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NATO’s Article 5 has long promised that an attack against one is an attack against all. President Donald Trump is not so sure.
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Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says reportBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water’s creditors are willing to pursue their bid for the debt-laden company even if the next likely prime minister, Andy Burnham, brings it into temporary nationalisation.The group of 100 institutional investors, which hold about £14bn of Thames’s senior debt, are still discussing its £10bn rescue proposal for the struggling company with officials fr
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In wake of primary wins by leftwing candidates in New York and elsewhere, president has resorted to well-worn tacticMoments after Donald Trump rang the ceremonial opening bell on Monday, starting the trading day from the Oval Office, 232 miles north on Wall Street, the US senator Ted Cruz celebrated the president’s new savings accounts as his administration’s “New Deal”.“But instead of having government taking care of everyone,” the Republican senator declared, “Trump accounts are about making e
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Kelsey Pfendler, 32, says she hopes her solo 2,400-mile trek across the mid-Pacific inspires other women to take risksA Grand Canyon river-rafting guide who recently became the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii – traveling in record time – says she hopes her accomplishment inspires other women to push their limits and take risks.“It’s really motivating to think [that], maybe one day, I will get to see another woman work even harder to do what I did,” Kelsey Pfendler, 32, told
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Beijing had long tested nuclear missiles only within its borders. A rare launch over an ocean shows it is determined to narrow the gap with the United States.
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In its twice-yearly report, the bank’s Financial Policy Committee said steps towards securing a lasting resolution to the conflict between the U.S. and Iran had helped reduce, but not eliminate, some threats to stability.
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The ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held at a site considered sacred by many Shiites, was the latest step in a weeklong funeral organized by Iran’s government.
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Some are making significant progress on raising their military spending. A few are pushing boundaries in finding ways to try to meet their targets.
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The U.S. oil blockade has deepened a humanitarian crisis, forcing Cubans to lean on the island’s long tradition of community solidarity to provide a cushion.
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By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.
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Ukraine’s northern neighbor was used as a staging ground for Russia’s 2022 invasion, but the country seems intent on not being drawn further into the Kremlin’s war.
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Mass deportations would cost the economy billions of dollars, analysts say, and mass arrivals would challenge a country already suffering record displacement.
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As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.
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Blasts occurred near the hotel where President Emmanuel Macron of France was staying. French officials said that he was not hurt and that his schedule in Syria would continue as planned.
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The discovery bemused residents of a small town in northeastern Australia. The objects appear to be junk from a space launch, the country’s space agency said.
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An amendment to South Korea’s communications act will clamp down on purveyors of false information online. Critics worry it could threaten freedom of speech.
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Parliamentary authorities are already looking into a £5m donation to the Reform Uk leader from the crypto billionaire Christopher HarborneGood morning. One of the reasons why Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is relatively popular is because he presents as genial and good-natured. A rather different Farage was on display last night, after he angrily berated a Sky News cameraman who doorstepped him as he arrived back in the UK off a flight from the US. Farage also accused Sky News of harassing
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Couple ‘devastated’ after DNA tests for children’s British citizenship showed no biological connection to themA British-based couple who had twins through an overseas surrogacy agency later discovered they had no biological connection to the children after the agency mistakenly used donor sperm.The couple, referred to as PP and QQ in court documents, were “devastated” after making the discovery via DNA tests while applying for British citizenship for the children. Continue reading...
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Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and Greenlandin WashingtonThere are growing concerns in Europe that the US defence industrial base is no longer providing the weapons pledged to Nato allies with US stockpiles depleted owing to the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, leaving allies to consider new avenues to arm and defend themselves. Continue reading...
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Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.