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PTI demands judicial commission to identify, punish culprits behind May 9 riots
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has demanded the formation of an independent judicial commission to conduct a “transparent, impartial and credible probe” into the events of May 9, to bring the suspects to justice. The party has termed May 9, 2023, “one of the darkest days in Pakistan’s political history”, when former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was arrested from the premises of the Islamabad High Court. He is currently incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, where he is regularly denied meeti...
How Reform won votes from Swansea to Sunderland
How Reform won votes from Swansea to SunderlandJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry Farley,Political correspondentandRichard Moss,North East and Cumbria political editorPA Media"We're taking a chance."At the Caerphilly social club in Wales on Friday night, Bernard and Linda explained the gamble they were taking."With Labour I think you get nowhere," Linda told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "They're not the working class now," Bernard adde...
China Summit Stays on Track Despite Iran Concerns
President Donald Trump is moving forward with plans to meet with Xi Jinping in Beijing despite Chinese officials' unease about holding the meeting before the US-Iran conflict is resolved. Former Ambassador to China and Harvard University Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations Nicholas Burns joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
Silva unhappy with Andersen red card decision
Marco Silva believes his side were hard done by, including the decision by VAR to show Joachim Andersen a straight red card for a challenge on Adrien Truffert, as Fulham suffer a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Craven Cottage.
"China is Just Watching": Ro Khanna on Why the Iran Conflict is a Gift to Beijing
With 80,000 manufacturing jobs lost, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) argues that the US needs a tougher, more strategic approach to China. He discusses the impact of unfair trade practices on American ports and why lowering the cost of fertilizer and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are critical for the US economy. Watch more here and watch Lisa Mateo, Christina Ruffini and David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning: (Source: Bloomberg)
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills seven including child
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills seven including child6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorge WrightReutersThe strike on Saksakiyeh also injured 15 people including three children, the Lebanese ministry saidAn Israeli strike on southern Lebanon has killed at least seven people, including a child, Lebanon's health ministry said.The strike on the town of Saksakiyeh wounded a further 15, including three children, the ministry added. Lebanese official media also reporte...
‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins
Tyrone Scott, who didn’t think he had a hope in the election, wants to help the Greens rebuild ‘community cohesion’ in HackneyYou would expect most political candidates who pull off a shock win to celebrate their victory, maybe with a glass of bubbly and excitement for the challenges of elected office ahead. But on Friday, as thousands of new councillors celebrated their triumphs, some surprise victors were less than pleased.Green party handlers apologised to one newly elected councillor in Fins...
Reform UK Scotland MSPs elect leader and deputy leader
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Labour MP warns cabinet ministers - 'Topple Keir Starmer today or I will"
Catherine West, a former junior foreign office minister, gave ministers until Monday to decide among themselves who the next leader should be - or she'll try to trigger a leadership contest herself
‘On level of atomic bomb’: Iran highlights Hormuz importance amid US talks
The strait represents 'a capability that can affect the entire global economy with a single decision', politician says.
Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party
Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapseUK politics live – latest updatesBy Friday night, Keir Starmer and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour’s collapse in the Senedd was even more total than the most pessimistic predictions.For more than 100 years, Welsh Labour was the democratic world’s most succes...
No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump
A company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attractionDonald Trump’s latest beautification plan for Washington DC – the restoration of the 2,000ft-long reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial – has met been with claims that a $6.9m contract to carry out the project was hastily handed out to a company that renovated a swimming pool at the president’s Virginia golf course.The New York Times reported that the no-bid contract for the L...
SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UKJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAngus CochraneSenior political journalistEPAJohn Swinney led the SNP to a fifth successive Holyrood election victory SNP leader John Swinney has ruled out any negotiations with Reform UK as his party seeks to return to government. While the SNP comfortably won a fifth successive Holyrood election, the party is seven seats short of a majority - meaning it will have to rely on help from other...
Strait of Hormuz crisis: US blockade on Iran remains fully enforced, 58 ships redirected
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that its naval blockade against Iran remains fully in force, with ongoing maritime operations targeting commercial shipping linked to Iranian ports.According to CENTCOM, US forces have redirected 58 commercial vessels since April 13, preventing them from entering or leaving Iranian ports as part of the enforcement operation.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. Officials also said four vessel...
Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK
SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’John Swinney has said he plans to work with the nationalist first ministers in Wales and Northern Ireland in a coordinated opposition to Labour’s policies on the cost of living and UK government spending.The Scottish National party leader said he had spoken to Michelle O’Neill, the Sinn Féin first minister of Northern Ireland, on Friday night after she had called to congratulate him on his party’s...
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'Etched in history': PM Shehbaz says Pakistan can neither be 'intimidated nor subdued by any aggressor' as nation marks first anniversary of Marka-i-Haq
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that Pakistan can neither be “intimidated nor subdued by any aggressor” as the nation marks the first anniversary of Marka-i-Haq. Last year’s confrontation with India, beginning with the April 22 Pahalgam attack and the subsequent military conflict — which resulted as a resounding victory for Pakistan — until the ceasefire on May 10, is now referred to by the state as Marka-i-Haq (Battle of Truth). “Marka-e-Haq bears testimony that Pakistanis are a...
London Labour MPs call for Keir Starmer to quit to 'save Britain from Nigel Farage' after elections nightmare
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AAP slams ED action against Punjab minister, to gherao BJP offices tomorrow
AAP slams ED action against Punjab minister to gherao BJP offices tomorrow
Work on POW lists underway, swap to start if parties reach agreement — Kremlin aide
Yury Ushakov added that some time would be needed to organize the exchange, but the process could move fairly quickly