(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said attempts to isolate Moscow with sanctions was akin to a declaration of economic war by the West, dismissing what he said was "frenzied" criticism of the war in Ukraine. FIGHTING * Moscow's…
THE Prime Minister of the UK is either voted in by the public or their party before being formally appointed by the Queen. It is because the Queen has an important constitutional role – but what powers does she really hold over…
THE Queen has a long list of constitutional powers which she rarely uses, thanks to being Head of State in the UK. Her Majesty can form and dissolve Parliament but would she be able to sack a Prime Minister? Can the Queen…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Biden will take executive action Friday to protect access to abortion, according to three people familiar with the matter, as he faces mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject after the Supreme Court…
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THE normal term for a UK Prime Minister is five years although this isn't always the reality. Local elections happen at different times but a general election should take place at least every five years. When is the next general election? General…
WASHINGTON — Liz Cheney, the Republican congresswoman from Wyoming who has attacked President Donald Trump relentlessly for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, watched President Biden’s Medal of Freedom ceremony from the front row Thursday. Cheney accepted a White House invitation….
FORMER Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after being fatally shot in the neck and chest during a political rally. Abe, 67, had been delivering a stump speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he…
NARA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s NHK television says former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan. He was airlifted…