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'Significant' number of EU countries back speeding up Ukraine funding, Ireland says

Straits Times

'Significant' number of EU countries back speeding up Ukraine funding, Ireland says

WICKLOW, Ireland, Sept 1 - A significant number of European Union member states support bringing forward the disbursement of funds under an EU loan to Ukraine to help its war effort, Ireland's defence minister said on Tuesday after hosting…

Straits Times

Mark Carney rebukes Trump officials, urging US to ‘start being serious’ amid escalating trade war

Mark Carney rebukes Trump officials, urging US to ‘start being serious’ amid escalating trade war

Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insults US politics live – latest updates Mark Carney has rebuked Donald Trump’s administration and urged officials in Washington to…

Andy Burnham pays tribute after Keir Starmer says he is stepping down as MP – video

Andy Burnham pays tribute after Keir Starmer says he is stepping down as MP – video

In his first address to the House of Commons as prime minister, Andy Burnham paid tribute to his predecessor, Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras. The Labour leader praised the former PM for…

Netflix documentary on Trump’s ‘decoy plane’ coming Friday

Netflix documentary on Trump’s ‘decoy plane’ coming Friday

President Trump’s secret departure on an alternate military aircraft over the summer in Turkey is getting the Netflix documentary treatment. “Instadocs: The Decoy Plane,” premiering Friday on the streamer, will explore how the president…

House Democrats demand answers over ICE’s $16.7M purchase of 6,000 electric shock gloves

House Democrats demand answers over ICE’s $16.7M purchase of 6,000 electric shock gloves

Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security on Monday expressed their “strong opposition” to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves for their agents. ICE awarded…

Bank of America vice president identified as killed in Times Square attack

Al Jazeera

Bank of America vice president identified as killed in Times Square attack

Erin Piacenti identified as one of two victims in day-light stabbing at iconic New York City thoroughfare.

Al Jazeera

Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial can’t get a unanimous decision, judge says to keep deliberating

Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial can’t get a unanimous decision, judge says to keep deliberating

Coming near the start of the fourth day of deliberations, this was the first time the jury gave any indication they were at an impasse.

What to know about the new UK PM's agenda as he faces lawmakers

France 24

What to know about the new UK PM's agenda as he faces lawmakers

Since taking office on July 20, Burnham has traveled around the country promising to deliver renewed national optimism after the downbeat two-year tenure of his predecessor Keir Starmer. Now, it's time for him to face lawmakers for the…

France 24

Turkey's Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia

Stuff

Turkey's Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia

The signal of deepening ties with Russia is likely to raise concerns among Western allies, who have been worried by Ankara’s closeness to Moscow as the war in Ukraine rages.

Stuff

Bessent: Iran economy could collapse ‘within weeks or months’

Bessent: Iran economy could collapse ‘within weeks or months’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said Iran’s economy could collapse “within weeks or months,” as the Trump administration seeks to cripple the Middle Eastern country’s economy. “I think it could be within weeks or months –– and…

Rio Times

Human Rights Watch Urges Chile’s Congress to Stop Kast’s Security Reform

Human Rights Watch urged Chile's Congress to reject Kast's security reform over a new 240-day state of exception; a Republican senator admitted he would have voted against it had the opposition proposed it. The post Human Rights Watch…

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