Nigel Farage, the head of Britain’s Reform U.K., has set his sights on 10 Downing Street after his party’s recent local gains in districts that were once Tory and Labour strongholds by appealing to the country’s angst with the stagnant economy and immigration that critics say is out of control.
The British military joined the U.S. last week in bombing campaigns on Yemen and said it successfully hit its target that was described as a “cluster of buildings, used by the Houthis to manufacture drones of the type used to attack ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.”
Countries increased military spending last year to $2.7 trillion—an increase of 9.4 percent, marking the steepest year-on-year rise since the end of the Cold War as European and Middle Eastern governments splurge in spending amid what they see as growing regional threats, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The U.S. and Ukraine signed a long-term minerals deal that was seen as an incentive for Washington to stay committed to Kyiv’s war effort against Russia because of future revenue-sharing tied to the country’s natural resources, with one Ukrainian lawmaker stating that the deal hides “indefinite obligations” between Kyiv and the U.S.