Russia has announced that it is expelling six British diplomats following accusations of espionage. President Vladimir Putin‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation immediately in response to “numerous unfriendly steps by London.” A report on Russian state TV shows an FSB official explaining the move was due…
Washington CNN — President Joe Biden is signaling new openness in allowing Ukraine to fire missiles provided by the West on targets deep inside Russia, and plans to discuss the matter with his new British counterpart at the White House on Friday. Ahead of the meeting, US officials said they did not expect Biden would…
New York City is becoming a boomtown for the robot business as companies are developing and using them to provide massages, install roof shingles, automate medical testing and much more. “New York benefits from being a global city… we have access to global capital customers in other cities,” said Jacob Hennessy, who runs the New…
Keir Starmer boards plane for Washington DC to meet Joe Biden Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer is in the White House to meet US President Joe Biden to…
Given all the uproar over GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s baseless, utterly false and profoundly racist claims that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in an Ohio town, I would likely to make a public statement that is supported by an equal amount of evidence: “Not long ago, billionaire Elon Musk ate my cat, Mr….
Sputnik/Aleksey Babushkin/Kremlin The headline in this morning’s Kommersant newspaper captured the drama. “Vladimir Putin draws his red line.” Will the West cross it? And, if it does, how will Russia respond? Speaking in St Petersburg, President Putin sent a clear warning to the West: don’t allow Ukraine to use your long-range missiles to strike Russian…
Good morning. Keir Starmer’s visit with Joe Biden at the White House this afternoon is undoubtedly the most high-profile meeting with a foreign leader of his premiership so far – but for today, at least, the overwhelming focus is on one issue: the war in Ukraine. At stake, after a week of intense diplomatic choreography…
A Russian IMR-2. Russian defense ministry photo In the lead-up to Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive, which kicked off in June 2023, Ukrainian brigades equipped and trained for one of the most difficult maneuvers in land warfare: a breach. That is, a swift penetration of dirt and concrete fortifications by engineers and supporting vehicles—often under fire—so that…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Multibillionaire Elon Musk has labelled the Australian government “fascists” over the country’s proposed law to crack down on social media…
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has raised concerns about the potential for a major global war and the likelihood of another pandemic in the coming decades. The Microsoft founder shared his views in a conversation with CNBC Make It, highlighting the risks of current global tensions and the need for better pandemic preparedness. Gates pointed out…