Contrite? Boris doesn’t believe he’s done anything wrong
Within minutes of apologising to the Commons over a party in the garden of No 10 during the first lockdown, Boris Johnson had a somewhat different message for Tory MPs in the tearoom.
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Japan railgun plan aimed for NK missiles
The project has been given impetus by advances in weaponry, such as the short-range missile NK fired on Monday.
New Corbyn party is just what Starmer needs
Such is the Labour left’s loathing for Keir Starmer and their vituperative rejection of him that they may soon have to leave the party. That could be the icing on the leader’s cake.
Children must learn how to spot fake news, says Macron
French pupils must be educated with a ‘critical spirit’ in order to better spot disinformation and fake news, President Macron says
Not in mood: gloves off at world’s biggest condom maker
The condom manufacturing giant says people are having less sex during the pandemic, devastating its sales and forcing it to diversify into rubber surgical gloves.
Military setback: Taiwan combat jet crashes in sea
The crash is a blow to the self-governing island’s hope of using the warplanes to boost its defence against rising threats from Beijing.
Lam to add new crimes to HK national security law
The legislation will add to the draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing at the end of June 2020.
’Woke’ Hollywood is writing us out, say white producers
Hollywood has been accused of taking political correctness too far and sidelining white men in pursuit of diversity.
Israeli drone fires a rifle as it flies
The Smash Dragon weapons system, designed by Israelis, can be mounted on different forms of unmanned aerial platforms.
Silvio’s cunning bid to foil presidency rival
After sharing pictures of his 32-year-old girlfriend, the former Italian PM threatened to pull his Forza Italia party out of the ruling coalition and force snap elections.
Putin sends jets to the border
Talks held this week between the US and Russia on the Ukraine issue remain deadlocked.
‘Print money to fuel baby boom’
The chief economist at SooChow Securities, Ren Zeping, has suggested the creation of a national ‘birth fund’.
Say sorry, Boris, or doom us all: ministers
Cabinet ministers tell Boris Johnson to ‘take his medicine’ and apologise for Downing Street party: ‘everyone knows this happened’.
This time, no explanation by No. 10 will work
Two weeks after Neil Ferguson resigned as a UK government adviser for lockdown breaches and Downing St invites staff to a party? Don’t say ‘what did you expect?’ I demand better.
Macron has pole position but no guarantee
History has taught the Elysee incumbent to take nothing for granted when the country votes for a new ‘emperor’.
Pig at heart of ‘next level’ transplant triumph
A patient in the US has received a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig, in a groundbreaking procedure.
Crackdown over Facebook kill clips
Denmark plans to force social media companies to remove illegal posts within 24 hours after trolls tormented the family of a terrorism victim with videos of her murder.
Lovely weather for a Downing St booze-up
Police contact the British government over evidence one of Boris Johnson’s most senior officials invited dozens of staff to a drinks party during a national lockdown.
Heat a ‘stark reminder to change our ways’
The past seven years were the seven hottest on record globally ‘by a clear margin’, according to the EU’s climate-monitoring service.
Olive oil ‘reduces risk of fatal heart disease, cancer’
Eating more than half a tablespoon of olive oil daily is linked to a lower risk of dying from illnesses including heart disease and cancer, a study has found.
China’s anti-terror general to lead Hong Kong troops
The appointment is the latest sign of Beijing remoulding the international business hub in its own authoritarian image after the mass pro-democracy protests of 2019.
US allies in Gulf cosy up to Beijing amid new fears
China welcomes four Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait – all traditional US allies – to a four-day summit in Beijing.
Everyone is a loser in a vaccine culture war
We should stifle the urge to be outraged at the Djokovic verdict as differences of opinion don’t have to turn us into tribes.
Princesses who upset crown prince freed
Two Saudi princesses who were arrested three years ago for offending Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have been freed after an international campaign.
Soldier’s letter finally arrives … 76 years late
Until last month Sergeant John Gonsalves’s letter lay unopened in a US Postal Service distribution facility in Pittsburgh.
Processed food in diet may confuse immune system
Immune systems can no longer tell the difference between healthy cells and an attacking virus or bacterium.
Puddings, pageants for Queen’s jubilee
A list of events and initiatives being organised to celebrate the Queen’s 70th year on the throne has been unveiled.
The ‘dream big’ myth sells us dangerous lies
Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes shows what happens when the hubristic urge to change the world comes up against reality.
Living to 180? No thanks, it sounds deadly
Better to lead a rich and fulfilled life with time’s winged chariot at your back than stumble on for decades merely existing.
Pompeo sheds 41kg as White House run beckons
Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump’s former secretary of state, has lost 41kg, stoking speculation that he is preparing a 2024 run for president.
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