DUBAI (Reuters) – Conflict mediator Qatar on Monday criticised comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which it said he asked the Gulf state to pressure Hamas into freeing Israeli hostages, describing them as a new attempt to prolong the Gaza war. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said at the […]
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, has drawn attention to the fact that monopolisation of the defence industry and imperfect legislation leads to problems with weapons production in Ukraine. Source: Zaluzhnyi in a column for CNN Quote: “Our partners’ stocks of anti-air and other missiles and artillery shells is becoming depleted due to the […]
The Irish Labour Party has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for his “disappointing” stance in relation to Gaza and asked him “to turn the course on it”. Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said Sir Keir Starmer was effectively “cheerleading” the military offensive in the enclave, as the death toll climbs above 25,000. Both the UK Conservative […]
UK business secretary Kemi Badenoch has hit out at Conservative plotters for “stirring” by suggesting she could replace UK prime minister Rishi Sunak – but did not rule out a future leadership bid. Mr Badenoch who has emerged as the favourite potential candidate in polling of Tory members, said speculation about her ambitions was “all […]
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting a case at the UN’s top court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Germany has offered to intervene on Israel’s behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. President Hage Geingob urged Germany to “reconsider […]
Gary Neville has described Manchester United’s year a “disgrace to the end” after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in the club was announced on Christmas Eve. Neville wished INEOS Group chairman Ratcliffe, 71, a childhood United fan who was born in nearby Failsworth, “all the very best” in attempting to […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticised Ukraine’s decision to ban former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country in order to meet Orbán, saying that the decision raises questions over Kyiv’s European Union ambition. Source: Reuters Details: On Thursday, when asked about the Ukrainian decision to prevent Poroshenko from leaving the country for […]
Pandemic-era UK education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has criticised Boris Johnson’s “panic” decision to close schools in January 2021. In a witness statement to the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry, the Tory ex-Cabinet minister said he considered resigning over the matter. Mr Williamson, who has not given evidence in person but provided a statement for Module […]