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Published time: 10 Jan, 2018 12:58 White male ministers are at risk of being shafted, to make way for black and ethnic minority as well as female MPs, Tory MP Philip Davies has claimed, warning that white, male MPs could be “hoofed out” to make way for minorities. UK PM Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle, broadly […]
Published time: 4 Nov, 2017 22:55 Edited time: 4 Nov, 2017 23:17 A newly-established Saudi Arabian committee with sweeping powers to combat corruption has ordered the arrest of at least 11 Saudi princes and four incumbent ministers of the Saudi government, Al-Arabiya reported, citing sources. The committee was created Saturday by a royal decree of […]
Published time: 31 Oct, 2017 18:39 The deposed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, along with over a dozen members of his government, have been ordered to appear in Spain’s National Court in Madrid for interrogation, AP reports. The politicians from Catalonia’s regional parliament, dismissed by the central government following a declaration of independence, have been summoned […]
Published time: 16 Oct, 2017 16:15 Edited time: 16 Oct, 2017 16:17 The European Union imposed new sanctions on North Korea Monday as part of international efforts to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs. Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg signed a new package of measures, including a ban on investments in North […]
Ottawa has quietly given Quebec back almost $ 10 million it withheld from the province two years ago as punishment for charging patients fees to access health services. But the move has not softened Quebec’s position or compelled the province to admit it did anything wrong. CBC | Health News
Published time: 10 Oct, 2017 00:15 A French millionaire of Algerian origin, known for his fierce opposition to anti-veil laws in Europe, has been fined by police in Austria for covering his face with a picture of Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, adorned with €100 bills and a pumpkin mask. The businessman-turned-political activist, Rachid Nekkaz, staged […]
Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images “I don’t know. I’m not a diplomat.” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made that admission during a meeting with Russian and Iranian foreign ministers at the United Nations headquarters late last month. Tillerson had gathered officials involved in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran in what turned out to be a […]
With more witnesses testifying in the trial against former economy minister Aleksey Ulyukayev, the media have covered some unusual and downright weird details surrounding Russia’s most high-profile corruption probe in years. Ulyukayev was detained in November 2016 on charges of allegedly receiving a $ 2 million bribes in return for his ministry’s support for a […]
Thomson Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s attorney-general is considering indicting the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, on suspicion of using state funds for personal dining and catering services amounting to some $ 100,000, the justice ministry said on Friday. The ministry statement said the attorney-general was considering prosecuting Sara Netanyahu for offences that […]
Anyone important in the world will always have a convoy of cars when travelling for protection. The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe is no different. However, as he attempted to merge onto a motorway, the men in his convoy of cars took it into their own hands to ensure his protection. It is definitely a […]
