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SEOUL — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday, a day after the United States, Japan and South Korea conducted a rare joint anti-submarine naval exercise.The missiles were launched from the Sunan District of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and fell into waters off the east coast, the South Korean military said. North Korea has often conducted missile tests from Sunan, the district […]

WASHINGTON — President Biden condemned Russia’s claimed annexation of captured Ukrainian territory on Friday, responding to Moscow’s latest escalation with a range of sanctions and a warning to President Vladimir V. Putin that the United States would defend “every single inch” of NATO territory from a potential attack.Hours after Mr. Putin gave a speech asserting Russian control over four eastern Ukrainian regions, Mr. Biden called the action a “fraudulent” violation […]

President Vladimir V. Putin asserted on Friday that Russia would annex four Ukrainian regions and decried the United States for “Satanism,” in a speech that marked an escalation in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In starkly confrontational terms, he positioned Russia as fighting an existential battle with Western elites he deemed “the enemy.”Speaking to hundreds of Russian lawmakers and governors in a grand Kremlin hall, Mr. Putin said that the residents […]

Ashley Dale was found with gunshot wounds in the back garden of her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, in the early hours of Sunday August 21 Detectives investigating the murder of a council worker have released footage of a vehicle travelling in the area shortly before. Ashley Dale, 28, was found with gunshot wounds in the back garden of her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, in the early hours of […]

The day after the Queen's funeral, the daily amount of correspondence peaked at 6,500 More than 50,000 letters and messages expressing the public’s condolences following the Queen’s death and funeral have flooded into Buckingham Palace. The royal family have received sack loads of mail from well-wishers who felt moved to write and convey their sympathy for the monarchy. On September 19 – the day of the Queen’s funeral – the […]

The TUC has commissioned legal advice from employment lawyer Michael Ford which examines Government proposals on industrial action Union leaders are warning that any moves by the Government affecting industrial action are “very likely” to be illegal. The TUC warned Prime Minister Liz Truss she could face a “tsunami” of court cases, as well as public and parliamentary opposition if she introduces fresh legislation on strikes. The TUC has commissioned […]

Households will also see the first instalment of the £400 energy bill support scheme in their October electricity bill The Government’s energy price cap to shield households and businesses from the worst of the impact of soaring oil and gas prices comes into effect on Saturday. Under the energy price guarantee – which limits the unit price paid for electricity and gas – means the annual bill for a typical […]

Mr. al-Qaradawi became known as a leading voice of a moderate school of Islamism, and was one of the first prominent Muslim scholars to condemn the 9/11 attacks on the United States, as well as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.But the development that launched him on the path to international celebrity was the founding of the Qatari satellite news channel Al Jazeera in 1996. Mr. al-Qaradawi hosted a call-in […]

The comments from Prime Minster follow a meeting with The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng and the Office for Budget Responsibility Liz Truss has admitted Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget caused “disruption” but insisted they were right to act to get the economy moving and to protect families from soaring energy bills. As Tories prepared to head to Birmingham for their annual conference, the Prime Minister warned the country faced a “difficult winter” […]