Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in It is now possible to conclude that Donald Trump is not just a Russian ally, but that his administration has become a danger to Europe – perhaps more dangerous than…
London — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have dramatically upped the stakes in the complex Middle East war, killing at least 20 people — including an American — and wounding hundreds more with strikes on Saudi Arabia’s airports over the last week. The question is whether President Trump will order U.S. military action in support of Saudi Arabia, which has been…
Federal workers demonstrate in Ottawa during their 2023 strike. The then PSAC president, Chris Aylward, is on the far right. [Photo: Twitter/Facebook] Canada’s Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney is demanding that federal public sector workers accept massive concessions, including significant real wage cuts. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) conceded that it…
As the midterms present a referendum on his second term, President Donald Trump continues to boast about his handling of the economy despite low approval ratings saying Americans aren’t feeling it. But while Trump has tried to paint a rosy picture of the economy, Vice President JD Vance has been driving home a different message on…
File: A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images The U.S. Air Force withdrew all of its B-1 bombers stationed at an air base in southern England that is used by American military forces to strike Iran after an investigation discovered a…
London — The British government believes Iran “played a part” in the incident over the weekend at the RAF Fairford air base in England, which has been used by U.S. warplanes carrying out strikes on Iran, U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday. Burnham’s remarks to the BBC were the first confirmation by the British government…
LONDON — The five men arrested on terror charges near Royal Air Force Fairford in the United Kingdom have been released on bail after “extensive interviews,” authorities said on Monday. The men, who were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses, are subject to “stringent conditions on their movement and contact with others,”…
British counterterrorism police were leading an investigation Monday after five men were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act in an English village near a Royal Air Force base used by U.S. bombers. The Metropolitan Police said officers received a call around 12:45 a.m. local time on Sunday about three suspicious vehicles traveling toward…