POLITICS

Spain and the UK have signed an agreement to streamline procedures for British students studying at Spanish universities, minimizing the impact of Brexit and fostering educational cooperation.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has now decided to shut down women's beauty salons in the country as it gradually puts more restrictions on women.

In 2023, the UK invested more than £75 million into the creative arts and culture sector. The creative arts pledge aims to create more opportunities and job roles for young people.

The British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has outlined five 'transnational priorities' for reforming the global multilateral system.

UN request that the cross-border mandate in Syria is extended for at least 12 months, to allow humanitarian organisations to continue providing vital support and resources to the 4.1 million people in North-West Syria.

Designed and developed by the charity One Small Thing, Hope Street is a 24-space residential scheme in Southampton that is their collaborative project with Snug Architects.

Republican 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley has called China the biggest threat to the United States since World War II.

This year it was revealed that the largest amounts of Class A drugs have been seized in the UK. The drug industry in Britain makes around £200 billion per year.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that race should not determine university admissions, promoting a merit-based approach and equal opportunities in higher education.

A recent ranking shows Britain's global competitiveness dropping for the second year in a row, as business executives lose confidence in the country.

Government officials in Russia have proposed a new bill that forbids transexual people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare services.

The Artemis Accord deal was signed during the recent state visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA.

Another clash between demonstrators and police officers in France, following the death of a 17-year-old boy. President Macron has said that reform in France is essential.

In 1948, women made up only one per cent of uniformed UN peacekeeper personnel. In 2023, only 7.8 per cent of the UN peacekeeper military are made up of women.

The revelation is part of an Impact Assessment of the Government's new Illegal Migration Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in March.

The UK's proposed crypto regulatory framework, similar to the EU's recently approved Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA) regulation, extends the geographical reach of existing obligations for service providers.

The British Army will train 150 military medics in Ukraine, providing them with life-saving first aid skills and battlefield practice sessions.

The 20,000 hours of work over six months will be split amongst the people who have committed offences across four regions.

Launched at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, the new biodiversity credits initiative aims to mobilise finance to support Earth's natural environments.

The UK legal sector is warned about evolving cyber threats, including ransomware attacks and data theft, in a new report by the National Cyber Security Centre.

The UK is supporting Africa and the Caribbean through the climate crisis. Catastrophic climate events that occur in Africa and the Caribbean include droughts, hurricanes, floods, cyclones, landslides and earthquakes.

The United Nations has refused to bow down to the Taliban by deciding that it will not replace its female staff with male staff in Afghanistan.

Gender biases have made 64 per cent of women feel incapable of demanding job roles in Spain. To motivate women into leading job roles, Spain has become the first European nation to offer paid menstrual leave.

Utah will become the latest American state to agree to a trade pact with Britain as collaboration is set to commence in areas including fin-tech and aerospace.

The government have named over 200 companies that have breached the National Minimum Wage law. These employers include high-street brands, sole traders and small businesses.

Development Minister Andrew Mitchell has recently visited India to attend the G20 Development Ministers' Meeting in Varanasi, which discussed new investments that support a women-led climate-tech fund.

A recent report describes this phenomenon of people postponing their retirement plans as "the great un-retirement", given the number of people out of the labour market has reduced compared to last year.

The Taliban officially seized Afghanistan in 2021. Two years later, girls are banned from having an education and are ultimately compelled to stay at home.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has again come under fire for his alleged "demonising" remarks about the transgender community.