Wallace spoke to LBC on Monday to describe the ongoing effort to fly out holders of British passports and allied Afghan citizens from Kabul International Airport. The Afghan capital was seized on Sunday by Taliban fighters, but the airport remained under control of US forces guarding it for the evacuation …
Read More »‘I sincerely apologise’: UK health secretary deletes tweet telling Brits not to ‘cower’ from Covid-19 after sparking uproar
Javid – who tested positive for Covid-19 one week ago on July 17 – took to social media on Saturday to announce his “full recovery” and promote vaccination. “Symptoms were very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines. Please – if you haven’t yet – get your jab, as we learn to …
Read More »China blacklists former US Commerce Secretary Ross & other officials in tit-for-tat reply to restrictions over Hong Kong
The sanctions list includes Wilbur Ross, who served as Commerce Secretary during then-President Donald Trump’s trade war against Beijing. Last year, Ross called China “the principal military and economic threat” in Asia. Other blacklisted Americans include US-China Economic and Security Review Commission chief Carolyn Bartholomew, former Staff Director of the …
Read More »British health secretary Javid tests positive for Covid-19, says he’s glad he was vaccinated
The news came from the health secretary himself in a video statement which he tweeted out on Saturday. Javid, who took office three weeks ago after the ignominious resignation of Matt Hancock over a scandal involving his female aide, said he decided to take a test after feeling “groggy” on …
Read More »‘I thought it was systemic racism’: US energy secretary roasted for linking ‘climate change’ and Florida building collapse
Appearing on CNN’s ‘New Day’ on Tuesday, Granholm was asked if climate change, including “extraordinary tides,” could be behind the recent building collapse in Surfside, Florida. “Obviously, we don’t know fully, but we do know that the seas are rising,” Granholm immediately took the bait. “We know that we are …
Read More »Ex-finance minister Sajid Javid named UK health secretary after Hancock resigns over Covid rules-breaching extramarital romance
The new health secretary, whose appointment was made official on Sunday, said that his “immediate priority” is to bring the pandemic to a close so that the country can “return to normal.” He acknowledged that his new role comes with “huge responsibility” and said he’d do everything he can not …
Read More »UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after Covid rule-breaking kiss caught on camera
Hancock announced his resignation on Saturday, apologizing again for breaking social distancing rules, and to his family for “putting them through this.” “We owe it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down as I have done by breaching …
Read More »‘Are France and Corsica different states too?’ UK Foreign Secretary Raab unloads on EU for ‘offensive’ view of Northern Ireland
The UK media cited government sources saying that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a bitter exchange with French President Emmanuel Macron over the flow of goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. As they met at the G7 summit in Carbis Bay in Cornwall, Johnson supposedly asked …
Read More »US education secretary promises to defend transgender athletes’ ‘civil rights’ in sports
“I do believe in local control. I do believe in state control, but we do have a responsibility to protect the civil rights of students. And if we feel the civil rights are being violated, we will act,” Cardona told ESPN. Cardona’s comments follow Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) becoming the …
Read More »Russia is ‘number 1 adversary threat’, UK defence secretary says, citing ‘regular’ sightings of Russian ships & submarines
In an interview with the Telegraph published on Saturday, Wallace praised the new additions to the UK Navy, which he said will put it back on the map as a military powerhouse. In particular, Wallace was referring to the £3 billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth which, along with HMS …
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