Nigel Farage has “absolutely no interest” in striking an election deal with the Tories, as Reform UK proposed a multi-billion pound tax on businesses for employing overseas workers. Mr Farage had suggested “we might have a conversation” about what the Conservatives could offer Reform, remarks later dismissed as “banter” by party leader Richard Tice. Challenged […]
As thousands of veterans receive PACT Act benefits, VA working to ensure equitable rollout Many veterans who served our country were exposed to toxic burn pits and other harmful substances while overseas. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Now the Biden Administration says nearly one million of them are receiving expanded healthcare through the PACT […]
Rishi Sunak has ruled out an electoral pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ahead of the General Election. It came after Mr Farage revealed he would be open to having a conversation with the Conservative Party, as he hinted at a possible deal. But the British Prime Minister warned voters that backing Reform UK would […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bilateral long-term security pact with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Tuesday in Brussels. Zelensky announced the pact worth €977 million ($1.06 billion) on the social media platform X. The accord also contains “Belgium’s commitment to providing [Ukraine] with support over the course of the agreement’s 10-year term,” […]
NASHUA, N.H. — President Joe Biden kicked off a series of events Tuesday that will focus on members of the military by highlighting a bipartisan law he signed two years ago to help veterans who’ve been exposed to burn pits or other poisons more easily receive care. Biden, in his second trip to New Hampshire […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs paid $43.5 million in bonuses to more than 6,500 human resources specialists last year under allowances stipulated in the PACT Act, an amount the department’s chief human capital officer described as “significant.” Documents obtained by Military.com through a Freedom of Information Act request show the department paid an average of […]
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Donald Trump gave the AUKUS defence pact a “warm reception”, during a meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the latter said, one of the few public signs about Trump’s view of the deal. Morrison, who left office in 2022, met Trump on Tuesday at the former president’s […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue. EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It lays out rules for the […]
By Humeyra Pamuk, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalizing an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normalization deal envisioned as part of a Middle East “grand bargain” remains elusive, according to seven people familiar with the matter. A […]
The US will withdraw more than 1,000 military personnel from Niger in a move that will force the Biden administration to rethink its counter-terrorism strategy and amounts to a strategic victory for Russia. The decision comes a month after the west African country’s ruling military junta revoked a security pact with Washington that had allowed […]
(Bloomberg) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is embarking on a charm offensive with Beijing as she looks to shield trade and economic ties after pulling Italy out of China’s controversial global investment initiative last year. Most Read from Bloomberg Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will meet Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Verona, Italy, […]
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s opposition Inkatha Freedom Party said it would consider forming a government with the African National Congress should the ruling party fail to win an outright majority in elections next month. Most Read from Bloomberg The IFP won’t undermine voters if they “compel” it to work with the ANC, party leader Velenkosini […]