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The move comes days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
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As new prime minister briefs cabinet on ‘cost of living government’, critics ask where money will come fromUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is under mounting pressure to explain how he will pay for his policy pledges as he implored his new cabinet to examine “all possible ways” to tackle the cost of living crisis.On his first full day in power, the prime minister faced questions about how he would fund the removal of VAT from electricity bills and also an expected uplift in defence
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The move follows a wave of protests in response to the firing of the defense minister, who had clashed with the general over how to fight the war.
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Mark Carney says Canada is ‘united’ in face of threats as leaders agree to talk before tariffs take effect next monthSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump has defended his new 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, claiming the country cannot survive without the US.The White House announced the sweeping round of import duties – due to come into effect next month – on Monday, igniting fresh tensions between Washington and Ottawa. Continue reading...
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Defense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs face Senate appropriations committee to continue Iran war effortUS defense secretary Pete Hegseth walked into the Senate on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $87.6bn supplemental funding request, facing lawmakers furious that the US-Israel war on Iran is costing far more than the White House has admitted.Hegseth and the chair of the joint chiefs, Gen Dan Caine, faced the Senate appropriations committee, chaired by Susan Collins of Maine,
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Parliament votes to stop children using apps such as TikTok in policy championed by Emmanuel MacronFrance’s parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.The president, Emmanuel Macron, has championed the ban as a major reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September. Continue reading...
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The Trump administration wants to isolate Nicaragua, as President Daniel Ortega deepens repression to cement his decadeslong grip on power.
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Several days of airstrikes have hit water and energy plants in Kuwait, a nation that relies on desalination for 90 percent of its drinking water.
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Jazz saxophonist – who recorded with artists Frank Sinatra, BB King and more – died in Los Angeles, reports sayUS jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, best known for his solo riff on the timeless classic The Pink Panther Theme, has died at the age of 94, according to reports.The native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, died on 15 July, according to a report from the Los Angeles jazz radio station KKJZ. Continue reading...
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The deal could be the start of a bigger move to share weaponry that Ukraine has honed during its war with Russia.
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As immigration surges in the country, activists are going to extreme lengths to expel foreign nationals, often taking the law into their own hands.
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As the nation convulses with protests and violence, data and research suggest that some of the biggest arguments against foreigners don’t stand up against the facts.
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Health secretary says source has been identified despite experts warning infections are likely to keep risingHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis – the illness caused by the cyclospora parasite that causes watery and explosive diarrhea – is “under control”.Kennedy made the remarks one day after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did an about-face on a 27-state recall of shredded iceberg lettuce, calling the reported product a “false positive”. C
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Such technology solves problem of longer, thinner, energy-saving wings not fitting in airports around the worldAirbus has said it will test folding wings for the next generation of its bestselling planes, as the world’s largest planemaker races to work out the shape of future commercial aircraft by the end of the decade.Longer, thinner wings made of light but strong composite materials offer the promise of energy savings but present a problem for manufacturers because they will not fit in airpor
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The president met with his Lebanese counterpart, who is trying to restore government control over southern territory where Israel has been fighting Hezbollah.
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The body’s failure to address allegations that Beijing is using detainees in this way is one of the most glaring instances of its ineptitude.
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The Indian economy’s lag behind its neighbor can’t be explained by the practice of reservations.
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Warning to shipping companies, on top of Iran’s chokehold on strait of Hormuz, may severely affect Saudi oil exportsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesYemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthis have warned shipping companies that their tankers risk being attacked if they use Saudi Arabian ports, as the militia moved quickly to enforce a blockade announced the previous day.The Houthi warning for the Red Sea, coming on top of Iran’s threat to shipping on the other side of the Arabian peninsular in the G
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and President Trump have agreed to accelerate trade talks in an effort to resolve friction and avoid a new 50% U.S. tariff on a series of goods.
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A day after police forcibly broke up demonstrations, thousands returned to the protest site in New Delhi to keep pushing for action over the country’s failings in education.