Rishi Sunak is poised to pull the trigger on a summer election in a Downing Street statement at 5pm tonight. Snap election rumours swept Westminster with speculation Rishi Sunak could pull the trigger as early as today Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt were among the ministers at Cabinet tonight Health Secretary Victoria Atkins smiled for the cameras as she walked …
High-level interactions between the United States and China seem to have resumed of late, promising signs of a thaw between the two sides. In just a month’s time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry visited China in succession, restoring high-level contacts between the two countries in the fields of …
WASHINGTON — Congressional security officials have approved the reinstallation of a temporary fence around the Capitol as they prepare for a Saturday rally in defense of the rioters who stormed the building on Jan. 6. The Capitol Police said in a statement that officials are “aware of concerning online chatter” about the demonstration. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said in …
WASHINGTON — The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday. Those events could bring armed individuals near government buildings and elected officials, Wray warned, while also noting, “One of the real challenges in this space is trying to distinguish what’s …
The appearance of a mysterious white object in the sky over northern Japan on Wednesday set social media ablaze, with speculation ranging from UFOs to coronavirus and North Korean propaganda. Officials in the Sendai Weather Bureau said it had appeared near dawn and hung in the sky for hours, largely unmoving, until obscured by clouds. By afternoon it was the …