In a speech Thursday, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski said Russian President Vladimir Putin should fear a war with NATO as it would inevitably end in Russia’s defeat. “It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Sikorski said in a translated speech to the Sejm,
A cabinet minister was unable to say whether an airline has been found to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - despite suggesting the scheme will be running "within weeks". Health Secretary Victoria Atkins told Sky News's Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: "We want them (flights) to take off as quickly as possible We very much plan to have it within weeks." Asked whether the government has a carrier yet, Ms Atkins said: "The Home Office is working on this, and so believe you me, the Home Office is...
The transport secretary says there is “nothing” in Labour’s plan that will make rail services better for passengers.
Jean-Noël Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election resultsFrance is being “pounded” by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, France’s minister for Europe has said.Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview with Ouest-France that Russian propaganda was being disseminated across social media platforms on a weekly basis. Continue reading
The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.
Labour's Angela Rayner attacks the government's housing record but faces jibes over her own living arrangements.
Poland is open to hosting nuclear weapons from NATO allies, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday. Duda made the comments in an interview published Monday in the Polish tabloid Fakt. "If there were a decision by our allies to deploy nuclear weapons within the nuclear sharing also on our territory in order to strengthen the security of NATO's eastern flank, we are ready," Duda said. However, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for further details from Duda. "This idea is absolutely...
A former SNP health minister has said the party needs to ditch its
VIENNA (Reuters) -Layoffs under Swiss banking giant UBS's cost-cutting programme announced after its takeover of Credit Suisse will take place in five waves this year starting in June, newspaper SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday. "In total, 50-to-60% of ex-CS (Credit Suisse staff) will probably be laid off over the five rounds," SonntagsZeitung quoted a source it described as an insider as saying. After the first round in June, in which 25-30% of former Credit Suisse staff are expected to be...
A minister has insisted it is for parents to discipline their children after paediatricians called for a UK-wide ban on smacking.
Cyber attackers battered Poland after the country's change of government late last year. DDoS attacks at the end of 2023 were nearly quadruple the country’s average, according to cybersecurity firm NetScout's observations. The surge began when the Law and Justice party (PiS) lost its majority in last year's Polish general election. PiS had ruled the country since 2015. It was replaced by a coalition government, which reaffirmed support for Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion. ...
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...