Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been admitted to hospital after sustaining an unspecified injury during an official trip to Luxembourg, her office said on Friday. US media have reported that Pelosi sustained injuries to her hip after she tripped and fell while at an event, citing sources that were unauthorised to speak publicly […]
It has been another bad week for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed faster than Afghanistan’s had in August 2021. Syrian rebels caught Putin’s armed forces by surprise and swept through Aleppo, forcing the Russians to vacate several military bases. The Russian commander, Lieutenant General Sergey Kisel, had previously commanded Russia’s 1st Guards […]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is under heightened pressure to better secure his country’s interests in volatile regions around the world after a bomb attack by Pakistan separatists last month claimed the lives of two Chinese engineers. With total Chinese investments estimated at US$62bn, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is the largest cluster of projects under […]
Aimee Welch The Welch family with a photograph of Penelope, whom they have committed to adopt Eight-year-old Grace Welch has been waiting since 2019 for her older sister to occupy the bed next to hers. Her parents had told her that, Penelope, a 10-year-old born in China, would be joining the family, who live in […]
