US president said this week American forces should stay at a military base in Iraq so Washington can ‘watch Iran’. Iraq’s most senior Shia religious scholar on Wednesday joined a chorus of criticism aimed at President Donald Trump who said US troops should stay in the country to keep an eye on neighbouring Iran. Grand […]
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Trump expected to use strong US labour market and rebound in stocks to pitch for bipartisan support on signature issues. Good news on the economic front is always welcome. For US President Donald Trump, it arrived just in the nick of time. A week ago and a half ago, some hardline conservatives were lambasting the […]
Trump signs a national emergency order for the border, setting up an expected legal battle with Democrats. US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the United Sates-Mexico border on Friday, a move expected to plunge him into a fight with Democrats over what they call an unconstitutional attempt to fund a wall without approval from […]
SINGAPORE – While the coronavirus outbreak has battered businesses, it has also created opportunities to better prepare Singapore for future challenges, MPs said on Thursday (Feb 27). Speaking on Day 2 of the debate on the Budget statement, they said these include getting more firms to adopt e-commerce, diversifying supply sources and making flexible work arrangements […]
Labour leadership hopefuls will be taking part in a televised debate on Sky News tonight. Sir Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy will be facing an audience of 100 voters, hoping to convince them they are the right candidate to lead the Labour Party. Following the worst general election defeat since World War 2, […]
Ms Long-Bailey gave Jeremy Corbyn a 10 out of 10 rating during his leadership – a comment that sparked condemnation due to his election defeat. Mr Blair was speaking at King’s College London when he made a veiled swipe at Ms Long-Bailey. Ms Long-Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles, said Mr Corbyn scored ‘10 out […]
The Tories pocketed £37 million from backers in the run up to the election, in a record year and quarter for donations. Political parties accepted a combined total of £113,119,000 in 2019 – the largest value ever reported in one year and almost £40 million more than 2017, the year with the previous largest value […]
Boris Johnson will reveal his aims for a trade deal with the European Union ahead of talks on Monday which are likely to expose deep divisions between the two sides. The mandate for the talks published by the Government on Thursday will stress Mr Johnson’s priorities of ensuring the “political and economic independence” of the […]
Tim Martin highlighted how Brussels has become a “laughing stock in most of the world” and said the public is fed up with French President Emmanuel Macron and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier. The Wetherspoon’s boss said the EU was “pathetic” and added if any deal ties the UK to EU laws or fails to […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday, which could prove pivotal as he competes with national front-runner Bernie Sanders for the support of the state’s African-American voters in Saturday’s primary. Recent opinion polls show Biden, once the leading candidate in […]