Birthday Celebration For PM Sparks New Party Row
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after Downing Street admitted staff gathered inside No 10 during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday.
ITV News reported that up to 30 people attended the June 2020 event, sang Happy Birthday and ... Read More
Ukraine: US Orders Families Of Embassy Staff To Leave
Non-essential embassy staff in Kyiv have been given permission to leave under new measures
The US has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the country, as fears rise of a Russian invasion.
Non-essential embassy staff have also ... Read More
Boris Johnson: I’ve Seen No Evidence Of Plotters Being...
Boris Johnson says he has "seen no evidence" of blackmail in his party after claims by one of his own MPs.
William Wragg - who has called on the PM to resign over parties at No 10 - said suspected plotters ... Read More
Capitol Riot Inquiry Asks Ivanka Trump To Voluntarily Testif...
Ivanka Trump speaking at a campaign event in Georgia
US congressional investigators have asked Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the former president, to testify about the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.
The move to request testimony from a Trump family ... Read More
Tonga: First Foreign Aid Planes Arrive Bearing Crucial Suppl...
A New Zealand Hercules aircraft carrying emergency supplies left Auckland this morning
The first foreign aid planes have arrived in Tonga, bearing much-needed supplies for the Pacific nation which was left devastated by a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami on Saturday.
New ... Read More
Hong Kong To Kill 2,000 Animals After Hamsters Get COVID
Staff members from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department investigate in a pet shop closed after some pet hamsters reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, Jan. 18, 2022.
Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about ... Read More
Covid: WHO Warns Pandemic Not Over Amid Europe Case Records
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to world leaders that the coronavirus pandemic "is nowhere near over".
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned against the assumption that the newly dominant Omicron variant is significantly milder and ... Read More
US Civil Rights Leaders Push For Voting Rights Overhaul
Descendants of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and their supporters marched on Washington Monday to urge Senate Democrats to overcome Republican opposition and obstruction within their own ranks to push through a national overhaul of voting ... Read More
French Parliament Approves COVID Vaccine Pass
France's parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government's latest measures to tackle COVID-19, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protesters.
Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament voted 215-58, paving the way for the measure to enter force ... Read More
UN Grants $150 Million In Aid For 13 Underfunded Crises
The United Nations is allocating $150 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support seriously underfunded humanitarian operations in 13 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.Topping the list of underfunded crises are Syria, the Democratic ... Read More