UK Set To Reduce Voting Age To 16 In Major Electoral Reform
The British government announced on Thursday its intention to lower the voting age to 16 for general elections, a significant move that would place the UK among the countries with the youngest electorates worldwide. The reform follows a key campaign promise from the Labour Party, which came to power last year, and is part of a broader package of changes...
UK Introduces Stricter Visa Measures To Reduce Migration
The UK has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office trumpeted the proposals as “the biggest clampdown on legal migration ever”. But critics said it would damage the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which faces staff...
King Charles Set For Vatican Visit Amid Pope’s Illness
Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that despite Pope Francis's hospitalization for pneumonia, Britain's King Charles III will still make his scheduled state visit to the Vatican in early April. Charles, who is the head of the Church of England, is scheduled to meet his Catholic counterpart on April 8, according to the palace’s program. A Buckingham Palace source expressed “our hopes...
Pope Francis’ Doctor Dies From COVID Complications
The personal doctor of Pope Francis has died from COVID-19 complications. According to the Catholic News Agency, Fabrizio Soccorsi, 78, died at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after he was admitted in late December. While he also was dealing with an “oncological pathology,” COVID was the cause of death, the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported. Soccorsi was named Francis’ personal physician in August 2015. It...
Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin Arrives Edinburgh (Photo, Video)
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived in Edinburgh to lie in rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight, after tens of thousands of mourners stood for hours in the streets of the Scottish capital to pay their respects to the late monarch as she left her beloved Balmoral Castle for the last time. The royal procession led by the hearse carrying...
US Reports Death Of Senior Hamas Military Leader Marwan Issa
Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said. As deputy military commander, Mr Issa would be Hamas's most senior leader to die since the war began on 7 October. The Palestinian group, which controls Gaza, has not officially commented on reports of his death. Israeli media sources have reported that Mr Issa was...
Interpol President Loses Mother, Sir Chikwe Udensi Leads Delegation To Abu Dhabi For Funeral (Photos)
The global law enforcement community has been thrown into mourning following the passing of the mother of Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), ABN TV reports. Confirming the development, Nigerian Interpol Systems Consultant and renowned security expert, Sir Chikwe Udensi, disclosed that he led a high-level delegation of security experts from Europe...
Russia Adds Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, And Slovakia To List Of “Unfriendly” Countries
The Russian government has expanded its list of "unfriendly foreign states," adding Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia and Slovakia, a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and published on the official website said. The Russian authoriti...
Queen Elizabeth II Symbolized Historical Sustainability For Europe, Russian Patriarch Says
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has offered his condolences to King Charles III over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, while noting that the deceased monarch has always symbolized stability, continuity and sustainability of historical traditions for the entire European continent, according to a message published on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church on...
Arsenal Beat Chelsea To Record First Win In Eight Leagues Matches
Arsenal eased their relegation fears and lifted the pressure on beleaguered boss Mikel Arteta with a much-needed 3-1 win against Chelsea on Saturday. Arteta’s side sat just three points above the relegation zone before kick-off at the Emirates Stadium after their worst start to a season since 1974-75. But the Gunners produced their best performance this time to out-class their London...
