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Labour and Greens await result in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Voters in Holborn and St Pancras have cast their ballots in a by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer, …
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Trump awards Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella national medal hours after visa suspension
President Donald Trump presented the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, …
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Trump's Red-Dyed Diesel Tax Deferral Draws Fire as Political Posturing
Energy analysts and trucking groups say the executive order deferring taxes on red-dyed diesel will not lower pump …
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Two Latvian men arrested over trespass at RAF Molesworth
Police detained two Latvian nationals after a security patrol found an abandoned vehicle and a breach in the …
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Trump's $5,000 Dividend Plan Shifts as Only 21% of Voters Expect Payment
Donald Trump's promise of a $5,000 dividend for American adults if Republicans win the midterms has been complicated …
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Trump's $90 Medicare Rebate Reaches Only 20.8 Million Enrollees
The White House is sending one-time $90 payments to about 20.8 million Medicare Part B enrollees, leaving out …
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Republicans Behind 83% of AI Political Ad Spending in 2026 Midterms, Study Finds
Researchers tracking the 2026 US midterm campaigns found that Republican candidates and groups were responsible for 83% of …
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Le Pen pledges deeper spending cuts to reassure bond markets if far right wins French presidency
Marine Le Pen is courting bond investors with a promise of larger budget cuts than previously outlined, as …
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David Cameron at 60: From Downing Street to the Foreign Office
David Cameron, who served as UK prime minister from 2010 to 2016 and returned to government as foreign …
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Trump Urges Republicans to Vote by Mail After Years of Criticising the Practice
The US president has released a video calling on Republican voters to use mail-in ballots in the midterm …
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Ukraine Claims Strikes Have Knocked Out 51% of Russia's Oil Refining Capacity
Ukrainian long-range strikes have put more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity out of action, according to …
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Trump Confuses Brazil and India Elections in Attack on US Voting
The US president appeared to conflate Brazil's presidential election with India's during a speech criticising American voting systems, …
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Former officials warn US election security faces gravest threat since 1860
A bipartisan group of former presidential advisers warns that the integrity of US elections is under sustained attack …
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Bosnia Votes Sunday in Election That Could Shape EU Bid
Bosnian voters head to the polls on Sunday in a general election that could determine the pace of …
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Trump Promises $90 Medicare Payments to 20 Million Seniors Ahead of Midterms
President Trump has announced one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare enrollees, the latest in a …
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Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro close campaigns ahead of Brazil's first-round vote
Brazil's president and his main challenger make their final pitches before Sunday's first-round election, with both backing continued …
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Trump Signals Iran War Could End After US Elections as Hormuz Tensions Persist
President Donald Trump has indicated that the conflict with Iran could conclude after the US midterm elections, as …
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US judge blocks Trump border wall in Texas Big Bend
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's border wall and infrastructure projects across the Big Bend …
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Former US congressman David Rivera jailed for 10 years over secret $50m Venezuela lobbying
David Rivera, a former Republican congressman from Miami, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for concealing …
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US Socialism Support Hits Record High as Trump Campaigns Against It
A new Gallup poll shows 43% of Americans hold a positive view of socialism, the highest since 2010, …