Violent, racist attacks overwhelm the United Kingdom
The last few days have seen the UK engulfed in a series of violent attacks by far-right, anti- immigrant agitators. Angry mobs rioted in the coastal city of Plymouth injuring…
Global trade tensions flare as US accuses China of predatory practices
In a heated session at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United States launched a scathing attack on China, accusing the Asian giant of employing "predatory" industrial policies causing global…
The pay-off: UK’s Liberal Democrats go for rich seats and win big
The well-heeled are just as likely to unseat politicians they don’t like as the hard-up. And their votes matter more. Or so it seems after the July 4 UK general…
Donald Trump congratulates Nigel Farage but ignores Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Nigel Farage was elected to Parliament on July 5th and he received congratulations from former president Trump but no kudos or well wishes at all were given by Trump to…
Starmer wanted U.K. ‘weaned off’ China, now move to overhaul relationship
The Chinese Foreign Ministry greeted Labour's victory in the UK elections with the hope of getting the Sino-British relationship moving on the right track. The ministry didn’t mention—though it no…
Starmer and Modi want to reach a free trade agreement soon
Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, agreed on one thing when they spoke for the first time on the phone on Saturday (July 7).…
Keir Starmer new UK PM, Labour ends 14-year Tory rule, Reform splits Tory vote
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is the new British Prime Minister after the Tories suffered their worst defeat in the July 4 general election. "We did it! Change begins now,"…
AI Steve: The AI candidate on the ballot in the UK election
British voters will get the chance to elect what’s being billed as the world’s first AI lawmaker in the July 4 general election. Businessman Steve Endacott, 59, is standing for…
What did Rishi Sunak sacrifice as a child? Sky TV, he says
When Queen Marie Antoinette of France was told the peasants were starving and had no bread, she allegedly said: “Let them eat cake.” Now critics are claiming the British Prime…
Labour has to win whiter seats to wrest power from Tories
Opinion polls show Labour in a commanding lead, the Tories heading for certain defeat after 14 years in power. But Labour’s base, more diverse than the Tories’, may not be…