Starmer feels the heat After Healey Quits Over UK Defence Plan

Keir Starmerand and Defence Secretary John Healey standing in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet and shaking hands during a defence and security visit.

Healey’s shock resignation pushes Starmer to the brink over defence spending John Healey’s resignation as Defence Secretary has hit Keir Starmer’s government hard and exposed a deep split over UK defence spending. Healey said the Defence Investment Plan did not give the armed forces the money they need to face growing security threats. He argued … Read more

250 Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals are Missing

An aerial view of the Andaman Sea showing a overcrowded Bangladeshi migrant boat surrounded by vast rough ocean.

250 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks in Indian Ocean Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Indian Ocean, according to the United Nations refugee and migration agencies. The overcrowded trawler had left Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was bound … Read more