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Kevin Warsh clears key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell
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Kevin Warsh clears key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell

A Senate committee advances Trump’s pick as doubts linger over the Fed’s independence and Powell’s futureUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailKevin Warsh, ​Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, clears a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday, opening ‌the way for him to succeed Jerome Powell in coming weeks amid the White House’s unprecedented ef...

US supreme court ‘demolishes’ key Voting Rights Act provision that prevented racial discrimination
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US supreme court ‘demolishes’ key Voting Rights Act provision that prevented racial discrimination

Justices rule in landmark 6-3 decision that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional mapSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark decision that effectively guts a major section of the Voting Rights Act.In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, the court ren...

Police declare attack in north London a terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed – latest updates
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Police declare attack in north London a terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed – latest updates

A 45 year-old man has been arrested after two men attacked in Golders Green; prime minister condemns ‘appalling antisemitic attack’Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism, the Met said in a statement.Head of counter terrorism policing Laurence Taylor said:Whilst I must s...

Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato
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Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the northBritain has agreed to create a unified naval force with nine European countries to deter future Russian threats from the “open sea border” to the north, the head of the Royal Navy has announced.Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins insisted that despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, where the...

The little-known clause that Europe’s security may now depend on

The little-known clause that Europe’s security may now depend on

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Article 42.7 had languished in obscurity for decades – until Donald Trump began casting doubt on US commitment to Nato• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMost people have heard of Nato’s article 5. The “one for all, all for one” clause states an armed attack on one member country should be considered an attack on all, requiring member states to come to the victim’s aid ...

South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home

South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home

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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe also fined after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offencesTwo months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert Mugabe’s youngest son over two unrelated charges.Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin Tobias Mugabe Mat...

US supreme court rules Louisiana must redraw its congressional map in landmark case

US supreme court rules Louisiana must redraw its congressional map in landmark case

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At the heart of the case was the question of how much lawmakers are allowed to consider race when they redraw districtsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark voting rights case.At the heart of the case, Louisiana v Callais, was a thorny question of how much l...

Hot weather and hungry datacentres lift Australia’s energy demand to record highs but batteries quell prices

Hot weather and hungry datacentres lift Australia’s energy demand to record highs but batteries quell prices

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Rise in electricity demand in first quarter of 2026 was moderated by record output from rooftop solarGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore datacentres and warmer conditions helped push electricity demand to record highs in the first three months of the year, according to Australia’s Energy Market Operator, while growth in batteries kept average wholesale prices down.Elect...

Kevin Warsh set to clear key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell

Kevin Warsh set to clear key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell

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A Senate committee is poised to advance Trump’s pick as doubts linger over the Fed’s independence and Powell’s futureUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailKevin Warsh, ​Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, is set to clear a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday, opening ‌the way for him to succeed Jerome Powell in coming weeks amid the White Hou...

Mystery Palestinian flag continues to fly high over Dublin as removal deemed too risky

Mystery Palestinian flag continues to fly high over Dublin as removal deemed too risky

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No individual or group has claimed responsibility for flag, which appeared on 120-metre Spire in SeptemberWhat goes up must come down – unless it’s a Palestinian flag at the top of Dublin’s tallest monument that no one knows how to remove.The flag appeared on the 120-metre Spire on O’Connell Street last September and for seven months it has defied every proposed measure to take it down. Who instal...

Two stabbed in suspected antisemitic attack in north London

Two stabbed in suspected antisemitic attack in north London

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Counter-terrorism police leading investigation as man arrested over attack in Golders GreenCounter-terrorism detectives are leading an investigation after two Jewish men were stabbed and wounded in Golders Green, north London in a suspected antisemitic attack.The stabbings happened at about 11am on Wednesday and came after a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London, including two previo...

Barclay family avoids bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt

Barclay family avoids bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt

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Bank says it has withdrawn proceedings against former Telegraph owners Aidan and Howard Barclay at high courtThe former owners of the Telegraph have avoided bankruptcy after reaching an 11th-hour agreement with HSBC over more than £140m in overdue debts.At a high court hearing on Tuesday, a lawyer for Europe’s biggest bank said it was seeking to dismiss the petitions against Aidan and Howard Barcl...

Two Jewish men stabbed in north London as Starmer condemns ‘appalling antisemitic attack’ – latest updates

Two Jewish men stabbed in north London as Starmer condemns ‘appalling antisemitic attack’ – latest updates

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A 45 year-old man has been arrested after two Jewish men were attacked in Golders Green, north LondonSpecialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism, the Met said in a statement.Head of counter terrorism policing Laurence Taylor said:Whilst I must stress this investigation is at...

Farage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation – UK politics live

Farage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation – UK politics live

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Farage was given £5m by the Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general electionExclusive: Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024Here is the running order for PMQs.Nigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election...

UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid supply fears

UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid supply fears

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Government request follows contingency planning to stop planes being grounded if Iran war supply shocks continueBusiness live – latest updatesBritish refineries have been asked to maximise jet fuel supply as part of government contingency planning, amid growing fears the Iran war will force planes to be grounded.Energy minister Michael Shanks said the government is closely monitoring UK jet fuel s...

