UK Gov’t Hit by Higher Borrowing Ahead of Fiscal Update
Britain’s Labour government borrowed more than expected in February, official data showed Friday ahead of next week’s fiscal update, when it is expected to announce more spending cuts.
Category: International
Armenia Urges Azerbaijan to Sign Peace Deal After Talks Conclude
Baku and Yerevan fought two wars for control of Azerbaijan’s Armenian-populated region of Karabakh, at the end of the Soviet Union and again in 2020, before Azerbaijan seized the entire area in a 24-hour offensive in September 2023.
Wife Watching Porn Not Grounds for Divorce, Indian Court Rules
Conversations around female sexuality are considered taboo in India, especially with married women who are expected to prioritise their husbands and children over themselves.
Trump Floats US Takeover of Ukraine Nuclear Plants
The offer comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine prepared for talks in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.
China Says Ex-Engineer To Be Executed for Spying
The man, surnamed Liu, “secretly copied, duplicated, and sold a large volume of state secrets to a foreign espionage and intelligence agency”, China’s Ministry of State Security said in a post to its official WeChat account.
13 Reportedly Killed in Israeli Strikes Overnight in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned late Tuesday that the strikes were “only the beginning” and that future negotiations with Hamas “will take place only under fire”.
Texas Arrests Assistant of Midwife Accused of Illegal Abortions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that a 48-year-old midwife, Maria Margarita Rojas, was arrested for providing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics in the Houston area.
Israeli air strikes killed over 413 people in Gaza
Israel vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting in Gaza until all hostages are returned as it unleashed its most intense…
Georgia’s Ex-Leader Saakashvili to Spend 12.5 Years in Prison
Saakashvili, 57, was sentenced in absentia in 2018 to six years in prison for abuse of office and, last week, he received a nine-year sentence for misspending public funds from the Caucasus country.
Iran Says Official to Meet UN Nuclear Chief on Monday
Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency was “part of our ongoing engagement with the agency”.
