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The coming battle over the EU’s budget shake-up

Member states kick off two years of haggling over spending priorities amid growing doubts about the bloc’s relevance

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Maduro slams Trump's sanctioned oil tanker blockade as a "grotesque threat"

Nicolás Maduro's administration is calling President Trump's blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela a "grotesque threat." CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.

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Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting

Measures include fresh penalties for 'those who spread hate' as well as new powers to cancel or refuse visas.

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US kills 4 in latest Pacific Ocean attack as Venezuela tension spirals

New attack brings death toll to nearly 100 from US strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean.

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‘No evidence’ Australia’s Bondi gunmen trained in the Philippines: Official

Philippine official said 'mere visit' to the country does not support claims the men underwent 'terrorist training'.

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MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’

Exclusive: UK government’s ‘naive belief’ that Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’, says health select committee chair Ministers and senior MPs have warned that the UK’s agreements with Donald Trump are “built on sand” after the Guardian established that the deal to avoid d…

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From Nvidia to OpenAI, Silicon Valley woos Westminster as ex-politicians take tech firm roles

Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony BlairWhen the billionaire chief executive of AI chipmaker Nvidia threw a party in central London for Donald Trump’s state visit in September, the power imbalance between Silicon Valley and British polit…

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King's Speech set for week after crunch elections

Sir Keir Starmer is set to unveil the agenda for the next phase of his government in the aftermath of May's elections.

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Trump's expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted

Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries

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Australia is right to support a two-state solution: former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

Benjamin Netanyahu had no right to claim Australia “poured fuel on the antisemitic fire” that caused the Bondi massacre, writes Israel’s former prime minister.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,393

These are the key developments from day 1,393 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela

The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.

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Gold Steady Near Record High as Traders Watch US Data, Venezuela

Gold steadied near a record high, as investors tracked mounting tensions in Venezuela and waited for US inflation data.

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United Kingdom to rejoin Erasmus programme in 2027

While the UK may never rejoin the European Union, it has now been confirmed that the country will return to the Erasmus program it left during Brexit. This means EU students can study in the UK without major bureaucratic hurdles, and British students will have the same opportunities to study across …

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Myanmar's military charges hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears

Myanmar's military government has charged over 200 people with violating the country's strict election law ahead of a general election at the end of this month

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Cut green spending to make UK ready for war, Tories say

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says defence "must be the first priority of any government".

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Is The Erasmus Student Scheme Worth The Money?

Government announces return to Erasmus study scheme in 2027.

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Analysis: Yemen’s future after the separatist STC’s expansion eastwards

Shifts in Hadramout and al-Mahra intensify Yemen's fragmentation, risking further economic and political instability.

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EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence

Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summitEuropean leaders are being urged to decide whether to use Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence at a time of unprecedented pressure from the US.At a critical summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU lea…

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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat

The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.