Politics

UAE denies 'false' reports of fund transfer to Iran

The statement follows a Reuters report that the UAE has agreed to unlock billions of dollars of frozen funds for Iran.

How left-wing curricula fan the flames of antisemitism in public schools

Ismael Jimenez, director of social studies curriculum for the entire district of almost 200,000 students, has come under fire for comments that place the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel “in context.” But Jimenez is also on record calling Israel a “terrorist state,” and sharing an Assata Shakur (a member of the Black Panther Party who was exiled in Cuba) quote that “schools in America are interested in brainwashing people with Americanism… As long as we expect America’s schools to educate us, we will remain ignorant.”

The hill I will die on: I really don’t like ‘like’ – or other imprecise and redundant speech

Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in Britain

Social Security insolvency is here

Politicians from both parties have been able to avoid Social Security’s impending insolvency for decades because bankruptcy was still years away. It was a little over the horizon, and for our irresponsible politicians, out of sight has been out of mind. But according to the latest Social Security trustees report this week, bankruptcy is upon us now. The Social Security trust fund is estimated to run out of money in 2032. That means whoever wins the next presidential election in 2028 will have no choice but to confront Social Security in the final year of a first term. Whoever is in office then will have surprising flexibility in deciding what happens next.

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‘Stop pretending we don’t exist’: Seoul fills its streets with Pride colour

‘This is the one time of year people feel they can truly show who they are,’ says one festival attendee

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Swiss Wait to Hear Result of Ballot on Capping Population at 10 Million

The far-right proposal would require the government to put restrictions in place to limit the population by 2050

The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone

After a week of violence and discord, this is clear: some politicians know images supersede inconvenient facts. And Labour has no good response

‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners

Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standards

Riots and racism: why is the UK burning?

Claims of two-tier policing and uncontrolled immigration may not be borne out by the facts, but that has not stopped them being played up for political ends

Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here's what to know

Switzerland votes on a population cap that could tighten immigration and put its EU free-movement agreement under pressure.