27 h. ago Syria's neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation

Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliation

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56 h. ago Muslim nations reject Trump's call to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population

Foreign ministers from Muslim nations rejected calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population and backed a plan for an administrative committee of Palestinians to govern the territory to allow reconstruction to go ahead

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57 h. ago Andrew Tate is back in the US – and a model of Trump’s worldview | Moira Donegan

As the anti-woman influencer sees it, domination is its own end. Is it any surprise he’s a supporter of the president?Andrew Tate is now a free man.The rightwing anti-woman influencer landed in Florida last week after being held detained for over two years in Romania on rape, sex trafficking and money laundering charges. The Romanian courts abruptly reversed their previous refusal to allow Tate to leave the country after several high-level Trump administration officials took an interest in his case – including Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr, who called Tate’s arrest in Romania “absolute insanity”. The Romanian foreign minister, Emil Hurezeanu, was reportedly approached by a Trump envoy about Tate’s case at a security conference in Munich in February; Tate arrived in the US within weeks. When asked if Trump had played a role in Tate and his brother’s release, the Tates’lawyer Joseph McBride said: “Do the math. These guys are on the plane.” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago ‘Desperate’ son of jailed activist Jimmy Lai seeks meeting with Keir Starmer

Hong Kong journalist is 77, and worries about his health are mounting as his trial nears its endThe son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.Sebastien Lai said a fresh diplomatic push was now needed to free the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist, who holds British citizenship and has been kept behind bars in Hong Kong since December 2020. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago ‘Desperate’ son of Hong Kong’s jailed Jimmy Lai seeks meeting with Keir Starmer

Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears endThe son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.Sebastien Lai said a fresh diplomatic push was now needed to free the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist, who holds British citizenship and has been kept behind bars in Hong Kong since December 2020. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Young adults receiving disability benefits should be forced to seek work or training or have their cash stopped, says report backed by David Blunkett

Former Labour minister Lord David Blunkett is indorsing a call for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to be made 'conditional' for those aged 18-30 to combat spiraling joblessness.

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3 d. ago China vows action over ‘arbitrary’ tariffs as Trump pauses measures against Canada and Mexico – US politics live

Foreign minister calls measures ‘two-faced acts’ Staff on hundreds of foreign aid projects left in limbo by the Trump administration’s funding freeze have received a survey that asks them to justify their work under an eccentric list of criteria that meet the White House’s new national security priorities.The survey, copies of which have been obtained by the Guardian, asks foreign aid programme staff to detail whether they contribute to limiting illegal immigration or securing US borders, “combatting Christian prosecution”,and whether they help the US secure access to rare earth minerals.Trump told his cabinet secretaries that they are in charge of hiring and firings at their agencies, not Elon Musk.The House has voted to censure Democratic congressman Al Green for disrupting Trump’s address to this week’s joint session of Congress. The motion was approved with 224 votes in favor and 198 opposed, with 10 Democrats in support.In an escalation of his pressure campaign, Trump said the ...

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4 d. ago Reeves warned there is 'not a hope in hell' work coaches plan will slash £5bn from welfare and stave off fresh tax hikes as ministers panic over calls for cuts

Rachel Reeves is facing a battle to avoid the need for tax rises at the Spring Statement later this month, after stalling growth and rising debt interest costs laid waste to her plans.

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6 d. ago I will be proud to invite Zelensky to address Holyrood, says Presiding Officer

First Minister John Swinney earlier backed calls for the Ukrainian president to be invited to address the Scottish Parliament.

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6 d. ago Italy’s defence minister calls for the creation of a ‘European Defence Union’

Investors fret that aggressively protectionist trade policy will hurt economy

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6 d. ago Disarming ‘a red line’ amid Gaza truce impasse, says Hamas leader – Middle East crisis live

‘Weapons are a red line for Hamas and all factions’, says Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri after Israeli minister calls for ‘full demilitarisation’ of GazaAn Arab summit draft communique on Tuesday adopted an Egyptian plan for Gaza’s future and called on the international community and financial institutions to provide support for the plan quickly.Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP Tuesday that disarming is a red line for his movement and other Palestinian militant groups in negotiations to extend the fragile Gaza ceasefire. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago More than 4000 objections to salmon farm bid in Loch Lomond national park

The proposal for a unique industrial fish farm in Loch Long was previously blocked by park bosses but has been called in by SNP ministers

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6 d. ago Minister: Abuse victims deserve change rather than lamenting and repenting

Home Office minister Jess Phillips made the remarks in response to calls for independent safeguarding in the Church of England.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to focus on restoring size of army after defence announcement

Prime Minister has faced calls from Liberal Democrats as deputy leader Daisy Cooper said. “It’s vital for the UK to invest in our armed forces so we can lead by example, support Ukraine and boost our collective security.”

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8 d. ago Starmer calls Trump and Macron after meeting Ukraine’s Zelensky

The calls took place after the Prime Minister said Ukraine had ‘full backing across the UK’ in a No 10 meeting, the PA news agency understands.

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9 d. ago Albanese offers beer tax freeze to win back Australian voters ahead of election

Australian prime minister calls it a ‘common sense measure’ good for pubs and brewers

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9 d. ago I won’t make Britons cut out meat to meet climate goals, says Starmer

Prime minister’s response comes after climate experts called for Britons to cut their meat consumption by 260g a week - the equivalent of two kebabs

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1 week ago The new tactic people traffickers are using to smuggle migrants across the Channel

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called for a new approach that would allow the country's forces to intercept boats even when they are already in the water.

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1 week ago Angela Rayner to announce 'biggest power shift in a generation'

The Deputy Prime Minister will call her English Devolution programme the 'biggest power shift in a generation'

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1 week ago A former Polish prime minister is charged with exceeding his powers over a 2020 election call

A former Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has been charged with exceeding his powers when he ordered a presidential election to be carried out solely with postal votes during the COVID-19 pandemic

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