Source link The number of displaced people has now reached 8.5 million, the organization’s refugee agency reports More than 25 million people in Sudan are facing a humanitarian crisis as fighting continues to grip the northeast African nation, the UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday. Thousands of refugees are fleeing the conflict between the Sudanese […]
Source link Geopolitical tensions and political polarization at home threaten “America’s global leadership role,” Jamie Dimon has warned The US is facing grave risks in the wake of rising global geopolitical tensions and the nation’s domestic political polarization, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase chief executive, has warned. In an annual shareholder letter on Monday the CEO […]
Source link The killing of foreign aid workers in Gaza has reignited calls for a halt to supply of British weaponry The UK is facing renewed calls to stop exporting arms to Israel, following the deadly bombing by the country’s military of a humanitarian convoy in Gaza, media outlets are reporting. On Monday, seven World […]
Source link Washington’s lack of confidence works to its detriment when dealing with other great powers, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said The US is challenged not by China, but by its own unwillingness to accept that another great power may be its equal, Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Thursday. Relations between great […]
Source link The dire situation in Avdeevka means Congress must approve aid to Kiev, the US military has said The Ukrainian government desperately needs billions more in aid from the US, a senior Pentagon official has admitted, citing the critical situation in Avdeevka, a frontline town in Donbass. Earlier this week, the US Senate approved […]
Source link Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has become the latest lender to put away more provisions for its commercial property loan book Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, a German bank focused on commercial real estate, has become the latest lender in the country to report having put aside more provisions for its loan portfolio amid what it calls the worst […]
Source link The West must maintain support for Kiev to prevent Russia from winning, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Ukraine’s ability to fight Russia could soon be compromised, despite the flow of Western-made arms and munitions into the country, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned. In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal published […]
Source link The former US president’s trial over classified documents is set to begin on May 20 Former US President Donald Trump could be sent to prison “for a long time” when a verdict is delivered in his upcoming trial over alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents, an attorney linked to the US Democrats has […]
Source link US Senator Bob Menendez was previously accused of acting as an agent on behalf of the Egyptian government US Senator Bob Menendez, a key figure in Washington’s swath of Russia sanctions, has been accused of accepting bribes from Qatar in a new federal indictment. It’s the second foreign nation that the Democratic lawmaker […]
Source link Bribery, drugs and prostitution cause “serious damage to the image of the party,” a government commission said Members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will face expulsion for a range of offenses under new rules unveiled by the party’s disciplinary body this week. According to the rules, those caught reading banned books, soliciting […]
Source link The increase will be included in a new budget plan to aid the struggling health sector in part of the UK Wide-ranging cuts to public services have been announced by the Welsh government amid what it calls the “toughest financial situation” in more than two decades. The draft budget, published this week, attempts to […]
Source link Some gunners say they fire only 10-20 shells a day, down from 50 earlier, according to the report The Ukrainian army is facing an acute shortage of ammunition, hampering its offensive operations while Russia does not seem to have the same problem, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing troops deployed on the […]
Source link The former US president is facing legal challenges in at least 16 states over his bid to return to the White House The decision this week by Colorado’s Supreme Court to disqualify Donald Trump from holding office is the first of several legal challenges that could derail the former US president’s bid to […]
Source link One of Bologna’s 12th-century “twin towers” is destabilizing alarmingly, according to researchers monitoring it One of Italy’s “twin towers,” a symbol of the northern city of Bologna, is in danger of “sudden and unexpected collapse,” according to authorities there, who have unveiled a plan to stabilize it. A protective cordon will be built […]
Source link The Emergencies Ministry has reportedly joined a drive to stop the use of devices produced by the US tech giant The Russian Emergencies Ministry has instructed employees not to use Apple devices for work purposes, imposing a full ban at the department’s central and regional HQs, the newspaper Izvestia reported on Wednesday. The […]