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Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform on the eve of its conference, saying the Conservative party “is dead”.The former Tory cabinet minister, a close ally of Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, served as culture secretary until 2022 before resigning a year later when blocked from getting a peerage.On her defection, she told the Daily Mail: “The Tory party is dead. Its members now need to think the unthinkable and look to the future.”After months of secret talks conducted at a Mayfair club, Dorries said the Conservatives had left her and that her values were now more aligned with…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found himself in the arena Thursday morning.Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building is not a conventional “arena.” It’s the hearing room for the Senate Finance Committee, but circumstances converted the room into such a venue. Kennedy was due to appear before the Senate Finance panel long before August “happened,” but Kennedy’s “August” is what placed special focus on Kennedy’s appearance.RFK Jr. sacked newly-confirmed Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez – four weeks after senators greenlit her nomination – and issued new,…

New Delhi: Aadhaar-based authentication continues to see strong growth, with number holders carrying out more than 221 crore authentication transactions in August, according to data released by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday.  This marks a rise of over 10.3 per cent compared to August 2024, showing how Aadhaar has become an important tool for India’s growing digital economy. UIDAI said that the increasing use of Aadhaar authentication highlights its role in ensuring smooth welfare delivery and enabling people to access various services voluntarily from different providers. “The growing usage shows, how Aadhaar based authentication has been…

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The president of Israel will travel to London next week for a controversially timed trip amid outcry from Labour MPs who have urged Keir Starmer not to meet with the visiting delegation.The arrival of Isaac Herzog is fraught with complication for ministers, with the UK government on the brink of recognising the state of Palestine at the UN general assembly.Herzog is expected in the UK on Wednesday and Thursday – the first time a senior Israeli leader has been in Britain since the foreign secretary, David Lammy, met his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, on an unannounced visit in the spring.A…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Andrew Cuomo challenged his NYC mayoral opponent, Zohran Mamdani, to five different debates across all five New York City boroughs during a press conference Thursday.The challenge came as the former governor slammed Mamdani at his press conference in Manhattan’s Upper West Side for failing “to give a straight answer” to reporters’ questions, and changing his mind “on everything” he has said on the campaign trail.”When you try to ask [Mamdani] a question, he will simply not answer, and he obfuscates. And, frankly, you guys let him get away with it,” Cuomo told…

New Delhi: The government’s move to revamp the goods and services tax (GST) structure with two major slabs of 5 per cent and 18 per cent will put more money in the hands of rural people amid increasing prosperity in the far-flung regions, NABARD Chairman Shaji KV said on Thursday. “People are ready to move forward and India’s growth trajectory you are aware. Over and above that, there is a good monsoon and 8 per cent more cropped area is there. So, the setting was correct, and then the GST cut is putting more money in the hands of the…

For centuries, an iconic winged lion has perched above Venice, a symbol of the “Floating City” that millions of tourists have passed under in St. Mark’s Square.But scientists now believe that this ancient emblem of the Italian city may in fact have origins a world away. A study released Thursday found evidence that the statue may have been partially made in China and arrived in northern Italy after a long journey across the medieval Silk Road that may have involved the father of the explorer Marco Polo and the court of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Historical documents confirm the…

Democrat Squad member curses Israel politicians Democrat progressive Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., cursed at pro-Israel politicians in a fiery speech at the “People’s Conference for Palestine” in Detroit. (Credit: DropSiteNews/X – August 31, 2025) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., blasted America as a country founded on racism at a pro-Palestinian conference on Sunday, an expert is warning that the country’s lax immigration policies have resulted in the importation of anti-American ideals and a rise in “ethno-politics” in the U.S.Simon Hankinson, an author and senior research fellow on the…