Author: Ethan Johnson

Chinese flag at Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai, China, September 18, 2023.Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChina's Ministry of State Security claimed in a statement on Monday that Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6, had framed two Chinese central government officials as spies for the British government.The ministry said the case against the two spies, who are a husband and wife, was under further investigation.China and Britain have been trading accusations for months about espionage that threaten their respective national security.In January, China revealed a spy case alleging that MI6 had used foreigners in China to collect secrets and…

Sign up to our Westminster Viewpoint emails to get expert analysis delivered straight to your inbox.Get a free email of The View from WestminsterIt would be a “disaster” to consider the Online Safety Act a “done job”, a father who has lost a child has said, as he called on the next government to reform the law to address harms affecting children.Ian Russell, whose 14-year-old daughter Molly died by suicide, said bold measures were needed to reassure parents of “real change” when it comes to internet safety and their children.In 2022, a coroner ruled that Molly, a schoolgirl from Harrow,…

The City Council is demanding unprecedented approval powers for the chiefs of the NYPD, NYC Fire Department and other key agencies, furthering the mayor's power grab over his most senior picks. Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Queens) has actually said the city should be run like the federal government, with the Senate having to approve all Cabinet members and their senior aides. That's crazy. Nowadays, when a new president takes office, it can take months just to staff his cabinet, and more than a year to fully staff a new administration. Show more Post Editorial Board This is one of the main…

Part of the Natick Town Government Meeting for the week of June 3, 2024: Health Committee Meeting (June 3, 5pm, online) Request for Variance from Chapter 30 of the Natick Board of Health Rules Use the Animal Research Component of MB Biosciences16 Tech Circle; Request for Variance from Natick Board of Health Rules Chapter 23: Rules and Regulations Concerning Grease Trap Maintenance and Grease Removal in Food Establishments Lookout Farm Taproom89 Pleasant Street South; Discussion and Decision: Application for a permit to keep up to five chickens at 28 Harvard Street School Committee Meeting (June 3, 6:30 p.m., town hall…

Regarding “Readers have strikingly different views on President Trump’s 34 convictions” (May 31): I’m glad that Howard R. Killion didn’t teach me any political science classes in college.He makes no mention of the first part of his rationale for democracy – that losers may not challenge the results of a fair election – which is exactly what losers did.The second part of his premise for democracy is that the winner of an election will not use violence or illegal tactics to prevent the loser from being re-elected. There is no evidence that winners have used violence or illegal means.The jury…

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Here's the first look at meetings of South Dakota state government boards and commissions, as well as two interim committees of the state Legislature, that will be open to the public in the new week starting Monday, June 3, 2024. Click on the name (highlighted in blue) for more information about the meeting. Please note that the event may be postponed due to bad weather or other reasons. Monday, June 3 Economic Development Board Credit Committee11 a.m. CST, conference call, 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre. Health and Education Facilities Bureau2 p.m. CST, via conference call and…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Cliff Hayden is waiting.He waits for construction to begin on the site of the city government center next door, which remains vacant. The abandoned building is fenced off and overgrown in places. Some of the windows are boarded up or blocked off. Some are open.For Hayden, manager of the Louisville Experience Boutique Hotel, the slow progress of renovations at nearby properties is directly impacting his new business, which is set to officially open this month.”We've already had thefts. We've had air conditioners stolen,” he said, adding that people regularly camp out behind his building. “We have…

“I think we need to have the courage to make a decision, we need to go all the way to the end of Article 7, we need to invoke Article 7 all the way, which provides for the end of the veto,” she said. The European Parliament launched the first stage of an Article 7 procedure against Hungary in 2018, but the process has stalled. The next step of the procedure, which is used when a country is deemed to be at risk of violating the EU's core values, is often referred to as the “nuclear option” because it provides…

Knesset members from Minister without Portfolio Benny Gantz's National Unity Party avoided giving radio and television interviews on Sunday as the country entered the final week before Gantz's June 8 ultimatum deadline.At a May 18 press conference, Gantz said his party would leave the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not develop a plan that included a comprehensive agreement for a “post-Hamas” arrangement in the Gaza Strip, an “American-European-Arab-Palestinian” governance to replace Hamas, the return of all hostages, the return of displaced persons from the north, and the adoption of an “outline” that would lead to increased Haredi…

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