Fewer than one in ten Britons think Rishi Sunak will meet his pledge to stop asylum seekers reaching the UK by small boat, according to a YouGov survey that underlines the prime minister’s failure so far to match rhetoric with results on immigration.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet approved a surprise tax on the “extra profits” of banks this year.
Russian missile strikes hit an apartment building in Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, then struck again at police and rescue workers at the scene, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. At least five people were killed and at least 31 injured, he said on Telegram. The injured included 19 police officers and five rescue workers, he said.
In his four and a half years in office, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has placated Pemex investors by repeatedly giving the state oil company cash bailouts and tax cuts.
Donald Trump’s defense lawyers hurled accusations back and forth with prosecutors only days after his arraignment on federal charges of obstructing the 2020 election over delays and the protection of evidence — a sign both sides are digging in for a bitter courtroom fight.
Donald Trump will seek to starve his rivals for the Republican nomination of the exposure they need to chip away at his frontrunner status, according to people familiar with the planning.
Mexico’s Guerrero state, which hosts tourist hotspot Acapulco, is seeing an increasing wave of political killings as criminal groups appear to fight for control, the latest case of violence hurting the Latin American country ahead of general elections next year.
HSBC Holdings Plc drew criticism from British lawmakers after its head of public affairs accused the UK government of being “weak” by following US policy on China.
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet approved a range of measures that include a push to spur foreign investment and the expansion of the number of taxi licenses, Italian news agencies reported Monday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated an appeal for peace talks and political solutions for the war in a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. The move follows Ukraine pitching its 10-point peace formula to more than 40 countries in Saudi Arabia, where representatives for China stuck to calls for a cease-fire as a precursor to peace negotiations.
