Reform UK overtakes PM Sunak’s Conservatives in opinion poll
LONDON – Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party overtook Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in an opinion poll for the first time on Thursday ahead of Britain’s election on July…
US mulls new actions against China firms supplying Russia defense sector
WASHINGTON – The United States is considering taking additional steps against Chinese companies that have been supplying Russia’s defense industrial sector, the State Department said on Thursday. Read More
US, Ukraine ink 10-year defense agreement billed as NATO precursor
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy – U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russian invaders. Read…
Italy tussles with allies over G-7 abortion reference, diplomats say
BARI, Italy – Italy has demanded to remove reference to “safe and legal abortion” from the final statement of this week’s Group of Seven summit, diplomats said on Thursday. Read…
Reactions to US Supreme Court ruling to preserve access to abortion pill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden’s…
UK PM Sunak’s aide apologises for ‘error of judgment’ over bet on election date
LONDON – A British lawmaker and close aide to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Thursday for a “huge error of judgment” after he placed a bet on when the…
At G7, Macron in foreign policy limbo after dissolution gamble
BARI, Italy – When French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the luxury Borgo Egnazia Italian resort on Thursday for the annual Group of Seven G7 leaders summit, he could have…
US very concerned about escalation on Israel-Lebanon border
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy – The United States is very concerned that hostilities on the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate to a full-out war, a senior U.S. official said, saying that specific…
UK’s Labour vows overhaul of parliament upper chamber if it wins power
MANCHESTER, England – Britain’s opposition Labour Party, which is currently way ahead in opinion polls before an election next month, said it would reform parliament’s upper chamber to remove the…
‘Eating is a luxury’: Argentina inflation falls but shoppers still feel squeezed
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s monthly inflation rate in May was likely the lowest since 2022 amid a tough austerity drive by libertarian President Javier Milei, but with annual inflation still…