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Theresa May defends trade deals with Gulf leaders

Theresa May defends trade deals with Gulf leaders

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has defended making trade deals with Saudia Arabia and Bahrain, despite them being under fire from human rights groups. Speaking on 6 December on HMS Ocean in Bahrain, she said that if Britain was going to influence Gulf leaders and improve human rights in the area, they needed to be engaging with them. Theresa May is in the Gulf to strengthen trade talks post-Brexit, and to also oversee measures to improve security to help tackle terrorism in the area. Dec 6, 2016
Russia: The blood of our soldiers is on USA, Britain and France

Russia: The blood of our soldiers is on USA, Britain and France

The Russian Ministry of Defence has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a Russian mobile hospital in Aleppo, blaming the USA, the UK and France. On 5 December a Russian mobile hospital was hit by mortar fire, killing a female Russian medical worker and injuring other workers and civilians. In the video statement a ministry spokesman blames the attack on insurgents of the opposition, not al-Nusra militants encircled by the Syrian army in eastern Aleppo. Dec 6, 2016
Donald Trump risks tensions with China in unprecedented talk with Taiwan

Donald Trump risks tensions with China in unprecedented talk with Taiwan

President-elect Donald Trump received a phone call by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on 2 December and posted his thoughts on Twitter, saying the countrys leader called to congratulate him. The move breaks with US’s One-China policy, causing China’s foreign office to lodge a complaint. In 2007, Taiwans ruling Democratic Progressive Party asserted a separate identity from China and called for the enactment of a new constitution for a normal country.However, China considers the self-ruled island to be part of its territory and the US has not had any formal ties with Taiwan since 1979. Dec 3, 2016
Sextortion: Webcam blackmail cases have doubled, police say

Sextortion: Webcam blackmail cases have doubled, police say

The National Crime Agency have released a video showing how easy it is to be caught by blackmailers using ‘sextortion’; where criminals using fake identities befriend their victims, make them perform sexual acts on a webcam, then blackmail them for money. Sextortion has been linked to the suicides of four men last year. Nov 30, 2016
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