Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the US state department has said. It came after two “productive” days of talks, and more negotiations would be held from 2-3 June, the department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said. The shaky truce between Israel and the…
Colne Valley West councillor Stephan Dransfield allegedly made the comment over a video of an Asian man being punched in the face Reform UK’s representative for Colne Valley and Branch Chair, Stuart Hale (pictured), responded to the email regarding concerns raised over the newly elected councillor, Stefan Dransfield, appearing to share a post of an…
Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the war on Iran, with the bloc’s outcome document acknowledging only that “differing views” remained among members. It was the second consecutive BRICS gathering in India to fail to produce a consensus on the…
BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said he would advise his children against living or studying in the United States at the moment, citing a rapidly changing social climate and limited opportunities even for the highly educated. The remarks highlight tensions between the United States and its European allies under…
Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. Hello Morning Bid readers! The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hogged the spotlight this week, despite producing little market-moving news. The real story remains the stalemate in the Middle…
Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Friday hailed their talks as “historic” and “landmark”, as the American leader wrapped up his three-day visit on a high note, but no deals on any contentious issues were announced. Trump, Xi conclude ‘very successful’ talks but no deals announced Both Presidents, who…
More than 20 local authorities say the government’s proposed minimum target for accessible housing is not ambitious enough and a higher proportion of accessible housing is achievable. Councils who responded to an Ageing Better survey overwhelmingly agreed that the proposed 40% minimum target put forward as part of reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework…
BUDAPEST, May 15 (Reuters) – The media empire built by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, a key pillar of the nationalist leader’s 16 years in power, is swiftly unravelling following an election last month that abruptly ended his rule. Within weeks of the vote, which the centre-right opposition led by Peter Magyar won…
From petty disputes to bizarre theories, a journalist who lurked in Facebook community groups across the UK found one complaint that crops up everywhere she looked Every local group quickly descends into rows over exactly the same thing(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A woman who became hooked on local Facebook community groups says one parking issue causes…
US President Donald Trump has accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks that America was a declining nation, but said that assessment applied to the period when ‘sleepy’ Joe Biden was in charge. Trump said he agreed ‘100 percent’ with Xi’s assessment, adding that ‘he was referring to the tremendous damage we suffered during the four…