General election

May had been tipped to carry out a reshuffle after the Conservative party conference, when the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, caused controversy by appearing to set out a distinctly different Brexit position from the prime minister, and saying tourism in Libya could flourish once “the dead bodies” had been cleared away. … [Read more...] about Theresa May angers Tory MPs with choice to replace disgraced Fallon

"I’m not going to pay Sonja more than I would pay a major Broadway talent and it generally consists of her taking her dress off." … [Read more...] about RHONY’s Sonja Morgan admits she underwent a facelift AND a necklift after wrapping Bravo show’s explosive 12th season

The Afghan war: The short and long story How much has the Afghanistan war cost the US? Negotiators for the US and the Taliban had agreed that 5,000 Taliban prisoners would be released before they entered talks with the Afghan government. … [Read more...] about Afghan assembly approves Taliban prisoner release

"We believe we have been paying our statutory obligations - and if some of our branches have not been paying, which I hear may be the case, they could be deregistered, not the mother body, which under Zambian law, can be registered and continue to exist." … [Read more...] about Zambia ex-ruling MMD party dissolved for ‘unpaid fees’

Around 20,000 people in Berlin gathered on August 1 to protest virus-related restrictions. However, unlike Saturday's demonstrations in Stuttgart, social distancing measures were generally not observed and few protesters wore masks. … [Read more...] about Germany: Hundreds gather in Stuttgart to protest virus-related restrictions