Armenia’s liberal government has never been an ally of the deeply conservative Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), but when Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made extraordinary allegations against an unnamed senior clergyman, it blew open a deep divide. “Your Grace, go fool around with your uncle’s wife. What do you want from me?” said Pashinyan. He also...
Getty Images Anas Sarwar said the SNP campaign was an attempt to push voters to Reform UK Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accused John Swinney of running a “dishonest and disgraceful” campaign” ahead of last week’s Holyrood by-election. Sarwar claimed the SNP were pushing voters to Reform UK through their tactics, which he described...
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of indulging in “fantasy economics” over their approaches to welfare policies. Writing in the Daily Mail, Badenoch says both leaders believe in getting struggling taxpayers to “fund unlimited child support for others”. Her commentary comes after the...
PA Media John Swinney says the “unacceptable” video should be removed from social media First Minister John Swinney has accused Reform UK of a “racist attack” on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Both the SNP and Labour have complained to Facebook’s parent company Meta about a Reform advert running on the site ahead of a...
Jamie McConkey & Yang Tian BBC News Getty Images Israel’s PM has accused the leaders of the UK, France and Canada of being on “the wrong side of history” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders have “effectively said they want Hamas to remain in power”. He also accused...
Reuters Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “trying to buy time” to continue its war in Ukraine, a day after Donald Trump said progress towards a ceasefire had been made in a call with Vladimir Putin. “If Russia continues to put forward unrealistic conditions and undermine progress, there must be tough consequences,” Ukraine’s president wrote...
Mexico is seeking compensation from US YouTuber MrBeast and a production company, accusing them of exploiting the nation’s ancient pyramids for commercial gain. The video “I Explored 2000 Year Old Ancient Temples” shows the influencer and his team exploring ancient Mayan cities, with a permit from local authorities. But in one part of the video,...
Uefa accused Gianni Infantino of prioritising “private political interests” after Fifa’s president turned up late for the world governing body’s own congress in Paraguay. Infantino has been on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East alongside United States President Donald Trump and arrived two hours and 17 minutes past the scheduled 10:30 start time (14:30...
Poland has accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a shopping centre in the capital Warsaw last year. In a post on X, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland knows “for sure” that the blaze at the Marywilska shopping centre was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special...
Sam Francis Political reporter Watch: Leaders clash over grooming scandal Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of breaking its promise to set up five local inquiries into grooming gangs despite pledging to do so. The Conservative leader said Sir Keir Starmer had promised £5m to fund five locally-led investigations into grooming gangs but delivered just...
Eubank will have to weigh in one final time at about 08:00 BST on Saturday in line with the rehydration clause. Neither Benn nor Eubank are allowed to put on more then 10lbs from the 11st 6lb limit. Benn, 28, weighed 11st 2lb and is not expected to have any issues with the rehydration limit....
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the government will “double down” on its environmental agenda and accused opponents of the move to net zero of “making up nonsense and lies”. Political opponents in the Conservatives and Reform UK – and some trade unions – have argued that his agenda is putting jobs in traditional industries...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of being “complicit in the genocide” during the current civil war. The two-year conflict, which has pitted Sudan’s army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has led to tens of thousands of deaths and forced more...
Sir Keir Starmer has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making “hollow promises” on a ceasefire in Ukraine. The prime minister is co-hosting a summit of allies in Paris to present plans, devised by senior military chiefs, that seek to deter future Russian aggression against Ukraine, including potentially posting troops there. The so-called “coalition of...