Labour’s first 100 days running UK panned as ‘worst start in living memory’ | Politics News

Labour’s first 100 days running UK panned as ‘worst start in living memory’ | Politics News

London, United Kingdom – Keir Starmer, who will on Saturday mark his first 100 days in office as the British prime minister (PM), is unpopular. According to an October 8 YouGov poll, the 62-year-old former lawyer’s favourability ratings have plummeted to the lowest level since he took over as Labour…

With Israel’s undeclared invasion of Lebanon, has Netanyahu already won? | Israel attacks Lebanon News

With Israel’s undeclared invasion of Lebanon, has Netanyahu already won? | Israel attacks Lebanon News

After nearly a year of political division, popular protest and international isolation, Israel’s attacks on Lebanon appear to have given a second wind of sorts to the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced an estimated million, coming after…

Blinken condemns China’s ‘dangerous and unlawful’ moves in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Blinken condemns China’s ‘dangerous and unlawful’ moves in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Top US diplomat says Beijing has ‘injured people’ and ‘harmed vessels’ of rival nations in the disputed waters. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Southeast Asian leaders that Washington is “concerned” about Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea, pledging to uphold freedom of navigation in the…

Taiwan says four employees of Apple supplier Foxconn arrested in China | Business and Economy

Taiwan says four employees of Apple supplier Foxconn arrested in China | Business and Economy

Workers reportedly arrested in Zhengzhou for equivalent of breach of trust. Taipei, Taiwan – Four Taiwanese employees of Apple supplier Foxconn have been detained in China since January, Taiwan’s national news agency has reported. The workers were detained in Zhengzhou, the home of Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory, by the local…

Armed attackers kill 20 coal miners in southwest Pakistan | News

Armed attackers kill 20 coal miners in southwest Pakistan | News

The attack is the latest in Balochistan province and security concerns are growing in advance of a key international summit in Islamabad. Armed assailants have killed 20 miners and injured another seven at a small private coal mine in southwest Pakistan, police said, raising security concerns just days before a…

Kyiv says Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian detention | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv says Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian detention | Russia-Ukraine war News

The award-winning freelance journalist was known for her reporting on life in Russian-occupied Ukraine. An award-winning Ukrainian journalist who wrote firsthand accounts of life in Russian-occupied Ukraine has died in detention in Russia. Victoria Roshchyna, who was 27, worked freelance for Ukrainian media outlets Ukrainska Pravda and Hromadske Radio, as…

New Zealand defence chief slams ‘misogynistic’ trolling over ship sinking | Gender Equity News

New Zealand defence chief slams ‘misogynistic’ trolling over ship sinking | Gender Equity News

New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins says sinking of HMNZS Manawanui has nothing to do with captain’s gender. New Zealand’s defence chief has hit out at “misogynistic” criticism directed at the female captain of a navy ship that ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa. New Zealand Defence…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 959 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 959 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 959th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, October 11, 2024. Fighting The death toll from a Russian ballistic missile attack on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region rose to eight with nine people injured, Regional Governor Oleh Kiper…

Obama hits campaign trail for Harris in key swing state of Pennsylvania | US Election 2024 News

Obama hits campaign trail for Harris in key swing state of Pennsylvania | US Election 2024 News

Former president slams Donald Trump as Democrats push to shore up support for Kamala Harris ahead of November vote. Former United States President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as a divisive figure who does not care about Americans during a campaign rally for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the battleground…

What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News

What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has called for more urgency in negotiations on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, as he accused China of “harassment and intimidation” in the waterway. Marcos Jr told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Chinese Premier Li…