Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt And Boris Johnson Touted As Poss...
Liz Truss
Senior Conservatives hoping to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister have begun canvassing support among Tory MPs.
Ms Truss dramatically resigned on Thursday just six weeks into the job, making her premiership the shortest in British history.
The process has now ... Read More
Germany’s Scholz: Putin Using Energy As a Weapon
Olaf Scholz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin is using energy as weapon, but his tactics are only bringing Western allies closer together in their support of Ukraine.
Scholz made the comments to the German parliament ahead of ... Read More
Liz Truss Resignation: World Politicians And Media React To ...
Liz Truss
News of Liz Truss's resignation has prompted quick reaction from political leaders and media commentators around the world, with many editorials focused on the brevity of Truss's time in office and the ongoing political chaos in Britain.
Among foreign politicians, ... Read More
Liz Truss Resigns As UK Prime Minister, Full Statement
I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. Putin's illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. And our country has ... Read More
Liz Truss’s Special Adviser Suspended And Faces Invest...
One of the prime minister's most senior advisers has been suspended, the BBC understands.
Jason Stein, a special adviser to Liz Truss, is to face a formal investigation by the Propriety and Ethics Team, which is responsible for standards across government.
It ... Read More
UK Summons Chinese Diplomat Over Manchester Consulate Violen...
Police say they had to intervene because they feared for the man's safety
The United Kingdom has summoned a top Chinese diplomat over violence at a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester, where a man appeared ... Read More
Biden To Release 15 Million Barrels From Oil Reserve, More P...
President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden is to announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve on Wednesday, part of a response to recent production target cuts announced by OPEC+ nations. He is ... Read More
Blinken ‘Very Different China’ Emerging Under Xi...
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken talk about national security, diplomacy and the evolution and importance of technology to students at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Oct. 17, 2022.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony ... Read More
Liz Truss: This Is Not The Time To Change Conservative Leade...
This is not the time to be changing leader, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has argued, as he defended the prime minister.
Suggestions that there is a candidate to replace Liz Truss who would unite the party is "for the birds", ... Read More
Ukraine Says 108 Women Freed In Swap With Russia
This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian presidential chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, on Oct. 17, 2022 shows freed Ukrainian female prisoners posing for a picture after their exchange in an unknown location in Ukraine.
Ukraine announced Monday it had ... Read More