• Counter-terror police find radioactive material needed to make a dirty bomb in garden shed: 'Far-right extremist', 31, arrested with explosives also seized

    The unnamed man was cuffed by Bedfordshire Police cops on suspicion of causing explosions and possessing Class A drugs following searches at a property on Hyde Road, Caddington.

  • US condoles with terror victims

    WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Wednesday offered “heartfelt condolences” to those affected by terrorist attacks in Pakistan and vowed to address such shared threats

  • Finance Extra for the UK and Spain

    Stamped out ROYAL MAIL’S parent company International Distributions Services (IDS) wants regulator Ofcom to accelerate a review enabling it to cut services and save cash. At the same time, IDS has rejected Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.2 billion (€3.7 billion) takeover bid, saying it was “opportunistic” and undervalued the postal service. Bad idea THE Bank of Spain warned […]

  • How the West lost the global war on terror

    Clearly the West did not win the global war on terror because even in his wildest jihadi dreams al-Qaeda’s founder,…What to read next: The West is already at war | Biden & the weakness of the West | A fight for the soul of the West | Global boiling emperor has no clothes

  • Still no Cabinet; Finances the sticking point

    PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB have still not reached an agreement on the formation of a new Cabinet. After another long day of negotiations between the four party leaders, Geert Wilders (PVV) left at around 10:30 p.m. According to formation leaders Richard van Zwol and Elbert Dijkgraaf, finances remain the biggest stumbling block in the negotiations.“From the beginning, we have said that the financial puzzle is one of the most difficult things. Also, there is little money. That is a big difference with...

  • How To Talk to Your Kids About Finances Without Scaring Them

    Financial discussions with kids can be intimidating for parents, but these tips can help parents talk to their children about money without scaring them.

  • HEI finances stable as litigation swells

    Relatively small Maui wildfire expenses ate into earnings of Hawaiian Electric and its parent company in the first three months of this year.

  • Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance

    Fossil-fuel dependent country hopes to provide bridge between wealthy global north and poor south at November gatheringOil is inescapable in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The smell of it greets the visitor on arrival and from the shores of the Caspian Sea on which the city is built the tankers are eternally visible. Flares from refineries near the centre light up the night sky, and you do not have to travel far to see fields of “nodding donkeys”, small piston pump oil wells about 6 metres...

  • RFK Jr. won't reveal his personal finances — yet

    Federal regulators granted independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. more time to file his required public financial disclosure, according to Federal Election Commission documents obtained by Raw Story. Kennedy received a 45-day extension on Tuesday to file his public financial disclosure, which requires presidential candidates to reveal information about their personal finances, such as income, debts, royalties and stock assets in order to provide the public with transparency...

  • University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned

    Largely white, male group taunts pro-Palestinian protesters on campus and one man makes racist gesture towards Black womanDozens of students at the University of Mississippi gathered this week to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza and to call for the state’s flagship university to be transparent in its potential dealings with Israel.There were hundreds of counter-protesters, in contrast to the few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters. The scene evoked memories of the resistance to the civil rights...

  • To counter China, the US must strengthen ammunition production

    In this op-ed, retired Maj. Gen. James Marks discusses the importance of domestic nitrocellulose production to keep up with America’s needs.

  • Yes to terrorism cover, no to fracking. What's the farmer (insurance) scam?

    Insurance companies refuse to cover damage from coal seam gas fracking infrastructure, yet are happy to charge farmers on the Liverpool Plains the 'Terrorism Levy'. What's the scam?