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Trump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama Canal – here are the facts
Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about the Panama Canal and the fees being charged, calling the vital transport corridor a “foolish gift [to Panama] that should never have been made” and threatening to take it back.
Rachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow could add £40 to airline ticket
Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry?
If the Chinese-owned TikTok is deemed definitively by the US to be a national security threat, it is hard to see how the UK or other western countries could conclude differently.
But the fact that Donald Trump has walked into the White House talking of a reprieve for the video-sharing …
UK minister calls TikTok desirable product but admits ‘genuine concerns’
TikTok’s power to deliver “exhilaration” and the UK’s relationship with China are shaping the UK government’s acceptance of the short video app despite “genuine concerns” about how the data of millions of Britons may be used, the technology secretary has said.
After the US courts upheld a law that could …
‘It’s not the damage, it’s the terror’: Israeli settlers run riot after ceasefire deal
Sundus al-Fukaha was watching the news at home in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil on Saturday evening when she heard the sound of running and muffled voices outside. The next thing she knew, a molotov cocktail thrown by an Israeli settler crashed through the window, setting the sofa …
Cargo ship crew held by Houthi rebels released after more than a year in captivity
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they
seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel
off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV has reported.It said on Wednesday the crew were handed to Oman “in coordination” with the …
Ukraine war briefing: Depends what Trump means by a ‘deal’, says Russia
A Russian UN envoy on Wednesday gave a guarded response to Donald Trump’s demand for Vladimir Putin to make a deal and end the war in Ukraine.
“It’s not merely the question of ending the war. It’s first and foremost the question of addressing the root causes of …
Legal challenges to infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth
Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of the government’s drive for economic growth.
High court judges will be given the power to rule that judicial reviews on nationally significant projects that they …
‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can at last get married
Tawach Chaweewong gets goosebumps just thinking about his upcoming wedding to his partner of almost eight years, Thanakorn Srikornthai. It will not only be a joyful celebration on a personal level, but also a historic occasion.
Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community has fought for decades for the right to equal marriage and, …