9 d. ago Work begins to restore power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Work has begun to repair the damaged power supply to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said

Economics

1 week ago The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan

Court has repeatedly expanded states’ leeway to make voting laws that would have previously been deemed discriminatoryThe last remaining piece of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – section 2, which empowers the federal government to protect voters from racial gerrymandering meant to dilute Black political power – appears headed for an untimely end. At oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday, the US supreme court appeared ready to strike down section 2, effectively completing the gradual nullification of the Voting Rights Act that it has pursued for over a decade.The case stems from new congressional districting maps that were drawn in Louisiana after the 2020 census, which found both that the state was eligible for six seats in the House of Representatives and that its population was about one-third Black. The state initially drew maps that featured only one majority-Black congressional district, rejecting seven more racially fair maps; voters sued, and federal courts ordered L...

Events

3 w. ago It's me or Farage! Struggling Starmer will bid to 'squeeze' mutinous Labour troops into getting behind him in crunch conference speech TODAY

Keir Starmer will use his keynote speech to party conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform - which is streets ahead in the polls.

Politics

4 w. ago No dramatic comeback for Keir as he quits too early... PM watches his beloved Arsenal go one

Sir Keir Starmer took a break from this year's crunch Labour Conference to watch his beloved Arsenal take on Newcastle United in the pub - but missed his team's dramatic comeback.

Events

4 w. ago Floundering Starmer admits he's 'got to do more' as he kicks off crunch Labour conference with another huge poll showing Reform headed for power

Keir Starmer insisted he can 'pull this round' as another poll showed the party on track for disaster - with Reform poised to win a huge majority.

Politics

last month Floundering Keir Starmer insists he can 'pull this round' as he kicks off crunch Labour conference with another huge poll showing Reform headed for power

Keir Starmer insisted he can 'pull this round' as another poll showed the party on track for disaster - with Reform poised to win a huge majority.

Politics