Rishi Sunak has vowed to stay on as an MP even if his ruling Conservative Party loses the next British general election. The UK prime minister said his North Yorkshire constituency is “wonderful” and “of course” he will remain in Parliament whatever the outcome when he goes to the country. There has been speculation that […]
May 15—CHEYENNE — Thomas Lear is a community college lecturer, former baseball player and comes from a long line of military servicemen who served in the United States Air Force. His next stop? The Wyoming Legislature, he hopes. Lear announced his candidacy for House District 12 on May 6 — a seat currently held by […]
Singapore’s new prime minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took his oath of office on Wednesday in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure stability in the Asian financial hub. A US-trained economist, Mr Wong, 51, succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who stepped down after two decades. He […]
By Pete Schroeder and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg vowed to skeptical lawmakers Wednesday he would fix deep-seated cultural issues at his agency, as well as his own conduct. But lawmakers expressed doubt that the bank regulator — who spent nearly two decades in leadership roles at the […]
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order targeting offshore wind development if he wins a second term as president, making his most explicit threat yet toward the growing industry. Most Read from Bloomberg The presumptive Republican nominee derided offshore wind projects as lethal for birds and whales during his oceanfront rally Saturday […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday traveled to the the country’s border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s external border with the autocratic state, and pledged to do more to strengthen security along its entire eastern frontier. Tusk accused Belarus, Russia’s ally, of intensifying what he called a […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to reverse dozens of the Biden administration’s environmental rules and policies at a meeting with top U.S. oil executives, where he also asked them to raise $1 billion for his presidential campaign, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post, citing unidentified sources familiar with the […]
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s president-elect, Jose Raul Mulino, said on Wednesday he will urge lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama Canal to build large water reservoirs in the face of an unprecedented drought that has hit the capacity of the vital waterway. In an interview at […]
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota doubled its net profit in the fiscal year that ended in March, as strong vehicles sales and a favorable exchange rate lifted results for Japan’s top automaker. Toyota Motor Corp.’s annual profit totaled 4.9 trillion yen ($31.9 billion), up from 2.45 trillion yen the year before, while its sales jumped 21% […]
Erik ten Hag acknowledged Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace was the lowest point of their season so far but insisted he remained the right man to turn around the fortunes of the club. Injury-hit United suffered their heaviest loss of the campaign as Michael Olise, who has been linked with a move to […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a defiant statement Sunday, vowing that the demands made by student protesters at the University of Texas at Austin for the school divest itself from companies manufacturing weapons for Israel, and calling for the resignation of UT president Jay Hartzell, will “NEVER happen.” “This will NEVER happen,” Abbott wrote on […]
The latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said on Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim. Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it. The […]