Pedro Sánchez accuses opponents of ‘bullying operation’ conducted against him and his wife, Begoña GómezOn Wednesday night, Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, abruptly announced he was cancelling his public duties for the rest of the week and considering resigning from office. He said he would announce his decision on Monday. Continue reading
PM denies allegations against his wife but says they will cooperate with investigation and defend her innocence
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, adding another influential voice to Democratic criticism of the Israeli leader. In an interview published Monday, Rep. Pelosi cited the recent resignation of the intelligence chief of the Israel Defense Forces over failures surrounding the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack, before pointing the finger back at Netanyahu. "We recognize Israel's right to protect itself. We reject the policy and the practice of...
MPs have voted in favour of a motion that could lead to an end to foreign adoptions by Dutch families. A majority of MPs voted in favour of a Socialist party motion calling on the cabinet to come up with a plan to “carefully wind down” foreign adoptions, ignoring calls by legal protection minister Franc Weerwind to vote against it. The motion was backed by the far-right PVV and other right-wing parties as well as ChristenUnie and the pro-animal PvdD.
Wang Yi says recent improvements in ties face ‘disruptions’ amid threats of sanctions over support for Russia’s defence industryChina’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has warned the US that the recent improvements in the two countries’ relations were being jeopardised by “disruptions” which could take them back to a “downward spiral” leading to rivalry, confrontation and even conflict.Wang was speaking at the start of a meeting in Beijing with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, at a time of...
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned on Thursday, the same day as the long-awaited Transitional Presidential Council started the process of selecting new leadership for the distressed nation. Henry, who has been exiled in Puerto Rico for several months, was replaced by Finance Minister Michel Boisvert. The now-interim prime minister has overseen the country during
The new nine-member governing body is set to remain in place until elections are held in the Caribbean country.
Brad Johns says he resigned as Nova Scotia's justice minister because he lost the public's confidence when he made comments downplaying domestic violence.
A shadow minister has dismissed allegations about Angela Rayner’s previous living arrangements as a “storm in a teacup” and rejected suggestions of “double standards” over her tax affairs amid a police investigation.
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the 'giant ship' of the China-US relationship has stabilized, 'but negative factors in the relationship are still increasing and building'
Pedro Sanchez said he would step back from public duties "for a few days" to decide if he wants to continue leading the government amid a business corruption probe into his wife.
PETER HITCHENS: Lord Slippery of Tripoli proves almost daily that he is the man in this country who is most strongly unqualified to be Foreign Secretary .