WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The dismissal is believed to be the first of its kind for violating a ban on such relationships that was…
STRASBOURG (Reuters) -Recent drone incidents and other airspace violations show Europe is facing hybrid warfare to which it must respond with measures that go beyond traditional defence, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “This is not random harassment,” von der Leyen said in a speech in European Parliament in Strasbourg. “It…
Russian president Vladimir Putin “lied to Donald Trump” about his intentions to put an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Trump’s former envoy for Ukraine negotiations told Euronews. And this is why “it’s quite possible that the US will send Tomahawks to Ukraine,” Kurt Volker said. On 19 August, just days after Trump’s meeting…
LONDON (Reuters) -British police will get powers to restrict repeat protests held in the same place, the government said on Sunday, a day after the latest pro-Palestinian demonstration went ahead despite requests to cancel it in the wake of a deadly attack at a synagogue. The new powers will allow senior police officers to consider…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan’s first female prime minister after winning the race on Saturday to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The former internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an expansionary agenda, is expected to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba since the LDP is the largest in parliament. Below…
Health officials are warning of a seasonal surge in flu and Covid-19 as autumn arrives, but as the two viruses share many symptoms, it’s difficult to tell them apart. When a sniffle seems to progress further than “just a cold”, it’s hard to know what it might be – but there are differences in how…
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) -A rash of Russian violations of NATO airspace last month has prompted some allies to recall Turkey’s swift and deadly response a decade ago, when it shot down a Russian fighter jet that had crossed over its southern border. Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene said in an…
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius condemned Russian drone incursions over Poland and Estonia as “dangerous” and “reckless” violations of international law Monday, warning that Moscow represents NATO’s greatest threat whilst opening a permanent logistics centre for German forces in Lithuania. “The Russian Federation is the greatest and most immediate threat to NATO and will remain…
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Russell M. Nelson, the 17th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died, Church officials confirmed late Saturday night. He was 101 years old. Nelson, the oldest president in the history of the church, passed away peacefully shortly after 10 p.m. MDT today at his home…
Kath Murray gets the same reaction whenever she tells people what she does for a living: There’s an awkward silence, a sympathetic head tilt and the inevitable response of “that must be so hard.” “There’s never been a job where I’ve had so much laughter,” says Murray, a hospice nurse and palliative care educator based…