Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles III
Mandelson’s replacement made comments in February, with diplomat also saying Israel has special relationship with US The UK’s new ambassador to the US has described Keir Starmer as having been “on the ropes” over the Peter Mandelson scandal and said it is Israel rather than Britain that has a “special relationship” with the White House. Christian Turner, who took office in February to replace Mandelson as the UK’s most senior diplomat in Washington, made the remarks privately to a group of stude
Refusal or silence would increase denial risk under new US guidance requiring applicants to confirm no fear of return Applicants seeking a temporary visa to the United States must now tell a consular officer that they have not experienced harm and do not fear returning to their home country, according to new guidance issued from the state department. If they answer yes or decline to respond to either question, the chance they will be denied will skyrocket. The Guardian obtained a state departmen
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr speaks at a news conference at the Federal Communications Commission headquarters on Feb. 18 in Washington, DC.
In January, Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months for accepting gifts from the Unification Church, which sought political favors. (Image credit: Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into song The chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters. Not long after the meeting began in Edinburgh, it was adjourned for about half an hour after a protester interrupted Rick Haythornthwaite’s opening speech. Continue reading...
NBC News · Oct 8
President Trump spoke at a White House ceremony for King Charles and Queen Camilla. The president praised the "noble spirit of the British" and recalled the historic partnership between the nations.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searched Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of evacuees from remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory have been housed behind temporary fences and denied visitors after being forced to evacuate their homes in the most vicious wet season on record. In March, the Daly River in the NT reached a record peak of 23.93 metres, forcing families from Palumpa and Nauiyu
Guardian - World · Oct 8
One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groups Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time. The resul
