Turkey Syria offensive: Russia deploys troops to border
Turkey Syria offensive: Russia deploys troops to border
The movement is the first stage in a Turkey-Russia deal to remove Kurdish forces.
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An Envoy’s Damning Account of Trump’s Ukraine Pressure and Its Consequences
An Envoy’s Damning Account of Trump’s Ukraine Pressure and Its Consequences
William B. Taylor Jr. laid out in visceral terms the potentially life-or-death stakes of what he saw as an illegitimate scheme to pressure Kiev for political help by suspending American security aid.
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Interesting facts about ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ actor Bhumi Pednekar
Interesting facts about 'Saand Ki Aankh' actor Bhumi Pednekar
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Simple secrets of 20 famous companies
Simple secrets of 20 famous companies
Discover what turned these companies into household names.
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‘Made in China’ innovations that are changing the world
'Made in China' innovations that are changing the world
Scientific and technological breakthroughs to blow your mind
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How astronauts do laundry in space and other fun facts
How astronauts do laundry in space and other fun facts
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MPs reject Boris Johnson’s attempt to fast-track Brexit deal
MPs reject Boris Johnson's attempt to fast-track Brexit deal
PM fails to restrict scrutiny of bill to just three days in effort to meet 31 October deadlineBoris Johnson’s plan to fast-track his Brexit deal through parliament in time for next week’s 31 October deadline was blocked by MPs on Tuesday night, even after he threatened to pull it and press for a general election.The prime minister said he would speak to EU leaders and urge them not to agree to a prolonged Brexit extension after former Tory cabinet ministers Philip Hammond and Rory Stewart joined with Labour to inflict a humiliating defeat on the government. Continue reading...
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Labour to back general election once EU approves Brexit delay
Labour to back general election once EU approves Brexit delay
Testy shadow cabinet meeting fails to support Keir Starmer’s ‘referendum first’ stanceLatest Brexit news – live updatesLabour is ready to vote for a general election as soon as EU27 leaders have signed off on a Brexit extension, despite the desire of some senior party figures to secure a referendum first, the Guardian understands.Labour has twice abstained when the prime minister asked for an election under the terms of the fixed-term parliaments act, which requires a two-thirds majority. Continue reading...
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Withdrawal bill: How did your MP vote on the timetable motion?
Withdrawal bill: How did your MP vote on the timetable motion?
MPs have inflicted yet another defeat on Boris Johnson by rejecting his proposal to fast-track the final parliamentary stages of the EU withdrawal bill. Find out how each MP voted. Continue reading...
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Don’t buy the hype: Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal did not win approval | Jonathan Freedland
Don't buy the hype: Boris Johnson's Brexit deal did not win approval | Jonathan Freedland
MPs have voted for the bill to go forward, but that doesn’t mean they all back it – or that the saga is ending any time soonIt’s not over. For a few anxious, or jubilant - depending on which tribe you belong to – minutes between 7.15pm and 7.30pm, it seemed as if the Brexit saga might just be on the verge of resolution, after three and a half agonisingly long years. The House of Commons voted to allow Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement bill to advance to the next stage, a prize that had eluded Theresa May not once, not twice, but three times.What’s more, MPs gave it a green light more emphatically than even the most ardent Brexiters had dared hope. While May had been crushed by triple-figu...
What does Boris Johnson’s withdrawal bill actually say?
What does Boris Johnson's withdrawal bill actually say?
Here’s everything you need to know about the legal framework for the PM’s proposed Brexit dealLatest Brexit news - live updatesIt is here – the legislation setting out the legal framework for Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal. The withdrawal agreement bill, or WAB, is 115 pages long, with an extra 126 pages of explanatory notes. It was published at 8pm on Monday, giving MPs 12 hours to digest details of the most notable constitutional change to the UK’s status in decades before the Commons resumes and they must cast their first votes on it. But what does it say? Continue reading...
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Brexit bill ‘in limbo’ as MPs reject timetable
Brexit bill 'in limbo' as MPs reject timetable
Boris Johnson pauses Brexit legislation after MPs reject plan to get it through Commons in three days.
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Turkey Syria offensive: Erdogan and Putin strike deal over Kurds
Turkey Syria offensive: Erdogan and Putin strike deal over Kurds
President Erdogan and President Putin reach a deal over Turkey's border battle with Kurds in Syria.
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Trump impeachment: US envoy condemns ‘irregular’ pressure on Ukraine
Trump impeachment: US envoy condemns 'irregular' pressure on Ukraine
Ties between the two allies were undermined for "political reasons", a top diplomat tells Congress.
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Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to Investigations
Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to Investigations
In closed-door testimony, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, implicated President Trump personally in an effort to withhold security aid until Ukraine’s leader agreed to investigate the president’s political rivals.
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William Taylor, ‘Model’ Diplomat, Is at Center of Impeachment Inquiry
William Taylor, ‘Model’ Diplomat, Is at Center of Impeachment Inquiry
Mr. Taylor, a former Army officer and State Department official who testified Tuesday, has served under both Democratic and Republican presidents.
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6 Key Revelations of Taylor’s Opening Statement to Impeachment Investigators
6 Key Revelations of Taylor’s Opening Statement to Impeachment Investigators
William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, delivered detailed testimony on Tuesday about the actions at the heart of the inquiry.
