The News Nigeria could face a complete freeze on US economic and security assistance under a bill approved by the US House of Representatives, despite Abuja’s recent progress in strengthening ties with the Trump administration. The vote comes days after Frank Garcia, the US assistant secretary of state for African ...
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Debatable: Permanent daylight saving timeDebatable: Permanent daylight saving time
what’s at stake There’s broad, bipartisan momentum in Congress behind ending the twice-a-year change of clocks in much of the US. The problem is, lawmakers can’t quite agree on the right solution. The House this week passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent in a 308-117 vote, with ...
Lindsey Graham left a mark on foreign aidLindsey Graham left a mark on foreign aid
The News The sudden death of Lindsey Graham last weekend robbed foreign aid advocates of one of their most effective GOP champions in Washington, according to lawmakers and advocates who worked with the South Carolina Republican. As chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee overseeing State Department funding, Graham blocked steep ...
Republican senator goes after Canada for wildfire smokeRepublican senator goes after Canada for wildfire smoke
Much of the country is waking up to terrible air quality from wildfires — including Washington, DC — and Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants to see Canada punished for the “atrocity,” according to details first shared with Semafor. The Ohio senator is dropping a new bill that would require President ...
Five headaches Andy Burnham will have to deal with as PMFive headaches Andy Burnham will have to deal with as PM
From defence spending to housing – the next UK leader has a series of challenges to deal with. ...
US strikes on Iran reportedly hit airport and bridges – Middle East crisis liveUS strikes on Iran reportedly hit airport and bridges – Middle East crisis live
Southern rail station also attacked, Iranian media says, as IRGC claims to have destroyed US fighter jets stationed in Jordan US marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian ports Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement to state media claiming to have “targeted American fighter jets and ...
‘At times I felt I’d bitten off more than I could chew’: Christopher Nolan on sweeping the Oscars, making The Odyssey – and getting a puppy‘At times I felt I’d bitten off more than I could chew’: Christopher Nolan on sweeping the Oscars, making The Odyssey – and getting a puppy
How do you follow Oppenheimer? By spending £250m bringing Homer’s epic poem to the big screen in Imax. Today’s most powerful director talks big swings, trauma-bonding and the healing powers of chocolate labrador Charlie ‘I’m in that moment of sheer terror,” says Christopher Nolan, sitting in a suite at the ...
Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ got him to No 10 – but will it work for the UK?Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ got him to No 10 – but will it work for the UK?
Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country. ...
China hits out at British Steel nationalisationChina hits out at British Steel nationalisation
The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard “a vital national capability”. ...
US launches new strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hitUS launches new strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hit
Tehran says the US strikes hit bridges, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. ...