Islamabad – Australia’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Neil Hawkins, has congratulated the people of Pakistan on the country’s 78th Independence Day, calling Australia a “longstanding friend” of the South Asian nation. In his message, Hawkins highlighted the breadth of bilateral relations, saying that from cricket to classrooms, and from agriculture to trade, the two countries…
Jeremy Bowen International editor BBC One of the major reasons why Britain’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer – following France and then in turn followed by Canada – has a plan to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September is to turn the two-state solution into a real diplomatic plan again, instead…
Sam Francis Political reporter Watch: Jeremy Corbyn asks for naming ideas for new party The first thing anybody wants to know when a new political party is launched is what it’s going to be called. But Jeremy Corbyn has decided to do things differently. The former Labour leader claims more than 600,000 people have registered…
WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE — U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for high-stakes talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, with reports suggesting that Washington is preparing significant economic incentives for Moscow. According to the UK’s The Telegraph, Trump’s proposal could grant Russia access to Alaska’s natural…
Damian Grammaticas Political Correspondent BBC Listen to Damian read this article. The sheet of paper says “Wanted Person” at the top. Below is a photo of a young woman, a headshot that might have been taken in a studio. She looks directly at the camera, smiling with her teeth showing, and her dark, shoulder-length hair…
James Williams Presenter, BBC Radio Wales PA Media Rhun ap Iorwerth, left, and other senior figures like Liz Saville Roberts, right, are hoping to win next year’s Senedd elections On the Maes in Pwllheli, a mobile sign on the pavement advertises a shop’s wares: “Tarot, Crystals, Wicca, Reiki.” Take a look above the shop window…
Ministers have said police should be more transparent about the nationalities of people who are charged. It comes after two men charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire were reported to be Afghan asylum seekers. Police have not confirmed this, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called their decision not…
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Watch: Kemi Badenoch says she “didn’t get praised” for accusing fellow pupil of cheating Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told the BBC how she stood up in an exam and accused a fellow pupil of cheating, leading to him being expelled from school. In a wide-ranging interview with Amol Rajan, the…
Councils in inner London are set to become the biggest losers under a government plan to update council funding rules, a think tank says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found some London boroughs could see their funding levels drop up to 12% once inflation is taken into account. But areas in outer London are…
