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15 days ago
Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

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Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
European Green party says motion goes against its policy, with German Green co-leader calling it ‘intolerable and unacceptable’
Finance
15 days ago
Trump says MAGA Inc. PAC will pay for controversial TV ads that government funded

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Trump hedges on paying back government for ads that already aired
The New York Times reported "Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency."
Politics
15 days ago
Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome

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Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome
Party to unveil plans for one of UK’s ‘most significant military programmes since the cold war’
UK
15 days ago
US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia, Rubio says

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US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia
Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.
Politics
15 days ago
Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86

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Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86
Publisher says author died peacefully at home ‘between writing sessions’
UK
15 days ago
Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election

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Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.
Finance
15 days ago
'We had a threat': Trump explains U.S. moving long-range bombers from U.K.

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'We had a threat': Trump explains U.S. moving long-range bombers from UK
The U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers removed from England have been used in strikes on Iran.
Dev
15 days ago
Beam: Reflection's 501B open-weight model

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Introducing Beam: Reflection’s 501B open-weight model — Reflection
Make intelligence open and accessible to all
Crypto
15 days ago
Crypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U.S. House favorites it'll spend on

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Crypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U.S. House favorites it'll spend on
The super PAC shared a list of more than 30 incumbent candidates it's backing, with about a million dollars going to three names from each party.
Politics
15 days ago
UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure

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UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate
Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements
UK
16 days ago
Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea

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Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea
The vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says.
Politics
16 days ago
Why did the US withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? – The Latest

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Why did the US withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? – The Latest
The US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford after an investigation into an alleged planned terrorist attack on the base. Lucy Hough speaks to Dan...
UK
16 days ago
Jewish Greens chair says she could leave party over 'Zionism is racism' motion

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Jewish Greens chair says she could leave party over 'Zionism is racism' motion
The motion, which has divided senior party figures, backs a "single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine".
Crypto
16 days ago
Technicals signal bitcoin shift, Ethereum gears up for Glamsterdam: Crypto Week Ahead

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Technicals signal bitcoin shift, Ethereum gears up for Glamsterdam: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 5.
Crypto
16 days ago
An XRP treasury SPAC surges nearly 300% ahead of Evernorth merger

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XRP news: SPAC tracking Ripple-linked token jumps nearly 300%
Armada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 270% last week, leaving the thinly traded shell at nearly four times its roughly $10.50 trust value before m...
UK
16 days ago
No10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers

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No 10 says RAF Fairford is 'safe' after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
UK
16 days ago
How the eviction of an elderly resident in Madrid led to a snap election

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Why has Spain's PM called a snap election?
A series of measures to tackle the housing crisis were defeated in parliament on Friday
UK
16 days ago
Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election
Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.
UK
16 days ago
Andrew takes legal action over search warrants before his arrest

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants before his arrest
Mountbatten-Windsor's lawyers are challenging warrants used relating to his arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Dev
16 days ago
Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries conc...
Crypto
16 days ago
Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike

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Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike
A weak September jobs report took a rate hike off the table, but bitcoin is still stuck below $87,000, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday.
UK
16 days ago
Watch: Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round

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Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded
Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.
Politics
16 days ago
Head of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

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Head of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Vivien Lichtenstein says she believes motion is unhelpful as anger grows over Zack Polanski’s absence for vote
Politics
16 days ago
Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

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Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, sa...
A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’
Finance
16 days ago
Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap election after housing crisis protests

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Trump's nemesis in Europe: Why Spain's Sanchez is calling a snap election
Pedro Sánchez has been Europe's voice of dissent on U.S. foreign policy. Back home, the plight of an 87-year-old woman has ignited public anger.


