سياسة

Why did Trump 'fire' US navy secretary abruptly amid Hormuz blockade? What reports claim

Navy Secretary John Phelan has been dismissed following reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg. Disagreements over the pace of naval modernization and shipbuilding priorities, as well as Phelan's direct communication with President Trump, led to his removal. Hung Cao has been appointed acting Navy secretary.

Starmer faces increasing backlash from ministers as second senior civil servant grilled over Mandelson scandal

[{"id":1279645,"path":"/news/london/jobs-london-workers-record-long-hours-pay-unemployment-b1279645.html","title":"Revealed: Londoners' working week at 21-year record high as unemployment rises in cost of living crisis","imageUrl":"https://static.standard.co.uk/2022/07/13/13/TRANSPORT%20Rail%20%2010390849.jpg","standfirst":"EXCLUSIVE: How the capital’s workforce has been hit by tax rises, the Covid pandemic, wars and now faces artificial intelligence turmoil"},{"id":1279420,"path":"/news/london/...

President Trump's popularity is falling. What does it mean for him and the GOP?

Politics President Trump's popularity is falling. What does it mean for him and the GOP? April 23, 20264:45 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Michel Martin President Trump’s popularity is falling. What does it means for him and the GOP? Listen · 5:05 5:05 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5795816/nx-s1-9741424" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Senate Republicans Pass Budget Plan In First Step To Fund ICE And Reopen DHS

BreakingBusinessSenate Republicans Pass Budget Plan In First Step To Fund ICE And Reopen DHSBySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 04:42am EDTApr 23, 2026, 04:43am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.ToplineSenate Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution early on Thursday morning in their latest effort to end the shutdown of t...

वोटर्स की लॉटरी... कौन हैं बंगाल के 139 ‘खुशनसीब’, जो मतदाता होने की अग्निपरीक्षा पास कर पाए

Friday Sermon, April 23, 2026: UAE mosques call for national loyalty, warn against betrayal

The General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat (Awqaf UAE) has announced that this week’s Friday sermon across all mosques in the UAE will be delivered under the title: “Whoever betrays our nation is not one of us”.In guidance issued to imams, the authority stressed that betrayal of one’s country is a grave moral and religious offence, rejected by sound human nature and condemned in Islamic teachings. The sermon highlights that treachery is among the most serious sins, warning ag...

GFCN experts point to fakes allegedly referencing UN, TASS at Bulgarian election

Experts from GFCN drew attention to a post on social media claiming that the Russian news agency TASS published a story about Rumen Radev’s resignation before he officially announced it in a video address

'Proceedings Used As Online Tool In Political Campaign': Trinamool In Court

A video clip of the exchange between Menaka Guruswamy and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Enforcement Directorate, was posted on X by the BJP's Amit Malviya. The post suggested that Mamata Banerjee's lawyer had referred to her as "Queen."

हुमायूं कबीर की कार पर हमला, सुवेंदु सरकार को दौड़ा-दौड़ाकर पीटा, बंगाल वोटिंग में जगह-जगह हिंसा

एसआईआर के नफा-नुकसान भांप रहीं मायावती, बसपा नई रणनीति से तय कर रही कैंडिडेट

Mandelson scandal LIVE: Sacked official accused of refusing to provide vetting files

NewsPoliticsPoliticsLIVEUpdated 2 mins agoMandelson scandal LIVE: Sacked official accused of refusing to provide vetting filesCat Little, the most senior Cabinet Office official, is appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the process of how the disgraced peer got clearanceCat Little faces questions about the process of vetting Lord Mandelson(Image: James Manning/PA Wire)CommentsNewsAlexander Brown Assistant Political EditorA senior civil servant faces questions about Lord Peter...

Mandelson scandal LIVE: Senior official faces questions over vetting as pressure builds on Starmer

NewsPoliticsPoliticsLIVEUpdated 5 mins agoMandelson scandal LIVE: Senior official faces questions over vetting as pressure builds on StarmerCat Little, the most senior Cabinet Office official, is appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the process of how the disgraced peer got clearanceCat Little faces questions about the process of vetting Lord Mandelson(Image: James Manning/PA Wire)CommentsNewsAlexander Brown Assistant Political EditorA senior civil servant faces questions ab...

'You'll be brilliant... we finally get to work together': Starmer's fawning message to Mandelson revealed as Cabinet 'gears up for coup'

'You'll be brilliant... we finally get to work together': Starmer's fawning message to Mandelson revealed as Cabinet 'gears up for coup'By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 09:10, 23 April 2026 | Updated: 09:18, 23 April 2026 e-mail View comments

'Thunderous jolt': PM Modi hits back at TMC’s 'jhalmuri' dig with 'chillies' barb

Prime Minister Modi playfully responded to opposition criticism about his unscheduled jhalmuri stop in West Bengal, stating the state will celebrate BJP's victory with sweets and the popular snack. He suggested the TMC felt the "heat of chillies" from his brief break, while the TMC accused him of staging a "scripted drama" and humiliating an Adivasi leader.

Iran behind low-level ‘hybrid warfare’ attacks in UK and Europe, analysts say

Iranian intelligence services apparently recruiting via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaosIranian intelligence services and Revolutionary Guards operatives are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries to launch a wave of low-level “hybrid warfare” attacks in Europe and the UK, according to investigators, security officials, analysts and police documents.A first wave of attacks was launched in early March, 10 days after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, and t...

'बेटा बैठ जाओ गिर जाओगे', रैली की स्पीच के बीच अचानक बच्चे से बात करने लगे PM मोदी

PM

Prince Harry in Kyiv on surprise trip

Kyiv: Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for a surprise trip, the Ukrainian government reported, his latest visit to show support amid the Russian attack.“Prince Harry arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit,” Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation, a government agency, said on social media.Ukraine’s national railway operator published video of him disembarking a train after arriving in the Ukrainian capital.Harry has previously visited the war-torn country to support wo...

Senate GOP rams through blueprint to bankroll ICE, Border Patrol through end of Trump era

The Senate is another step closer to funding immigration operations in the country after grinding through a marathon vote series that lasted until the wee hours of Thursday morning.Senate Republicans adopted their budget resolution, which tees up funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, and cuts congressional Democrats out of the process entirely.It’s the first major component of unlocking the budget reconciliation process, which Republicans are diving into once a...

Top Cabinet Office official to give evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson’s vetting – UK politics live

Permanent secretary, Cat Little, to give evidence to foreign affairs committee as pressure increases on Keir Starmer Good morning. As Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot report in the Guardian’s splash, “Keir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.”And this morning the saga continues, with Cat Little, permanent secretary at the Cab...

EU set to sign off €90bn loan for Ukraine and fresh Russia sanctions – Europe live

Move comes after Hungary and Slovakia dropped opposition following reopening of the Druzhba oil pipelineEU leaders are set to meet in Cyprus this evening to discuss the latest on the Middle East and the next EU budget, starting in 2028.But it looks like they will have a bit of a detour – and a reason to celebrate, too – as the long-awaited €90bn loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia are on course to be unblocked after four months of delays caused by Hungary’s Viktor O...