UK: Liz Truss pledges immediate action on rising energy bills
Sep 05, 2022 09:32 am UTC| Politics
British foreign secretary Liz Truss has pledged to take immediate action on the rising energy bills in the country if elected. Trusss pledge comes as she is widely expected to be elected to succeed Boris Johnson. In a...
Sep 05, 2022 08:41 am UTC| Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a difficult winter season as the war is in its seventh month. Despite a hard winter season ahead, Zelenskyy also reported that Ukrainian forces made progress in their...
Sep 05, 2022 08:34 am UTC| Politics
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs announced for the first time Friday last week that it would be providing abortion services to veterans. The procedure will be provided for pregnancies due to rape, incest,...
Iran equips 51 cities with civil defense systems, ramps up readiness of air defenses
Sep 05, 2022 08:16 am UTC| Politics
In the latest flare-up of tensions, Iran has installed civil defense systems in its 51 cities. Along with civil defenses, Tehran has also ramped up its air defense readiness. Iranian military officials said Saturday...
Afghanistan: UN chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as new special envoy
Sep 05, 2022 07:39 am UTC| Politics
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed the former president of Kyrgyzstan to become the new UN special envoy to Afghanistan. The new special envoy will replace Deborah Lyons, who already stepped down...
South Korea: National security adviser says no soft response if North Korea conducts nuclear test
Sep 05, 2022 07:38 am UTC| Politics
Tensions in the Korean peninsula remain high as North Korea is feared to be gearing up for its first nuclear test in years. South Koreas national security adviser said last week that no soft response would be issued to...
Why Gorbachev’s legacy still threatens Putin
Sep 05, 2022 04:32 am UTC| Politics
Little remains of the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and one of the greatest reformers in Russian history. In the name of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), Gorbachev dismantled...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects