UK Only Major Economy To Shrink In 2023 – IMF
The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies as the cost of living continues to hit households, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
The IMF said the economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023, rather than ... Read More
Trump’s 2024 Campaign Has a Different Look, For Now
President Donald Trump
Donald Trump's announcement that he's running for US president in 2024 wasn't a lark, or a ploy to avoid prosecution, as some have speculated. He's hitting the road and laying the kind of groundwork necessary for a serious ... Read More
Ukraine: Boris Johnson Says Putin Threatened Him With Missil...
Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an "extraordinary" phone call in the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The then-prime minister said Mr Putin told him it "would only take a minute".
Mr Johnson said ... Read More
Ukraine War: Zelensky’s Government Launches Anti-Corru...
It's been a political reshuffle with a difference.
At the time of typing this, 11 officials have either resigned or been sacked as Kyiv tries to tackle government corruption.
It's led to some politicians in the US calling for aid to Ukraine ... Read More
Donald Trump To Be Allowed Back Onto Facebook And Instagram
President Donald Trump
Donald Trump will be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts.
The suspension will end "in the coming weeks", the social media giant said.
In a statement, ... Read More
Ukraine War: Zelensky Urges Speedy Delivery Of Western Tanks...
Ukraine's president has thanked Western leaders for sending tanks to support the fight against Russia, but said they needed to be delivered quickly.
In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelensky also urged the West to send long-range missiles and fighter jets.
His comments ... Read More
Reports: US To Formally Announce Commitment To Send Advanced...
The United States appears poised to approve the delivery of highly advanced battle tanks to Ukraine in its fight against the nearly one-year-old Russian invasion.
U.S. news outlets say the administration of President Joe Biden could announce its decision as early ... Read More
Germany Confirms It Will Provide Ukraine With Leopard 2 Tank...
Olaf Scholz
After weeks of reluctance, Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision to send 14 tanks - and allow other countries ... Read More
Kyrylo Tymoshenko: Top Zelensky Aide Announces Resignation
Mr Tymoshenko has been accused of living a lavish wartime lifestyle
One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's key aides has resigned ahead of an expected government reshuffle.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko was the president's deputy head of office and thanked Mr Zelensky for "the ... Read More
Erdogan Tells Sweden Not To Expect Nato Bid Support
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Sweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after a copy of the Quran was burned in a Stockholm protest.
Sweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine ... Read More