Taxpayer-funded duck houses, Nazi-themed stag-dos, affairs involving Russian spies – you name it, a Tory’s been sacked for it. As Priti Patel awaits her fate for secretly meeting Israeli politicians, here’s a very small selection of Tory downfalls. Aidan Burley MP for Cannock Chase Aidan Burley was forced to stand down for organizing a Nazi-themed […]
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‘Unacceptable interference in domestic affairs’: Egypt summons several Western ambassadors
Published time: 5 Nov, 2017 17:10 Egypt summoned the ambassadors from Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands on Sunday, and is also going to summon the ambassadors of the UK and Canada, to protest a statement in which the above-mentioned countries condemned the detention of a human rights lawyer, Ibrahim Metwaly. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has […]
Xi vows to modernize army & prevent meddling in China’s affairs in landmark speech
China will not tolerate meddling in the domestic affairs of any nation and anything undermining its own interests, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leader has vowed to turn the People’s Army into a “world class force” in 30 years. Xi was on Wednesday addressing more than 2,000 party delegates of the Chinese Communist […]
A sexual harassment scandal at the University of Rochester exposes a murky policy on faculty-student affairs
Wikimedia Commons Current and former employees of the University of Rochester are charging the university with denying female students a safe learning environment by dismissing repeated sexual harassment allegations against a longtime professor, then retaliating against employees who objected. According to a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Aug. 30, T. Florian […]
Sir Bruce's love life: Three wives, many affairs and a happy third time lucky marriage
REX/GETTY Sir Bruce Forsyth had a string of relationships and tied the knot three times during his lifetime Not only did his list of conquests include two Miss Worlds and a Page Three girl, he was a self-confessed connoisseur of beautiful women. But despite two divorces, six children and more than one extra-marital affair Sir […]
Hacker leaks emails of a top US State Department Russian affairs intel official – media
Emails belonging to a senior US State Department intelligence official involved in Russian affairs have been leaked, Foreign Policy (FP) reports. The official is said to have been particularly interested in Russian media and government reshuffling. A hacker known as ‘Johnnie Walker’ leaked a batch of private correspondence of a US State Department intelligence official, […]
‘Meddling in internal affairs’: Bahrain & Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Qatar
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Bahrain announced early Monday that it is severing diplomatic relations with neighboring Qatar and cutting air and sea connections with Doha, accusing it of meddling in its internal affairs. Saudi Arabia then did the same, citing “national security.” Read Full Article at RT.com RT – Daily news
Authorities are investigating dozens of cases of drug theft at Veterans Affairs hospitals
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating dozens of new cases of possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign the problem isn’t going away as more prescriptions disappear. Data obtained by The Associated Press show 36 criminal investigations opened by the VA inspector general’s office from […]
Robin Le Mesurier: ‘Mum and dad had affairs but they did love each other’
STEPHANE DE BOURGIES/REX Robin Le Mesurier admits his parents had affairs but insists they did love each other However, when the breakthrough came it was not exactly what he had in mind. Robin found himself making his debut on Top Of The Pops clad in a furry costume after being recruited to be a Womble. […]
China’s growing clout in international economic affairs
THE IMF “systematically impoverishes foreigners”, and the World Bank’s advice has “negative value to its best clients”. These harsh words were voiced not by lefty critics of the Washington Consensus, but by two men (David Malpass and Adam Lerrick, respectively) whom Donald Trump has picked to lead his Treasury’s dealings with the rest of the […]