14 h. ago Top international official in Bosnia cuts financing for ruling Serb parties to pressure separatists

The top international official in Bosnia has cut all budgetary financing for ruling political parties in the Serb-run part of the country, adding pressure on the entity’s pro-Russian president who is wanted over his separatist policies

Politics

67 h. ago Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool land huge cash windfall thanks to Premier League rule

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool will be handed a financial boost by the Premier League due to a rule concerning the use of parachute payments for relegated sides

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4 d. ago JD Vance granted lightning audience with Pope Francis in Vatican

US vice-president spends few minutes with pontiff whom he has publicly disagreed with over migrationPope Francis and JD Vance, who have disagreed very publicly over the Trump administration’s attitude to immigration and its migrant deportation plans, met briefly in Rome on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings.The meeting came a day after the US vice-president, who converted to Roman Catholicism in 2019, sat down with senior Vatican officials and had “an exchange of opinions” over international conflicts and immigration. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Federal judge pausing Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to mass fire hundreds of employees

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1 week ago Trump official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves US state department

Under Pete Marocco’s lead, nearly all USAID staff was fired, with funding slashed and contractors dismissedPete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has left the state department, a US official said on Sunday.Donald Trump’s administration has moved to fire nearly all USAID staff, as billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” has slashed funding and dismissed contractors across the federal bureaucracy in what it calls an attack on wasteful spending. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gary Wales announced as VIP guest at prestigious US film festival

Scotland’s own Gary Wales, an internationally recognised actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur, has been officially announced as a VIP guest at the Moonless International Film Festival in Sumter, South Carolina, USA this May.

Culture

2 w. ago Man City's 130 charges verdict given new date after Pep Guardiola prediction

A verdict on Manchester City's 130 charges may not be reached until the start of next season, following an independent hearing into allegations that the club breached financial fair play rules

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2 w. ago US senator introduces conflict of interest bill aimed at Elon Musk

Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire seeks to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House roleA Democratic senator has introduced a bill that would prohibit awarding government contracts and grants to companies owned by special government employees, taking aim at Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO.The bill, authored by Jeanne Shaheen, the longtime Democratic New Hampshire senator, is an attempt to prevent conflicts of interest and was crafted in response to Musk’s role in the White House, where Donald Trump has designated him a special government employee, according to a Senate aide. Special government employees, which also include many members of Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), serve a limit of 130 days and are exempt from some financial disclosure rules. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chelsea valued women’s team at £200m before selling to related company

Chelsea announced a pre-tax profit for the last financial year after selling the women’s team for £200m

Economics

2 w. ago Glam pals who stashed drugs in suitcase on UK flight speak out after 15

Sophie Bannister, 30, and Levi-April Whalley, 31, from Blackburn, were stopped by Border Force officials at Birmingham International Airport after a trip to New York

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2 w. ago Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students

A crackdown on foreign students is alarming college leaders, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country

Society

3 w. ago Theory on what is holding up Man City's 130 charges verdict as huge points deduction touted

Manchester City were charged with breaching financial fair play rules by the Premier League, with the charges covering a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018

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3 w. ago Man City huge points deduction touted amid theory on what's holding up 130 charges verdict

Manchester City were charged with breaching financial fair play rules by the Premier League, with the charges covering a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018

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3 w. ago Elections watchdog urges ministers to crack down on foreign donations to political parties amid fears Elon Musk could 'warp' system

Vijay Rangarajan said that there was currently 'a problem of trust in political finance' and called for the rules to be tightened up within the next year.

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