UK PM Sunak asks ethics adviser to investigate tax case involving Conservative chair
Jan 25, 2023 07:26 am UTC| Politics
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has requested his ethics adviser to launch an investigation on a tax case involving a chairman of the governing Conservative Party. The probe was due to questions that need answering...
Iran: EU imposes new sanctions on Iranian officials, Revolutionary Guards
Jan 25, 2023 05:37 am UTC| Politics
The European Union has imposed sanctions on an additional 30 individuals and entities in Iran. The new sanctions were in response to Tehrans crackdown on the ongoing protests along with other human rights abuses. On...
Scottish elections: young people more likely to vote if they started at 16 – new study
Jan 25, 2023 04:45 am UTC| Politics
Around the world, interest in lowering the voting age is growing. Major efforts to change the laws are underway in Canada and New Zealand, while Germany recently lowered the voting age for European parliament...
Russia rekindles old friendship with South Africa, its ally against apartheid
Jan 25, 2023 04:42 am UTC| Politics
The recent announcement that the South African, Russian and Chinese navies will conduct joint exercises off the east coast of South Africa between February 17 and 27, has alarmed the United States. Washington has condemned...
Taiwan President Tsai says war with China not an option in letter to Pope Francis
Jan 24, 2023 10:44 am UTC| Politics
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen assured Pope Francis that military conflict with China is not an option in a letter the leader sent to the pontiff. Tsai also said that the only way to have good relations with China is for...
Jan 24, 2023 10:23 am UTC| Politics
For the first time in a long time, a year can begin with a realistic assessment that Australia-China relations are on an upward trajectory again. After winning last Mays federal election, the new Albanese government set...
Ardern's resignation as New Zealand prime minister is a game changer for the 2023 election
Jan 24, 2023 10:21 am UTC| Politics
New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October 14, after two-term Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation to spend more time with her family. For...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight