Category: Politics

Move comes after new drone sightings near major military installations in Denmark and Norway Nato has vowed to upgrade its mission in the Baltic Sea after Denmark’s armed forces said unidentified drones were seen near the country’s military installations overnight. There have also been several drone incursions near airports and other critical infrastructure this week,…

Foysol Choudhury, who represents Lothian, will sit as an independent while an investigation takes place A Scottish Labour MSP has been suspended from the party over an allegation of inappropriate conduct. Foysol Choudhury, who has served as an MSP for Lothian since 2021, will sit as an independent while the party carries out an investigation.…

Exclusive: PM says history will not forgive his government if it fails to confront and defeat the populist right Keir Starmer will warn the Labour party that it is in a “fight for the soul of the nation” and that history will not forgive his government if it fails to confront and defeat Reform UK…

This blog is closed. Read more here Well, the president is awake. Donald Trump has posted the following on his Truth Social social media network: JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It…

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier. The US…

The broadcaster said the decision to stream the punk duo broke guidelines in relation to harm and offence but the set was cleared of being likely to encourage or incite crime The BBC has partly upheld complaints over its decision to stream the punk duo Bob Vylan’s performance at this year’s Glastonbury festival. The broadcaster’s…

Unconfirmed sightings led to officials in Denmark to briefly close airspace again as PM warns ‘more to come’ Airspace over the Danish city of Aalborg was briefly closed again last night after unconfirmed reports of drone sightings. While no drones were eventually found, it shows how Denmark is on the edge after repeated incidents this…

Comey, one of Trump’s frequent targets, indicted on counts of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding US politics – latest updates James Comey, the former FBI director and one of Donald Trump’s most frequent targets, was indicted on Thursday on one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count…

Officials said shooter used Ice tracking apps to monitor agents’ movements; Trump blames rise in political violence on ‘radical left … not the right’ Dozens of House Democrats have signed a letter to Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio, urging the administration to recognize Palestinian statehood. The letter, led by California Democrat Ro…

Speech by Palestinian Authority president comes as growing number of countries recognise a Palestinian state Abbas is now talking about how Palestine signed the Oslo Accords in 1993 and recognised the state of Israel. “We made all our efforts to build the institutions of a modern Palestinian state that lives side-by-side in peace and security…