PM Modi emerges most popular global leader in survey

Rahul Gandhi disqualified: Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal back Congress leader | Oneindia News

Today, Rahul Gandhi received the unexpected support of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee soon after Parliament disqualified the Congress leader, a day after a magistrate's court jailed him for two years in a defamation case linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname. #MamataBanerjee #RahulGandhi #RahulGandhiDefamationCase

Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP after Surat court verdict in defamation case|Oneindia News

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction by a Surat court in the criminal defamation case on March 23 over his 'Modi surname' remark. #RahulGandhi #RahulGandhiDefamationCase #SuratCourt

Mess of Macron's own making? Violence escalates in pension reform protests across France

REPLAY: French President Macron talks to journalists as EU summit wraps up

France's Macron says he will not yield to violence after pensions reform protests

PM serves up fish and chips ahead of Tory Party Spring Forum

Rishi Sunak helped out in a fish and chips shop during a visit to the Black Country Museum ahead of the Conservative Party Spring Forum in Birmingham. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Rishi Sunak on HS2 progress and junior doctors strikes

The prime minister insists the government remains committed to HS2, despite its lengthy delays. Asked about the recent junior doctors strikes, the PM says he is "pleased" about finding a "way forward" to agreeing a settlement. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Labour on junior doctors strike and the Windsor Framework

The shadow health secretary says a Labour government "wouldn't be able to offer 35%" to junior doctors and urges the BMA to negotiate on this. Wes Streeting also says Labour partially supported the Windsor Framework to ensure "Rishi Sunak wasn't held ransom by his deeply divided crack-pot party." Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Anti-Netanyahu protests on Whitehall on Israeli PM's visit

Defend Israeli Democracy stage a protest on Whitehall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Rishi Sunak. The protesters say Netanyahu is discriminating minorities and attempting to politicise the judicial system. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu departs 10 Downing Street

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs from 10 Downing Street after meeting with Rishi Sunak this morning. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

The US Economy Grew More Than Expected in 2022

The US Economy Grew , More Than Expected in 2022. CNN reports that the United States economy expanded again in the fourth quarter, showing solid growth to end 2022. . The news comes despite consumers and businesses battling historically high inflation and interest rates. . The broadest measure of economic activity, the gross domestic product, increased 2.9% from October to December 2022. According to Commerce Department data released on January 26, last quarter's 2.9% expansion represents continued improvement. . CNN reports that 2022 was a year of transition for the economy as it continued to recover from the pandemic, contracting in back-to-back quarters to start 2022. Since the beginning of 2023, businesses and consumers have shifted their spending to compensate for inflation and interest climbing. Since the beginning of 2023, businesses and consumers have shifted their spending to compensate for inflation and interest climbing. Consumers are increasingly struggling to navigate the ongoing effects from the spike in prices last year by drawing on credit and savings, John Leer, chief economist of Morning Consult, via CNN. With consumer demand likely to continue its downward trajectory, business investment is also likely to slow in the coming quarters, increasing the probability of a recession this year, John Leer, chief economist of Morning Consult, via CNN. According to Refinitiv, economists expected the fourth quarter's GDP to grow at an adjusted rate of 2.6%. CNN reports that the most recent report is the first of three official estimates for the fourth quarter by the Commerce Department and is often revised later.

USA operationalises first permanent base for its troops in Poland| Oneindia News

The US has opened its first permanent military garrison in Poland. It follows last year’s pledge by President Joe Biden to establish a permanent base – America’s first on NATO’s eastern flank – in Poland following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The new facility, considered the eighth US permanent military base in the European continent, will be located near Poznan, on the banks of the Varta River in western Poland. The garrison at Camp Kościuszko, is named after the 18th-century hero who fought for both Polish and US independence. #USbasePoland#CampKościuszko#Poland