Government throws fresh doubt on Thames water rescue deal / Image – file Britain’s biggest water supplier, Thames Water, has moved a significant step closer to government control after ministers formally raised concerns about a proposed £10 billion rescue package designed to keep the troubled utility afloat.The UK government’s intervention cast fresh doubt over the…
A nurse who rushed to help Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas after she fell 130 feet from a bridge without a bungee cord says the 21-year-old was still alive when she reached her on the ground.“I saw that she was breathing heavily, and I looked at her pupils, which unfortunately were both dilated, and felt…
The United Kingdom will supply enriched uranium to Ukraine for its nuclear power stations and impose fresh sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said ahead of a G7 summit session on Tuesday.In an official government release on Monday, Starmer’s office said the UK is stepping up support for Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing military actions.Starmer…
A Lebanese journalist, while reporting from the ground, was attacked by Israeli drones, leaving him wounded.Hadi Hoteit, working for Press TV, said in a post on X that he was struck while filming in an open area, despite clearly displaying press identification. He was wounded by six shrapnels when a drone landed near him while…
Harry S. Truman never developed a reputation for speaking in polished political language. Even after reaching the White House, he often sounded more like a neighbour sharing an opinion than a leader delivering a carefully constructed message. That quality explains why many of his remarks have survived long after his presidency ended. Some were serious….
US President Donald Trump has declared that Iran has agreed to never acquire nuclear weapons, presenting the emerging agreement with Tehran as a major breakthrough.Yet days after the announcement, key details of the proposed deal, from uranium enrichment to sanctions relief and a reported $300 billion reconstruction fund, remain uncertain.The confusion has centred on reports…
Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon (File photo) The US-Iran peace deal already seems to be under strain as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged strikes in southern Lebanon, despite Tehran’s insistence that Lebanon is part of the broader framework to end regional hostilities.The Israeli military said Hezbollah launched multiple rocket attacks, as well as anti-tank missiles…
US senate democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called on the Trump administration to immediately brief Congress and the public on the details of the US-Iran “understanding,” arguing that Americans have been told “dozens of times” the war is over only to be left disappointed.“The American people need to know exactly what’s in the deal….
A district court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Syrian national to 26 years in prison for crimes against humanity, including the torture and rape of detainees held by forces loyal to former country’s president Bashar al-Assad during the country’s civil war.The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q under Dutch privacy regulations, was convicted…
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his differences with the US President Donald Trump, saying that there were times when the two cannot see “eye to eye”. The public fallout between the two was visible during the Iran deal, especially when the US president was attempting to make a peace deal with Tehran and Israel’s continued…
