Politics
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PM extends conservation, austerity steps till June 13
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his team call on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Presidency. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Senator Saleem Mandviwalla are also present.—Online ISLAMABAD: With no end in sight ...
Adaptive deterrence urged to counter India’s hostile posture: Experts
• Experts say New Delhi aims to normalise limited warfare under nuclear risks• Predict future conflicts will focus on cyber, hybrid and narrative strategies ISLAMABAD: Leading strategic affairs experts cautioned Monday that while the deterrence equation with India may have held during last year’s co...
A changed world
IT’S been a year since the May that Pakistan will celebrate. A few cycles ago, we had the unfortunate May 9, which too cannot be forgotten but for reasons best not to get into. But last year brought us a May as bright and celebratory as the May of English poetry. The month didn’t necessarily begin t...
Bannu attack
THE attack was audacious and well-coordinated. On the night of May 9, terrorists struck a police outpost in KP’s Bannu district, martyring 15 officers and injuring three, according to official reports. An explosive-laden truck rammed into the post, followed by what seems to have been a coordinated a...
Why does everyone hate Keir Starmer? – podcast
Aditya Chakrabortty on the Labour leader’s predicament – and if he may be the last prime minister of the two-party systemIn these highly polarised times, dunking on the prime minister – and this PM in particular – is the one thing that seems to unite people in fury, disappointment and loathing. So a...
When dismounting the tiger
SOMETHING is notably common in the politics of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Sheikh Hasina and even Asif Zardari. Several others qualify, naturally, but this little sample explains the way democracy has turned into a zero-sum game between political leader...
Polanski apologises over houseboat council tax
The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.
Chris Mason: PM hangs on by a thread as party revolts
A dam appears to have broken, with Labour MPs posting their public loss of confidence in the PM, our political editor writes.
Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts
A dam appears to have broken, with Labour MPs posting their public loss of confidence in the PM, our political editor writes.
Stacey Abrams hit with subpoena in alleged campaign finance violations saga: 'No one is above the law'
The Georgia Senate ramps up its investigation into alleged campaign finance violations linked to Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project voter outreach group.
Members of Congress using online prediction markets? Don't bet on it
The Senate voted unanimously to ban prediction markets for senators and aides, while a broader congressional stock trading ban remains seemingly out of reach.
Senior cabinet ministers and more than 70 MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – as it happened
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood reported to be among those who have told the PM to consider his position.Botterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed w...
Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?
Was the prime minister's speech enough to avert a challenge to his leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory?
Starmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quit
Exclusive: Senior cabinet ministers believed to be among those telling PM to oversee orderly departure hours after he said he would fight any challengeKeir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be slipping away on Monday as cabinet ministers urged him to set out a timetable for his departure and more ...
Starmer’s survival on the line as cabinet ministers urge him to quit
Exclusive: Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those telling PM to oversee orderly departure hours after he said he would fight any challengeUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be slipping away on Monday as cabinet ministers urged him to set o...
Trump 'seriously considering' plan to make Venezuela and its $40 trillion in oil permanent part of USA
President Trump eyes oil-rich Venezuela as a potential 51st state, citing the country's estimated $40 trillion in oil reserves as key motivation.
New laws on EU alignment and tourist tax could be in King's Speech
EU alignment, welfare cuts, energy independence - here is a full rundown of the government's planned new laws.
'The game is up': Starmer set to hold crucial cabinet meeting this morning as Labour MPs tell him to quit
The prime minister is "weighing up his options" ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting this morning after members of his government told him he should set a timetable for his departure.
PM 'weighs up options' ahead of crucial cabinet meeting this morning
The prime minister is "weighing up his options" ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting this morning after members of his government told him he should set a timetable for his departure.
PM 'weighs up options' ahead of crucial cabinet meeting – as ministers tell him to set timetable for departure
The prime minister is "weighing up his options" ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning after members of his government told him he should set a timetable for his departure.
PM 'weighs up options' ahead of crucial cabinet meeting – as top ministers tell him to set timetable for departure
The prime minister is "weighing up his options" ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning after top ministers told him he should set a timetable for his departure.
Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech
It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.
A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable? – podcast
Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping u...
Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger
Democrat Graham Platner says he won't back Schumer as Senate leader despite a cordial call, as he gears up to challenge Sen. Collins in Maine.