A nine-year-old boy from northwestern China who bravely confronted bullies during a class meeting has received praise online and apologies from his tormentors. According to the mainland media outlet, Shanshi News, the boy, Mao Shilin, is from Xian in Shaanxi province and is a primary school class monitor. His mother, surnamed Zhang, described him as…
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to say Wednesday whether he would urge President Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election. During his weekly questioning in the House of Commons, Starmer was asked by…
LONDON — Britain’s government rallied to the defense of the BBC on Tuesday after allegations of bias from its critics and the threat of a lawsuit from President Trump over the way the broadcaster edited a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the national broadcaster faces “challenges, some of…
President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a speech from the Oval Office at 5 p.m. ET.It is currently unknown what President Trump will speak about, but the speech is scheduled to take place after his annual physical at Walter Reed.President Trump could potentially be talking about the new tariffs he plans to impose against…
In a speech laced with threats against Russia and with little about China, US President Donald Trump’s address at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday may have given Beijing some reason for optimism. According to observers, the American leader’s attacks on Russia over the war in Ukraine signalled his frustration and revealed cracks in ties…
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives his last speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., investors will be listening for whether he signals an interest rate cut is coming next month. But Powell’s outline of two bigger questions facing the Fed will shape the future of the central bank in ways that…
President Donald Trump will return to Iowa next month to give a speech kicking off Fourth of July festivities, according to an email announcement he made to supporters.Trump will give a speech July 3 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.The president has made multiple stops at the fair in past years, including as recently as 2023.While…
The problem with cutting care worker visas is the sector is “really badly paid”, the immigration advisory committee chairman has said. Brian Bell told the BBC’s Today programme: “Lots of workers earn exactly minimum wage. Progression is really bad. “Five years in social care you’re probably going to get about 5p extra per hour relative…