FRIEDMAN THE WORLDS HOT SPOT

Let me point out a few news items you may have missed while debating the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›

NATIONAL MINUTE'S SILENCE FOR UK VICTIMS

A national minute's silence will be held to remember victims of the Tunisian beach attack, David Cameron has announced... READ MORE›

EMBATTLED MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB DROPS SPEECH TO GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION GATHERING

Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister Photo Rex Mr Najib has accused Mr Mahathir of leading a conspiracy to oust him... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON ADMITS HE DID HAVE A STAKE IN FATHER'S OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND AFTER PANAMA PAPERS LEAK

David Cameron has admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father's offshore investment fund, but sold it for around ?30,000 before he became Prime Minister... READ MORE›

UK WILL HELP DESTROY ISLAMIC STATE, DAVID CAMERON TELLS US

'British values' Mr Cameron is expected to give a speech on Monday setting out the government's future strategy to combat radicalisation and extremism... READ MORE›

'YOU DON'T KNOW FAMILIES ON THE BREADLINE'

David Cameron has rejected Phillip Schofield's suggestion he is out of touch and does not know any poor working families... READ MORE›

'SPEND MORE' ON SAS AND DRONES

More money should be spent on the SAS and drones to combat the threat of Islamic State IS extremists, David Cameron has told defence chiefs... READ MORE›

JAPANS CABINET ROCKED BY NEW CLAIMS OF LINKS TO NEO-NAZIS WHO TARGET THE ETHNIC KOREAN POPULATION

Please read our Japan's government is weathering accusations of links to far-right groups that promote racism and hate speech... READ MORE›

SYRIAN CHILD REFUGEES 'TO BE DEPORTED AT AGE 18', SAYS PADDY ASHDOWN

In his statement, Mr Cameron acknowledged the depth of public feeling and said it was right that Britain should fulfil its moral responsibility to help refugees... READ MORE›

UK VOTE ON EUROPEAN UNION 'WILL NOT BE ON 5 MAY'

But Prime Minister David Cameron has said this would mean ministers were barred from speaking about European court decisions and the EU budget... READ MORE›

JAPAN PM ABE CALLS SNAP ELECTION

Mr Abe has also strongly advocated restarting Japan's nuclear power generation plants, all of which were shut down amid public anger after the Fukushima disaster in 2011... READ MORE›

KIDS COMPANY'S CAMILA BATMANGHELIDJH ASKED TO STEP DOWN BY GOVERNMENT

The Cabinet Office is withholding A?3m unless Kids Company moves on its chief executive, Camila Batmanghelidjh... READ MORE›

BRITAIN STAYING IN EUROPE LOOKS MORE AND MORE ABSURD

Our Prime Minister was amidst the deaf in Europe last week pretending to negotiate with people who refuse to listen to him... READ MORE›

SIR ALAN DUNCAN MP SAYS CRITICS OF DAVID CAMERON ARE LOW-ACHIEVERS WHO HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE

Panama papers Sir Alan Duncan MP says critics of David Cameron are low-achievers who hate wealthy people... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA'S BELEAGUERED ABBOTT ENDURES ONE FINAL NIGHTMARE BEFOREA CHRISTMAS

The problem is, neither he nor the prime minister has managed to explain that satisfactorily to voters... READ MORE›

6 CHANGES FOUND IN THE FINE PRINT

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced his cabinet Wednesday, the new faces weren't the only changes afoot... READ MORE›

CAMERON'S TAX CRITICS ARE 'LOW ACHIEVERS'

What matters most is the winning the election and David Cameron becoming the prime minister... READ MORE›

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN ICELAND OVER PM'S LINK TO OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS

The prime minister walked out of the interview, saying What are you trying to make up here?... READ MORE›

A NEW WAY TO INTERVIEW THE PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Trudeau will also join us at that time as we review the encounters and the issues they reveal... READ MORE›

BRITAIN SAYS IT KILLED 3 ISIS SUSPECTS IN SYRIA STRIKE

Mr. Cameron's announcement came as France said it would start sending reconnaissance flights over Syria and was considering airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syrian territory... READ MORE›

FRANCE 'MAY EXTEND AIRSTRIKES ON ISIL TO SYRIA'

The claim comes as David Cameron indicated that Britain's plans to do the same could be abandoned if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Labour party leader... READ MORE›

TRUDEAU MEETS MONTREAL MAYOR AS ENERGY EAST PROMPTS NATIONAL UNITY QUESTIONS

The meeting between the prime minister and the former Liberal cabinet minister was held at Montreal City Hall... READ MORE›

Before that the Prime Minister spoke of 'swarms' in relation to desperate people seeking safety from war, violence and poverty... READ MORE›

EU REFERENDUM: THINK OF YOUR CHEAP HOLIDAY FLIGHTS, DAVID CAMERON TELLS VOTERS

David Cameron can enforce collective cabinet responsibility, but only on those willing to accept it as individuals... READ MORE›

DOCTORS FURY AT MINISTERS OVER DELAYS TO PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING

Nearly 4,000 health professionals have written to the prime minister to express alarm that plain packets may be delayed... READ MORE›

BRITAIN MUST GET ON A 'WAR FOOTING' TO DEFEAT ISLAMIC STATE

Mr Cameron's indication he wanted Britain to join air strikes in Syria led one senior Tory MP to accuse him of making up his policy "on the hoof" ..... READ MORE›

A STORM OF CRISES BLOWS APART EUROPEAN UNITY

The prime minister is no novice when it comes to long and tedious discussions at European summits... READ MORE›

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GREEK PLANS FOR A DEBT "HAIRCUT"

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GREEK ELECTION CONFUSION RAISES FRESH FEARS OVER ABILITY TO PAY DEBTS

Political mood becomes even more poisonous as former PM Antonis Samaras accuses Alexis Tsipras of acting like drunk captain of a rudderless ship... READ MORE›

THAILAND ELECTIONS DELAYED AS DRAFT CONSTITUTION IS REJECTED

The draft appeared aimed at halting any comeback for popular former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck's brother, who was also deposed in 2006... READ MORE›