The former SNP chief executive is facing a lengthy jail sentence after admitting embezzling funds from the party. ...
Month: June 2026
Five questions left unanswered by the Mandelson filesFive questions left unanswered by the Mandelson files
A second batch of files relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador has been released. ...
British couple lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family saysBritish couple lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family says
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 during a global motorbike journey. ...
Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble after Russian strikes kill 22 peopleUkraine rescuers pull dead from rubble after Russian strikes kill 22 people
An eight-year-old boy killed in a strike on an apartment block are among the dead, officials say. ...
China created the rival it rails againstChina created the rival it rails against
Andy’s view China and Japan weren’t fated to become 21st century enemies. Mao Zedong once joked to a Japanese visitor that without the imperial army, the Chinese people wouldn’t have rallied around the Communist Party, and so “there is nothing to be sorry about.” Deng Xiaoping saw Japan as a ...
Few Americans feel ‘financially fulfilled’, poll findsFew Americans feel ‘financially fulfilled’, poll finds
Only one in six Americans say they feel financially fulfilled, meaning their personal finances allow them to live the life they want. That finding is included in a new survey from Edward Jones and Gallup, which found that Canadians are similarly pessimistic about their finances (only one in eight report ...
Emanuel dings Democrats for missing corruption messaging ‘gem’Emanuel dings Democrats for missing corruption messaging ‘gem’
The News For Rahm Emanuel, it’s more than the economy, stupid. The likely 2028 presidential candidate, who served as House Democratic campaigns chief during the party’s successful 2006 midterms, told Semafor that Democrats should sharpen their arguments about President Donald Trump’s self-dealing while in office — by hitching them to ...
Busy primary day sweeps the nationBusy primary day sweeps the nation
The News June 2 is this year’s single busiest day of primaries so far, stretching across the country. It’ll also offer both parties a little more clarity ahead of November. California voters will start picking a successor to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, and a challenger to Los Angeles’ Democratic mayor, ...
DOJ statement on Trump fund not enough to unstick funding billDOJ statement on Trump fund not enough to unstick funding bill
The Justice Department’s vow to follow a temporary order blocking President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund was a first step toward getting Republicans to pass an immigration enforcement funding bill. It’s definitely not the final one. “I think it needs more investigation,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of ...
Peace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre LacroixPeace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable people Jean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operations At a time when conflicts spill across borders, Am-Dafock – a town built on marshy ground in the far north of ...