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Exclusive: Governing council ‘retrospectively’ decides the Les Carlyon literary award should go only to first-time authors, ruling out Chris Masters’ book

US backing for statement implies Israel’s attack on US ally Qatar may have been ‘bridge too far’ for Washington.

The EU Council listed the former Russian businessman on the basis of executive positions he no longer held at the time of the sanctions decision. The court says that's unjustified.

The Information and Broadcast ministry’s Standing Committee has come up with new recommendations on combating fake news. The committee under BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has recommended increased penalties, fines, expedited grievance redressal and an inter-ministerial coordination committee to keep an eye on Big Tech companies and intermediaries like Google, Facebook,…

Viral posts are fuelling panic that the EU will soon scan text messages. But the concerns are premature with the proposal still being debated and the measures likely to change before anything is enforced.

Miran, currently serving as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, has pledged to take an unpaid leave of absence from his White House role if confirmed to the Fed, according to PBS NewsHour.

A magician and a crime fiction writer are among those to benefit.

COUNCILLORS have agreed to ban wood-burning stoves in properties that belong to the local authority ...

EU Council members are sharing their positions on the latest iteration of the so-called Chat Control bill on September 12, 2025, with adoption expected as early as October 2025 if an agreement is found.

With just a few days left before the Council is due to take a vote on the controversial proposal, both the public pressure and cross-party outcry may pose a unique challenge to Brussels' usual choreographed votes on long-debated legislation.

Falkirk Council says it is “unacceptable” that council staff were abused and threatened while attempting to remove Scottish flags from…