US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ Mike Pompeo said he was ‘deeply troubled by Russia’s decision to arrest’ Navalny UK’s Foreign Office said Moscow was ‘persecuting the victim’ of a ‘terrible crime’ EU … Read more

Selena Gomez doubles down on her condemnation of tech leaders for allowing’hate groups’ to thrive

Selena Gomez has doubled down on her criticism of tech leaders for allowing ‘hate groups’ and ‘misinformation’ to thrive on social media. The 28-year-old singer last week issued a fiery statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC to protest his election loss to President-elect … Read more

Watchdog could ditch £3,000 pay rise for MPs after PM condemnation

Commons watchdog could ditch £3,000 pay rise for MPs after Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer condemned the idea amid public sector freeze and coronavirus chaos Ipsa mechanism for setting MP pay would have meant a significant rise in April Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer condemned idea of 4.1% hike amid coronavirus  The watchdog is understood … Read more