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Germany to introduce tax relief to ease energy crisis effects

Germany

Germany will offer tax breaks for low-income families and people struggling to pay energy bills. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in July that German households would face higher gas prices in the fall. Germany’s finance ministry revealed a proposal to lower income taxes on Wednesday.   As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, Germany will launch a … Read more

Ukraine says it repelled Russian east strikes

Ukraine

Ukrainian military says it has successfully repelled and pushed back assaults by Russian forces in the east. Heavy shelling and airstrikes could be heard along the entirety of the eastern frontline. Russia had advanced toward Bakhmut and Avdiivka, but the Ukrainian military claimed they were successful in stopping them. Ukrainian armed forces on Thursday evening, … Read more

Conservatives were instructed not to criticize the MPs’ inquiry into Boris Johnson

Conservatives

MPs warned not to speak out about inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries called it a “witch hunt” and an attempt to win a by-election. Commons Privileges Committee has come under fire from Tory MPs over its investigation. The government’s chief whip has warned Conservative MPs not to speak out … Read more

German army officer accused of spying for Russia

German

A German reserve officer is on trial for allegedly spying for Russia. Accused of passing sensitive information from both military and civilian sources. Prosecutors claim he divulged information about Germany’s military and high-ranking officials. A German army reserve officer is on trial for allegedly spying for Russia for six years. The 65-year-old man, only identified … Read more

Antony Blinken is concerns about Rwandan human rights

Antony Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali. He expressed concerns about the lack of fair trial guarantees for critics of Kagame. Blinken mentioned “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison.   During his meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali on … Read more

Afghan cleric Rahimullah Haqqani was killed by a bomb says report

Rahimullah Haqqani

Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul. He supported the Taliban and advocated for female education. The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the bombing. A prominent Afghan cleric who supported the Taliban and advocated for female education was assassinated. Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed in a suicide bombing … Read more

More than 1,000 firefighters battling forest fire in France

fire in France

The blaze has burned approximately 6,800 hectares (26 square miles) in the Gironde region and neighbouring Landes. At least 16 houses have been destroyed and 10,000 people evacuated. France faces its fourth heatwave since the country’s worst drought in history. More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in southwest France that has destroyed … Read more

Britain to send more weapons to help Ukraine against war

Britain

Multiple-launch rocket systems and precision guided missiles  will be delivered to Ukraine. 10,000 soldiers are scheduled to receive infantry battlefield skills training in the coming months. UK previously supplied Ukraine with a variety of weapons, including anti-tank missiles.   The UK is planning to send more weapons to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia’s … Read more

Joe Biden arrives for a weeklong family vacation on island in South Carolina

Joe Biden

The Biden will stay at a friend’s private residence on Kiawah Island. The trip comes as the House prepares to vote on the massive “Inflation Reduction Act”. The vacation will most likely delay the bill’s signing, and the White House has not said when he’ll return.   President Biden flew to a South Carolina island … Read more

FBI Director Christopher Wray calls threats following raid on Trump

FBI Director Christopher Wray

Christopher Wray condemns social media threats against him and other law enforcement officers. FBI conducted an unprecedented search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday. Thousands of social media posts criticise the ‘raid’ and call for violence against Wray and others.   FBI Director Christopher Wray pushed back on social media threats made against … Read more

Ukraine warns Russia in a music video to leave Crimea

Ukraine warns Russia

Ukrainian Ministry of Defense releases music video threatening Russia to leave Crimea. Video suggests Russians should have spent their summer vacation elsewhere. Music video is set to Bananarama’s 1983 hit “Cruel Summer”.   The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released a threatening message in the form of an unusual music video Thursday morning, warning Russia to … Read more

Belarus military bases hit by fire, blasts  within a week of Crimea airbase strike

Belarus military bases

Fires and explosions rocked military bases in Russia and Belarus on Thursday. A military housing unit was reportedly on fire outside of Moscow. Explosions rocked an airbase in Belarus’ southern Gomel region, where Belarusian troops have been checked for “combat readiness”. An outbreak of fires and explosions rocked military bases in Russia and Belarus on … Read more

Southern Indiana house explosion kills 3 and damaged 39 homes

Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana house explosion kills three and injures at least one. At least 11 of the 39 damaged homes are “uninhabitable,” Evansville fire chief says. It was the area’s second house explosion in less than five years. The cause of the explosion is unknown. A house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville authorities … Read more