Category: 4. World

Folk in government defiantly and proudly regard this as a truly Labour Budget.

Tax rises for good reasons, they argue, as their critics to the Right argue spending, benefits and taxes are out of control.

At the heart of this Budget was the…

Published on
27/11/2025 – 6:29 GMT+1

Thousands took to the streets of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on Wednesday evening to denounce the steep taxes announced in next year’s budget draft,…

Published on
27/11/2025 – 6:00 GMT+1

Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day on Thursday, fighting to control the fire that blackened several…

The student radicals of Paris in 1968 used to chant: “Be realistic – demand the impossible.” It was a clever slogan for a moment of revolution. But what happens when revolution is not an option and reality can’t be wished away?

Wars end in many ways….

Police in Hong Kong arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 44 people and left another 279 missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years.

At least 62…

Still, any new measures “need to have plausible deniability,” said one EU diplomat.

Show of force

NATO, for its part, is a defensive organization and so is leery of offensive operations. “Asymmetric responses are an important part…

The French military is already the EU’s second-largest behind Poland, with more than 201,000 personnel. France has around 45,000 reservists and has pledged to reach 105,000 by 2035 — a target the voluntary military service plan is designed…

Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous city, according to a UN study that uses new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities.

The Indonesian capital is home to 42…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man taking an early morning swim with her at a national park beach on Australia’s east coast Thursday, police said.

Experts say…