THETFORD, England — With its historic, flint-clad houses and pleasant fields, Thetford is an unlikely scene for an electoral bloodbath. But early Friday voters here unexpectedly toppled former Prime Minister Liz Truss, felling the biggest beast of the most disastrous election in the Conservative Party’s 190-year history. This quaint market town in the sprawling lowlands […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will try again Friday to advance a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor. Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend a […]
Stormont’s leaders have stressed a desire to maintain stability in the fledgling powersharing executive, amid the upheaval in the DUP following the shock resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Mr Donaldson quit on Friday after being charged with several historical sexual offences. East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson, who was deputy leader, has been appointed interim DUP […]
By Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -An Iranian missile strike on targets in northern Iraq set off an unusual dispute between the neighbouring allies on Tuesday, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador in protest and Tehran insisting the attack was intended to deter threats from Israeli spies. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hit what they called […]