Tag: British Prime Minister Liz Truss

Truss forced into U-turn on tax after week of market turmoil

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 3 – British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn after less than a month in power, reversing a cut to the highest rate of income tax that helped spark turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party. Finance minister […]

West scrambles to bridge North-South divide aggravated by Ukraine war

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 – The Western argument to internationally isolate Russia over its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has been simple: it breaches the founding charter of the United Nations by violating Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Western leaders are making that case at the annual high-level […]

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