Stephan Dransfield is one of three newly-elected Reform UK councillors to the Colne Valley West ward 13:09, 14 May 2026Updated 14:13, 14 May 2026 Stephan (Stefan) Dransfield is one of three newly-elected councillors for the Colne Valley West ward (Image: Kirklees Council / Facebook) A council in Yorkshire has been forced to reiterate its code…
As a British taxpayer, I want us to fund the Palestinians. I want us to give them weapons, guns, missiles, and allow them to liberate themselves against their occupiers. More than 570 candidates associated with an Islamic sectarian agenda and endorsed by an Islamist-linked pressure group, The Muslim Vote, secured significant victories across 58 councils…
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – Iraqi officials have approached the International Monetary Fund about securing financial assistance as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, a source close to the IMF said on Thursday. Initial conversations took place last month during the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, and…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing the South American country filled with the U.S. flag. Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have…
Gold prices ticked up on Thursday, as investors focused on talks between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, looking for signs of a resolution to the Iran war. Gold Rate Today: India is one of the world’s largest importers of gold, and purchases rise significantly during weddings and festive seasons. (Representational)…
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations on Thursday said that a vessel anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates’s Fujairah has been seized and is heading toward Iranian territorial waters. The vessel was seized about 70 km northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah. (Reuters/Representational Image) The vessel was seized about…
TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and that “Taiwan independence” and cross-Taiwan Strait peace are as “irreconcilable as fire and water”. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the term “Taiwan independence”…
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping offered stark warnings about avoiding possible clashes between his nation and the U.S. on Thursday and even cautioned visiting President Donald Trump that Washington’s handling of its relations with Taiwan could lead to “conflicts” that might put “the entire relationship in great jeopardy.” The stern tone was a…
New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit, marking the first high-level diplomatic engagement from Tehran since the war started in the Middle East more than two months ago. Araghchi is in India primarily to attend a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers but will also…
Newly-elected Woodhouse councillor Nathaniel Menday said UK has a “disgusting, almost subhuman underclass of people bringing the place down” 19:17, 13 May 2026Updated 19:27, 13 May 2026 Nathaniel Menday was named the Reform UK councillor in Woodhouse(Image: Andrew Dowdeswell / Yorkshire Live) A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party less than a…