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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit friendly governments in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. But his support for the Venezuela oil deal is rankling some in the region.
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Melting ice is opening a trade route through the Arctic. China has begun the first regular service, part of its polar ambitions.
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Authorities will "show no leniency" to people who "belittle" those who are suffering, the prime minister says.
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Backers seek support for second attempt to get law through House of Lords after ‘undemocratic’ rejection last yearMPs on both sides of the assisted dying debate have voiced fears about turnout affecting the vote on Friday, when the bill returns to the Commons for its second attempt to become law.Those who back the change in the law have been emphasising the “undemocratic” nature of the bill’s rejection by the House of Lords after it was talked out by a handful of peers after passing the House of
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Thieves took four artworks but dropped one as they fled, says mayor of southern town of Cagnes-sur-MerTwo thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing four artworks and dropping one as they fled, the local mayor has said.“This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art,” said Bryan Masson, the far-right mayor of the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer. “Spotted thanks to the town’s vid
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Saudi authorities said operations at some energy facilities have been attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis UK government borrowing costs are a little higher this morning.The yield, or interest rate, on 10-year UK bonds has risen by 2 basis points (0.02 of a percentage point) to 5.19%. Thirty-year gilt yields are also up around 2bps at 5.83%. Continue reading...
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Hedge fund tycoon is latest financier to exit amid fears among super-rich over tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesThe hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is poised to leave the UK, the latest in a string of high-profile exits among Britain’s super-rich.The founder of Rokos Capital Management is preparing to move his residency to Greece, and will open an office in Athens as part of the move, according to Bloomberg. Continue reading...
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Ruslan Kravchenko leaves post after his offices were searched at the weekend, as Moscow renews attacks after pause for peace talksSeparately, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has condemned the presence of senior Serbian officials at yesterday’s funeral of Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić, saying it showed “a failure to confront a dark chapter in Europe’s recent history” and questioned Serbia’s alignment with the EU.Mladić, who died last week, was buried with military hono
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UK to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move drawing criticism from US and IsraelGood morning. It is hard to understand Labour/leftwing politics in the UK at the moment without reference to Israel and Gaza. Keir Starmer’s popularity with some progressive voters slumped in part because he was seen as unwilling to do enough to channel the anger they feel about how Israel is treating Palestinians – even though last year he took the historic step of formally recogni
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The Japanese startup says that diversified supply chains are needed to win low-cost drone wars.
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Public school students are the equivalent of two and a half years behind their independent peers, as global report shows decline in reading and mathsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPublic school students are more than two years behind their independent counterparts and Australia’s classroom disruption remains among the worst in the world, a global report has found.The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results, released on Tuesday by the Austral
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OECD test sees results dip in almost all member nations and warns of ‘digital distractions’ eroding academic skills England’s teenagers are outperforming their peers in most countries in maths, reading and science, according to an international survey that warns of “digital distractions” eroding academic skills around the world.The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) programme for international student assessment (Pisa), which last year tested 760,000 15-year-olds in 91
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Package of military equipment includes Patriot missiles, supplies of which have dwindled amid Russian attacksThe UK has committed £100m to boost Ukraine’s air defences over winter with a package of military equipment including Patriot missiles.Defence interceptors, large-calibre artillery rounds and drones will be supplied to Ukraine through the contribution to Nato’s prioritised Ukraine requirements list. Continue reading...
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Victorian One Nation leader tells media he has used methamphetamine, speed and marijuana Victorian One Nation leader, Warren Pickering, has admitted he “made mistakes” in his 20s, including using ecstasy, methamphetamines and marijuana, losing his license multiple times for drink driving and hurting people he loved.But he has denied claims by his ex-partner, published by The Australian, that he smoked ice in front of children and said he was considering legal action against the publication at a
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The Houthi-run news agency in Yemen said the militia would issue a statement about a “large-scale” military operation in Saudi Arabia.
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Six people, including three pupils at the Palestinian school, have been killed in al-Mughayyir this year, in a surge of Israeli settler-related violence.
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India’s statistical system once commanded respect, and its data on economic and social indicators was considered rigorous – that appears to have erodedThere isn’t much that we Indians agree on these days. GDP numbers are no exception. Last week, India released glowing GDP numbers for the latest quarter – 7.8% growth – higher than the forecast 7%. It sparked a furore.Subhash Garg, a former finance secretary under Narendra Modi’s government and now a critic, reframed what Modi called a “herculean
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Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feedSocial media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care legislation passes, and the tech companies don’t muck around on compliance.But that’s a big if. Continue reading...
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The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about Australia's plans to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of personalised algorithms.
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Fears expressed for immigrants and for country’s future after AfD vote hits historic high in Saxony-AnhaltMaryam and her best friend were ambling through Magdeburg toward the railway station, talking over the dramatic events of the previous evening and the surge by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland to a historically high vote in the Saxony-Anhalt elections.“Don’t laugh at me,” she said, “but I wish we could go back to the days of Angela Merkel, when things were OK in Germany”. Continue r