UNITED KINGDOM

International development secretary warns that ‘it is impossible to raise substantial resources needed just through public spending cuts’Anneliese Dodds has posted the text of her resignation letter on social media.Here are some extracts from Anneliese Dodds’ resignation letter, as reported by Pippa Crerar.Undoubtedly the postwar global order has come crashing down. I believe that we must increase spending on defence as a result; and know that there are no easy paths to doing so.I stood ready to work with you to deliver that increased spending, knowing some might well have had to come from overseas development assistance . I also

Exclusive: Campaigners say cryptocurrency payments were offered to UK residents if they daubed anti-Muslim graffitiA network of Telegram channels with Russian links is encouraging UK residents to commit violent attacks on mosques and Muslims and offering cryptocurrency in return, campaigners have warned.The channels have already been linked to real world events in the form of Islamophobic graffiti sprayed on mosques and schools in east and south London earlier this month, sometimes with the names of the groups mentioned. Those incidents are under investigation by the police. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/feb/28/russia-linked-telegram-channels-offering-to-pay-for-attacks-on-mosques Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2025-02-28

Lawyers for the unions hail ruling as ‘important initial victory’China’s foreign ministry has hit out at comments made by secretary of state Marco Rubio. Reuters reports that the ministry said Rubio’s comments that China may be flooding the US with fentanyl demonstrated a “cold war mentality.”At a regular press conference, ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to Rubio’s comments, adding: “The US keeps coercing and threatening China, which will only backfire on itself.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/28/donald-trump-doge-labor-unions-volodymyr-zelenskyy-us-politics-live-news Author : Jane Clinton Publish date : 2025-02-28 10:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Key details of agreement yet to be made public but US president has resisted agreeing to provide security guaranteesTrump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace dealLooking at European papers today, there is a somewhat mixed sentiment about the deal that is expected to be signed later today.Discussing Starmer’s visit to the White House, German magazine Der Spiegel joked that any meeting with Trump has “nail-biting potential,” as observers “never know how it will end.” “Will he want to annex, integrate, buy something? Or just rename?,” it said.Donald Trump insisted that Vladimir Putin would “keep his word”