Ed Miliband’s vow to cut household energy bills by £300 by 2030 faces fresh doubt after the economist behind the estimate said rising electricity costs could erase the gains. Pawel Czyzak of Ember told the BBC his 2023 analysis needs updating amid higher offshore wind and grid costs, warning savings...
Hundreds of thousands packed Budapest as rival rallies by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar tested momentum before an April election with no set date. Orbán’s Danube “peace march,” on the Oct. 23 holiday, amplified his hostility toward Ukraine and the EU; a banner read “We don’t want...
Virginia Democrats will launch a mid‑decade bid to redraw congressional districts, potentially netting two or three seats, making the state the second after California where Democrats move to counter Mr. Trump–backed GOP mapmaking before 2026. Leaders will announce the plan Thursday and convene lawmakers for a Monday session to start...
China’s Communist Party named Zhang Shengmin second-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission at the end of a four-day Central Committee meeting, days after nine generals were expelled for suspected serious financial crimes. Analysts said the removals could be seen as a political purge amid one of the largest...
As ballots land in Seattle mailboxes, the mayor’s race has narrowed to a generational and economic clash. Incumbent Bruce Harrell, 67, touts experience and endorsements but trailed in August, while 43-year-old organizer Katie Wilson led with 50 percent on a housing-first, social-media-savvy campaign. Their split over a new 5 percent...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for mayor on Thursday, his spokesperson said, with a childcare-focused press conference expected to confirm it. The move follows Cuomo’s final debate and a courtside photo of the pair at a Knicks game. Cuomo’s team declined comment. The...
In a Gizmodo interview, former CDC leader Demetre Daskalakis portrays the agency in crisis under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing mass firings, a reshaped vaccine advisory panel, and policy changes announced without scientific review. He and other senior officials resigned after director Susan Monarez was fired; he says...
Senate Republicans will force a Thursday vote to pay “essential” federal employees — including military, border patrol and TSA — during the shutdown, now in its 23rd day, as millions near their first missed full paycheck. Democrats plan to oppose it and offer a rival bill to pay furloughed workers...
President Trump has brought Jared Kushner back into diplomatic roles, dispatching him to the Middle East with special envoy Steve Witkoff to shore up a Gaza ceasefire after a deadly weekend threatened the deal. In Israel, Kushner, flanked by Witkoff and Vice President Vance, said recent incursions were expected as...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance condemned the Knesset’s symbolic preliminary vote backing West Bank annexation, calling it an “insult” and out of step with Trump administration policy as Washington presses to uphold a Gaza ceasefire. Vance announced a coordination center where about 200 U.S. troops work on Gaza stabilization, while...
