A British think tank has warned that over three million more Britons will fall into absolute poverty by the end of 2024 unless the new government acts quickly. Resolution Foundation, in its latest report, projected households will see their spending power cut by an average of £3,000 by the end …
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Ukraine’s Zelensky warns Europe to prepare for harsh winter amid energy crisis
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says Europeans are expected to experience a harsh winter amid cuts in oil and gas exports by Russia in the wake of Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in the former Soviet country. Zelensky made the comment late on Saturday after Moscow shut down …
Read More »Taiwan deploys anti-drone guns to offshore islands
The move follows several incidents involving UAVs believed to be from mainland China The Taiwanese military announced the deployment of anti-drone guns to the offshore islands of Kinmen and Matsu on Friday, following several UAV incursions allegedly coming from the Chinese mainland. Kinmen and Matsu are groups of small islands …
Read More »US ambassador leaves Russia
John Sullivan has completed his tenure in Moscow, the diplomatic mission said John Sullivan has left Russia after almost three years as US ambassador, the diplomatic mission in Moscow announced on Sunday. “US Ambassador to the Russian Federation John J. Sullivan has concluded his tenure as US envoy and departed …
Read More »Two killed in building collapse in Lagos, search for survivors on – Pictures
Two people died after a seven-story building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos in the early hours of Sunday and rescue efforts were underway to find survivors, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said. The building was being constructed next to a hospital in the neighborhood of Oniru, said …
Read More »Google, Amazon workers to hold Day of Action protest against $1.2bn deal with Israel
Hundreds of employees of the American tech giants Google and Amazon will hold a protest rally on Thursday against their companies’ recent billion-dollar deal with the Israeli regime. The employees will hold their “Day of Action,” which is part of the #NoTechforApartheid movement, on September 8, demanding the cancelation of …
Read More »Iraqi PMF launches a large-scale security operation in Kirkuk
Iraqi Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) launched a large-scale search campaign south of Kirkuk, an official statement said on Sunday. The statement said that the operation aims to secure the vicinity of the Daquq district and close the security gaps that ISIS militants might exploit to wage terrorist attacks in …
Read More »Chileans head to polls to decide on progressive new constitution
Chileans voted on Sunday to approve or reject a progressive new constitution that would replace its current market-friendly text dating back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. The new text is the result of an agreement reached to quell violent protests against inequality in 2019 and focuses on social rights, the …
Read More »UN: Israel killed 4 Palestinians, ruined 55 Palestinian structures in 2 weeks
The United Nations says Israeli forces shot dead at least four Palestinians and demolished 55 Palestinian-owned structures in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds in a time span of over two weeks. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory said in …
Read More »FBI found more than 11,000 government records at Trump’s Florida home
The FBI recovered more than 11,000 government documents and photographs during its Aug. 8 search at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, as well as 48 empty folders labeled as “classified,” according to court records that were unsealed on Friday. The unsealing by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in West …
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