies who opposed his ambitions to annex Greenland, after he and the alliance’s chief “formed the framework of a future deal” for the Arctic region. The US president had only earlier on Wednesday doubled down on his threats to […]
Continue ReadingEnglish ministers have approved a new Chinese embassy in London despite British intelligence agencies saying they cannot eliminate the risks to national security. Britain’s Local Government Secretary Steve Reed approved plans for the building at Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London, on Tuesday. Security minister Dan Jarvis told MPs he was “assured that […]
Continue ReadingThe Syrian military has announced a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through. There was no immediate response from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The two sides have been clashing for two weeks, amid a breakdown in negotiations over implementation of a deal to merge their forces together. The announcement […]
Continue ReadingAs the European Union scrambles to respond to the crisis ensuing over US president Donald Trump‘s threats over Greenland, the ‘anti-coercion instrument‘ or ‘bazooka‘ is back in focus. So what is it? The Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), also called the trade bazooka, is a regulation of the European Union proposed in December 2021,adopted in November 2023, […]
Continue ReadingThe Tánaiste will be discussing the threat of new tariffs by the US at a meeting of EU Finance Ministers on Monday, as Trump has insisted that a deal will be done over Greenland. US President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with 10 per cent tariffs from February 1st because they oppose […]
Continue ReadingA high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping on to the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train, the Spanish rail operator Adif said. Emergency services said the collision killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more. The evening train between Malaga and Madrid derailed and hit a train […]
Continue ReadingA high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping on to the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train, the Spanish rail operator Adif said. Emergency services said the collision killed five people and severely injured 25. The evening train between Malaga and Madrid derailed and hit a train coming from […]
Continue ReadingAndrew Rosindell has joined Reform UK, becoming the second Conservative MP to defect to Nigel Farage’s party this week. The move comes after Robert Jenrick defected on Thursday, and brings the party’s number of MPs up to seven. The MP for Romford said he had decided to resign from his position as a shadow foreign […]
Continue ReadingThe Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the north east for more than a decade. The agreement comes as tensions between government forces and the SDF boiled over earlier this month, eventually resulting in a major […]
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