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The UK, the biggest supporter of Ukraine after the US is reconsidering its support for Ukraine. The same country which has given unwavering support to Ukraine till today is backing off from Ukraine. And, this step is being taken by Rishi Sunak. Let’s find out the crux of the move.According to BBC Newsnight, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has requested a data-driven assessment of the war’s development in Ukraine.Critics say that it makes little sense why is UK sending its military weapons to Ukraine when the war directly doesn’t concern it. According to information provided to BBC Newsnight, Volodymyr Zelensky, the...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An adviser to Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suggested in remarks published on Wednesday that Tehran might consider suspending sensitive atomic work. The comments are the latest in a series of conflicting signals from Iranian officials on whether Iran would halt uranium enrichment, which the West fears Tehran is using to build nuclear bombs. Iran insists its plans are peaceful. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he believed the United States and its allies were making progress toward solving their disputes with Iran over its nuclear program peacefully but direct talks with Tehran...

Bush to Sharon: Palestinian chaos is halting roadmap By Israel Insider staff and partners September 15, 2005 President George W. Bush says the Palestinians should follow through on Israel's withdrawal from Gaza by establishing a peaceful government in the area as a starting point toward coexistence with the Jewish state. "The world must hear that now," Bush told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday at the start of one of only two meetings the president held between U.N. sessions marking the organization's 60th birthday. The other was with staunch U.S. ally Tony Blair, the prime minister of Britain. For...

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill suggested new ways Thursday to solve the state's budget problems, including suspending the after-school initiative championed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before the actor turned politician. Though the program hasn't begun, Hill said it could soon add $424 million to the state's bills while California remains in a budget crisis. Schwarzenegger, who headed the Inner-City Foundation to provide after-school programs for children, successfully qualified and passed Proposition 49 on the 2002 ballot. Days after Hill suggested revenues are up $2.2 billion due to an improving economy, she labeled the governor's measure - which gives...

Russia 'halting Iran nuclear help' Russia has turned up the pressure on its nuclear ally Iran Russia is to stop exporting nuclear material to Iran following its refusal to sign up to an international protocol, a senior British official has said. The official said President Vladimir Putin had announced to other leaders at the G8 summit in France that his country would halt "all nuclear exports" until Iran signed up to tougher nuclear inspections. It follows a decision by the G8 leaders to issue a joint statement describing weapons of mass destruction as the "pre-eminent threat" to international security.The statement...