Woman found guilty of killing sister in London flat and taking her diamond-encrusted Rolex watch

Woman found guilty of killing sister in London flat and taking her diamond-encrusted Rolex watch

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Nancy Pexton, 70, stabbed sister Jennifer Abbott, 69, and left her body to decompose in Camden flat for three daysA woman has been found guilty of murdering her sister by slashing her neck before making off with her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch.Nancy Pexton stabbed her sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body for three days in her flat in Camden, north London, a court heard. C...

‘Total peace’ or ‘all-out war’? Colombian voters face stark choice as rebel attacks surge

‘Total peace’ or ‘all-out war’? Colombian voters face stark choice as rebel attacks surge

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As the country prepares to elect a new president, a fierce debate is raging on how to end the decades-long armed conflict for good The landmark 2016 peace deal between the Colombian government and the largest insurgent army in Latin America succeeded in some ways: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) agreed to lay down their weapons, and the violence that had racked the country was s...

Colombian election reflects on ‘total peace’ promise as violence surges again

Colombian election reflects on ‘total peace’ promise as violence surges again

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Four years after president’s pledge, his would-be successors are divided on how to tackle rising guerrilla attacksThe landmark 2016 peace deal between the Colombian government and the largest insurgent army in Latin America succeeded in some ways: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) agreed to lay down their weapons, and the violence that had racked the country was substantially reduc...

Families sue OpenAI over failure to report Canada mass shooter’s behavior on ChatGPT

Families sue OpenAI over failure to report Canada mass shooter’s behavior on ChatGPT

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New lawsuits allege employees urged company to notify authorities months before deadly Tumbler Ridge attackFamilies of seven victims of a mass shooting at a secondary school in British Columbia are suing OpenAI and the company’s CEO for negligence after it failed to alert authorities to the shooter’s troubling conversations with ChatGPT.The lawsuits, filed on Wednesday in a federal court in San Fr...

‘Subtle rebuttals’: what the papers say about King Charles and Trump

‘Subtle rebuttals’: what the papers say about King Charles and Trump

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Monarch’s meeting with president and speech to Congress features on front pages in UK and USKing Charles’s address to the US Congress features on the front pages and websites of many publications on both sides of the Atlantic today. We take a look at how the king’s speech has been interpreted by the UK and US media. Continue reading...

US gas prices hit $4.23 high as Hormuz fears drive oil surge

US gas prices hit $4.23 high as Hormuz fears drive oil surge

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Blockade threat in vital strait and Trump’s stance lift crude, pushing pump prices to highest level since 2022Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAverage US gas prices have hit a new high at $4.23 per gallon, their highest since 2022 and a record since the start of the war with Iran, according to the motor club AAA.The price of Brent crude, the benchmark th...

Purdue Pharma to be dissolved as judge approves criminal sentence in opioid case

Purdue Pharma to be dissolved as judge approves criminal sentence in opioid case

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OxyContin maker to be replaced by new company aiming to combat opioid crisis as legal settlement takes effectOxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a sweeping legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect.A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to resolve a US De...

South Africa deports and fines Mugabe’s son after employee shot at family home

South Africa deports and fines Mugabe’s son after employee shot at family home

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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe pled guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences unrelated to shootingTwo months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert Mugabe’s youngest son over two unrelated charges.Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin Tobias Mugabe Ma...

South Africa deports Mugabe’s son after separate offences, three months after shooting at family home

South Africa deports Mugabe’s son after separate offences, three months after shooting at family home

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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe fined and deported after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences unrelated to recent shootingThree months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, Robert Mugabe’s youngest son has been fined and ordered to leave South Africa after pleading guilty to two unrelated charges.Bellarmine Chatunga...

Australia’s use of methamphetamine has doubled in a decade, wastewater monitoring reveals

Australia’s use of methamphetamine has doubled in a decade, wastewater monitoring reveals

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Consumption is at a record high along with that of cocaine, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission figures showGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMethamphetamine use in Australia has almost doubled in the past decade and stimulants are being taken at record highs, new wastewater monitoring reveals.On Wednesday evening the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (Ac...

UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds

UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds

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Insolvency firm points to tax rises, staff costs and shaky consumer confidence after number increases to 62,193The number of UK businesses in “critical financial distress” has risen by more than a third over the past year, according to insolvency practitioners, as companies contend with a “slew of increased taxes” and the impact of the Middle East conflict.Hospitality and leisure firms have been f...

Starmer says ‘antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling’ after two people stabbed – latest updates

Starmer says ‘antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling’ after two people stabbed – latest updates

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Man arrested after two people were attacked in north London, Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim has saidThe latest incident comes after a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in north London.In a post on social media the Jewish charity the Community Security Trust said:There has been a knife attack today in Golders Green. The suspect has been arrested. We would like to thank @shomr...

More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website

More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website

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Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last weekThere have been further listings of confidential health records of UK volunteers on the Chinese website Alibaba since the breach reported last week, and the government is braced for further leaks, the science minister has said.Addressing a House of Lords debate on the ...

UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website

UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website

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Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last weekThere have been further listings of confidential health records of UK volunteers on the Chinese website Alibaba since the breach reported last week and the government is braced for further leaks, the science minister has said.Addressing a House of Lords debate on the a...