U.S. President Donald Trump extended his condolences on Tuesday (May 23) to the victims of the Manchester suicide bombing that killed 22 people and said those behind the attack were evil losers.
UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd on Tuesday (23 May) called the explosion at Manchester Arena in northern England that killed 19 people as a barbaric attack. She called on the Mancunians to remain alert but not alarmed. The attack appears to be the most deadly attack Britain has witnessed in a decade. British Prime Minister Theresa May, who called the incident an appalling terrorist attack, is set to chair a Cobra emergency meeting on Tuesday as she suspended her campaign activities.
Theresa May has said the Conservatives will include a cap on costs in a consultation over the partys controversial social care plans. The prime ministers announcement is a significant reversal after the plan was attacked as a dementia tax. She accused Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of trying to scare elderly people.
Jeremy Corbyn criticises Theresa Mays social care U-Turn today following dementia tax outrage.
The protester, who was only identified as Connor, shouted this is a fascist state as he was dragged away by officers in Wrexham on 22 May. May was in North Wales for the launch of the Welsh Conservatives manifesto. North Wales Police say the man was arrested for breaching the peace.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn whipped up the crowd at a Libertines concert in Birkenhead on 20 May. Some members of the crowd chanted, Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, as seen in this video.Corbyn criticised Premier League clubs during his address to the 16,500 people gathered at Prenton Park. He reiterated Labours promise to force clubs to reinvest five percent of TV revenue back into grass-roots football.
Ivanka Trump stepped in for her father on Sunday (21 May) as host for a Twitter forum for young people in Saudi Arabia where she spoke about the power of social media and its ability to promote peace. Speaking to a crowd of about 400 people, she said: Social media is an incredibly powerful tool. It empowers the people, particularly the next generation. Your generation.
US President Donald Trump urged Muslim nations to tackle extremists in their own backyard as he delivered a speech in front of leaders from 40 Middle Eastern countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (21 May). Drive them out of this earth, the US president declared. He added that the countries cannot wait for America to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that each country has to fulfil their part of the burden.
US President Donald Trump urged Muslim nations to tackle extremists in their own backyard as he delivered a speech in front of leaders from 40 Middle Eastern countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (21 May). Drive them out of this earth, the US president declared. He added that the countries cannot wait for America to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that each country has to fulfil their part of the burden.
A first-of-its-kind ambulance taxi service created by the Vodafone Foundation to save the lives of high-risk pregnant women in two Tanzanian districts the size of Belgium. Consolata is one of the women who benefitted from the programme that helped reduce the maternal mortality by 27%.
After Donald Trumps arrival in the Saudi capital Riyadh the US president, his family and White House staff took part in a ceremonial sword dance which Trump called beautiful.
Even though Sweden dropped the rape investigation against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, he isnt exactly walking free. In 2012, Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape allegations. By doing so, Assange violated his bail conditions set by the UK and he still has an arrest warrant out. Assange has feared Sweden or the UK would hand him over to the US to face prosecution over one of the largest classified military and diplomatic document leaks in US history.
Donald Trump is embarking on his first foreign trip as US President. On a nine-day trek, Trump will meet with world leaders in the Middle East and Europe. Given Trumps reputation to speak uninhibitedly, some worry about his diplomatic skills.
Donald Trump is embarking on his first foreign trip as US President. On a nine-day trek, Trump will meet with world leaders in the Middle East and Europe. Given Trumps reputation to speak uninhibitedly, some worry about his diplomatic skills.
Moon stresses the need to improve conditions for ordinary people, with his government needing to put more life into a sluggish economic recovery.