Elon Musk’s attack on the government’s handling of grooming gangs is “misjudged and certainly misinformed”, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. Tech multi-billionaire Musk has posted a series of messages…
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USA: Biden blocks Nippon Steel from buying US Steel
US President Joe Biden says he has blocked the proposed $14.9bn (£12bn) purchase of US Steel by Japanese rival Nippon Steel. A White House announcement of his executive order cited…
South Korea: How one man threw a country into a political crisis
South Korea’s month-long political crisis saw another day of high drama with police failing to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour standoff. Authorities had sought to arrest…
S Korea: Army defies police in standoff leading to a failed arrest
The standoff started long before dawn where an army of police had pushed back suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s angry supporters, who’d camped out overnight hoping to stop his arrest.…
Slovakia: PM Robert Fico threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January,…
S Korea: Attempt to arrest president suspended after dramatic standoff
After a dramatic six-hour long standoff with security, South Korea police have called off an attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol. The military and Yoon’s security service officers…
Montenegro: Twelve people killed in shooting spree
A gunman has killed 12 people, including two children, in a series of shootings in southern Montenegro.Authorities said the man – later identified as Aco Martinovic, 45 – had been…
USA: Security barriers removed for repairs before New Orleans attack
Security posts known as bollards were not in place before a suspect drove a truck into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans early on New Year’s Day,…
Syria: New government’s school curriculum changes spark concern
There is concern growing in Syria that the new Islamist-led authorities have already decided on changes to the school curriculum, without the input of the rest of society. The Facebook…
USA: Duchess of Sussex Meghan announces new Netflix lifestyle show
The Duchess of Sussex has announced a new show on Netflix – which the streaming service describes as a lifestyle show that blends “practical how-to’s and candid conversation”. With Love,…