WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Before Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed for Washington, she told her nationβs lawmakers that her Oval Office meeting with President Trump on Thursday would be βvery difficult.β Actually, it was awkward. After a reporter questioned Trump about not warning Japan before launching his βsurpriseβ offensive in Iran, Trump said that surprise was the point….
Former prime minister David Cameron once described himself as a “modern, compassionate Conservative”. That was in 2011, in an interview during the party’s annual conference in Manchester, the early years of the coalition. “Cameronism” – or “Cameroonism”, you take your pick – became the self-defined lens of conservatism that Cameron used during his six years…
Who knew that by βAmerica First,β President Trump meant all of the Americas? In puzzling over that question at least, Iβve got company in Marjorie Taylor Greene, the now-former congresswoman from Georgia and onetime Trump devotee who remains stalwart in his America First movement. Greene tweeted on Saturday, just ahead of Trumpβs triumphal news conference…
It’s hardly a Love Actually moment of brave UK defiance in the face of a domineering US president- but Sir Keir Starmer has clearly decided it’s time to start pushing back. Donald Trump, he has said, is “completely wrong” to slap tariffs on the UK and other European countries “for pursuing the collective security of…
The manufacturer of the popular weight loss drug Mounjaro has paused shipments to the UK ahead of an upcoming price hike. US pharma company Eli Lilly said the pause was to manage its supply and ensure patients maintain access to the drug ahead of the hike in September. It added it has allocations in place…
The leaders of seven states announced Friday, one day before a Trump administration deadline, that there is still no deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River. That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the riverβs depleted reservoirs continue to decline. Former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said in…
‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘The Conjuring’ appear to occupy the opposite ends of the franchise universe. But were they really so different after all?
Every week, our Money team interviews top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today, they speak to the co-founder of Genuine Restaurants Group, Sam Harrison… My favourite cheap eat is… Burnt on Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush, west London – it’s a great spot…
The government has unveiled sweeping plans to reform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England’s schools. Under the proposals, the number of pupils receiving an education, health and care plan (EHCP), which sets out the level of help a young person is legally entitled to, will start falling each year…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ When the U.S. Supreme Court sharply curtailed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last week, Democrats in Washington had a message: The rules of redistricting have changed, and California β the nationβs biggest blue bastion β may have a further role to play. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Democrats should βplay by the…