Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, criticised former Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday for asking him to ignore a panel assessing his resignation list nominees to the House of Lords, saying it was “something I wasn’t prepared to do.” The British-Indian leader’s remark at a public event resulted from a long-running dispute over Mr. Johnson’s honours list, specifically the list of those to whom he planned to bestow peerages.
Russia Today (RT) editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan told Newsweek that Russian President Vladimir Putin will threaten NATO member nations with strikes for their backing for Ukraine. Margarita Simonyan believes Putin will soon send NATO a “ultimatum” over its aid to Ukraine, as the Russian leader finds himself in a difficult relationship with the West, which has criticised Moscow’s invasion begun by Vladimir Putin last February.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to “hold hands” with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to strengthen strategic cooperation on their common aim of building a powerful country, according to state media KCNA. Kim made the commitment in a message to Putin on Russia’s National Day, defending Putin’s choice to attack Ukraine and expressing “full support and solidarity.”
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday by authorities probing the finances of the ruling Scottish National Party, according to British media. A 52-year-old lady was detained by Police Scotland “as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.” “The woman is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives,” said the department.
Aileen Cannon, the Florida judge assigned to supervise Donald Trump’s confidential documents case, made headlines last year when she ruled in favour of the former U.S. president at a critical stage of the case, only to be overturned on appeal. Cannon, a member of the conservative Federalist Society, had no experience as a lawyer when Trump nominated him and the U.S. Senate, then governed by Trump’s Republican Party, confirmed him to the federal bench in November 2020.
President Xi Jinping has urged China’s border forces to build a “great wall of steel” along the country’s borders by improving their border defence and control capabilities, according to official media on Friday. Xi, the 69-year-old leader of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country’s Central Military Commission (CMC), the high command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), visited the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday to inspect border management and control operations and the development of frontier troops.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as a legislator on June 9 after being told he would be sanctioned for deceiving Parliament. Mr. Johnson resigned after learning the findings of a legislative probe into false comments he made to Parliament regarding “partygate,” a series of rule-breaking government parties during the pandemic.
The Pentagon expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s June visit to the United States to set new milestones for bilateral ties, with major announcements on defence industry collaboration and strengthening India’s indigenous military foundation. Prime Minister Modi will make his first state visit to the United States this month, at the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. During his four-day visit, which begins on June 21, the president and first lady of the United States will host Modi for a state dinner on June 22.
According to the presidency, French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a visit to the victims of the knife attack in the French Alps.“Following yesterday’s attack, the president of the republic and his spouse will pay a visit today to the victims and their families, as well as everyone in Annecy who has contributed in helping and supporting them,” the statement added. On Thursday, a man armed with a knife stabbed four preschool children and two adults at a playground and public park in the generally peaceful lakeside town of Annecy.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will kick off a two-day outreach programme on June 8 as part of the Delhi BJP’s month-long effort to highlight the Modi administration’s accomplishments over the last nine years. “Jaishankar will meet Sikh refugees from Afghanistan who fled after the Taliban took over the country,” the Delhi BJP stated in a statement. “The Union Minister, accompanied by West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma, will also meet a family affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots at Tilak Vihar,” it added.
