LONDON — There wasn’t a great deal of time for reading in Westminster this year. Labour’s election supermajority, dramas over freebies and staff, war everywhere, a tax-hiking budget, and a heap of missions, milestones, foundations, pillars and steps kept Britain’s politicians on their toes. But, thankfully, some of Westminster’s finest still managed to steal a … Read more
This year, Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova came under online attack for running an exhibition titled Narva 44 dealing with the destruction of the border city during World War II by Soviet forces. The Kremlin blames the devastation on retreating German troops, she said, but the photos showed a different story. The exhibition annoyed Narva’s local council. Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova’s team … Read more
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, that was alleged to be evacuating military personnel and materièl from Russian bases in Syria, sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain on Monday night. “In the international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian dry cargo ship Ursa Major … sank after an explosion in the … Read more
Patriota, Lula’s man in London, stuck to diplomatic language and did not name Trump when discussing the relationship. Instead, he stressed that Brazil and Britain wanted to set “examples of active and responsible behavior” on climate, “independently of what other players may decide to do or not.” Niblett said: “If the U.K. is seen as … Read more
“We constantly ask for sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry,” the official said, granted anonymity to speak frankly about the sensitive row. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert “Fico is among those who block those sanctions … and is one of the key blockers of [Ukraine’s] bid to join NATO, too.” Fico, who along with Hungarian Prime … Read more
During his first term, Trump had already suggested that NATO members should boost their defense spending to 4 percent of GDP. A NATO report in June showed that a record 23 member countries out of 32 were hitting the alliance’s 2 percent target for defense spending. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has partially sided with Trump … Read more
Healey told the Times: “We will look wherever we can to respond to what the Ukrainians want. They are the ones fighting.” Healey was in Kyiv to unveil fresh U.K. support for Ukraine, which comes as Western allies mull the conflict’s next steps before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. The fresh tranche … Read more
“Turkey is a major force, by the way,” he said. “Erdoğan is somebody I got along with great, but he has a major military force. And his has not been worn out with war. He’s built a very strong, powerful army.” Returning to the question, he said: “We [had] 5,000 soldiers in between a five-million … Read more
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station had a different kind of launch on its plate Thursday when the Army and Navy teamed up to complete a test of a hypersonic missile. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 13, 2024 at 10:42 AM PST Read original article … Read more
The move incensed Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron at the time, dealing him a rare defeat and deeply complicating the U.S. Obama administration’s plan to respond to the attacks. Obama officials openly cited the U.K. vote in justifying the then-president’s failure to enforce a “red line” on Syrian chemical weapons use. Miliband, now energy secretary … Read more