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Boris Johnson Loses a Critical Brexit Vote, Throwing the Process Into Disarray
Boris Johnson Loses a Critical Brexit Vote, Throwing the Process Into Disarray
Lawmakers voted down a measure to compress the timetable to debate the new withdrawal deal, in a rebuke to the prime minister.
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Johnson threatens to scrap Brexit bill and seek election before Christmas
Johnson threatens to scrap Brexit bill and seek election before Christmas
PM faces down MPs pushing for concessions to prevent no deal before agreeing to timetableLatest Brexit news – live updatesBoris Johnson has threatened to pull the Brexit legislation and seek an election rather than accept a three-month delay, but hinted he could live with a very short extension from the EU.Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, the prime minister attempted to stop MPs voting down his timetable for the legislation that gives them only three-days to scrutinise the bill. Continue reading...
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Trump calls impeachment inquiry ‘a lynching’
Trump calls impeachment inquiry 'a lynching'
The invocation of the racially charged term triggers condemnation from black lawmakers.
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Norway ambulance hijack: Oslo rampage leaves three hurt
Norway ambulance hijack: Oslo rampage leaves three hurt
Three people - including baby twins - were injured after the emergency vehicle careered into them.
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With Syria on the Table, Erdogan Pays Court to Putin
With Syria on the Table, Erdogan Pays Court to Putin
Russia’s leader hosted his Turkish counterpart as a U.S.-brokered cease-fire with Kurdish forces came to an end, underscoring Moscow’s emergence as a powerful player in the Middle East.
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Our Reporter Walked Into a Prison Full of ISIS Detainees
Our Reporter Walked Into a Prison Full of ISIS Detainees
A glimpse into a Kurdish-run prison found Islamic State suspects who claimed to be a cook, an herbalist and an “administrator” — anything but fighters.
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In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats
In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats
He brokered a White House meeting for Hungary’s prime minister. He spends $320,000 on parties and takes positions at odds with American policy. He says he knows what President Trump wants.
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Brexit: MPs begin debate on withdrawal agreement bill – live news
Brexit: MPs begin debate on withdrawal agreement bill - live news
Rolling updates on today’s political developments as prime minister plans to ram his deal through parliament by ThursdayDonald Tusk: EU likely to grant extension requestMinister says MPs opposing bill are trying to thwart BrexitWithdrawal bill: what does Johnson’s version say? 1.29pm BSTBoris Johnson is up to open the debate on the withdrawal agreement bill. (You can watch the live feed at the top of this blog.)The prime minister says he wishes that the house had voted for the deal on Saturday, but that he still has “the utmost respect” for Oliver Letwin, though he disagrees with him. 1.23pm BSTMPs are taking their seats in preparation for the debate on the withdrawal agreement bill. Boris Johnson is set to open the...
More Tories might back PM’s Brexit timetable if no-deal loophole closed
More Tories might back PM's Brexit timetable if no-deal loophole closed
Loophole would allow UK to crash out on World Trade Organization terms at end of yearLatest Brexit news – live updatesSoft-Brexit Conservatives could back Boris Johnson’s plan to push through his deal in three days if the government agrees to close a loophole that would allow the UK to crash out on World Trade Organization terms at the end of next year.Rory Stewart, one of the 21 Tories who had the whip withdrawn, said he and some of his fellow rebels had been negotiating “through the night” to give parliament more control over the next phase of the Brexit negotiations, including being able to vote for an extension to the talks. Continue reading...
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Erdoğan threatens to ramp up assault on Kurds in Syria ‘safe zone’
Erdoğan threatens to ramp up assault on Kurds in Syria 'safe zone'
Turkish leader says he will act ‘even more strongly’ as end of US-brokered ceasefire loomsThe Turkish president has threatened to press ahead with an operation against Kurdish-led forces in Syria “even more strongly” if promises made by the US regarding the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters have not been met by the time a five-day ceasefire expires.Up to 1,300 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are yet to vacate Ankara’s proposed border “safe zone”, as per the terms of a ceasefire announced by the US vice-president, Mike Pence, in Ankara last week, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters before flying to Russia. Continue reading...
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Boris Johnson drawn into row over ‘unsafe’ Hillingdon hospital
Boris Johnson drawn into row over 'unsafe' Hillingdon hospital
Hospital in prime minister’s constituency has moved child patients because of subsidenceBoris Johnson has been drawn into a row over the future of his local hospital, parts of which are so dangerous that patients have been moved out of wards to ensure their safety.The prime minister has become involved in a dispute involving NHS chiefs and local MPs over whether Hillingdon hospital in his north-west London constituency should be rebuilt where it stands, when it is knocked down, or on another site. Continue reading...
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Danish lighthouse put on wheels to move it away from eroding sea
Danish lighthouse put on wheels to move it away from eroding sea
Rubjerg Knude used to be 200 metres away from coast before sand shifting and erosionA 120-year-old lighthouse has been put on wheels and rails to move it away from the North Sea, which has been eroding the coastline of north-western Denmark.When the 23-metre (75ft) Rubjerg Knude lighthouse was first lit in 1900, it was roughly 200 metres from the coast; now it is about only six. Continue reading...
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