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Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth hopes to be first minister on Tuesday
With the largest Cardiff Bay group, ap Iorwerth needs to win a vote of Senedd members to take over. Source link
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Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of U.K. Festival Where Kanye West Is Set to Headline, Hours After Prime Minister Decries ‘His Previous Celebration of Nazism’
The scheduled three-night headlining appearance by Ye, formerly Kanye West, at the Wireless Festival in London is only growing in…
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Hungarian Roma protest inflammatory comments by Orban government minister
Over 1,000 protesters, many from Hungary's Roma community, held a demonstration in the capital Budapest on Saturday to call for the…
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Ajit Pawar: Deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state dies in plane crash
Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of India's Maharashtra state, has died in a plane crash along with four other people, the country's…
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer flies to China for three-day visit
Sir Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing, making the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018. He is due to meet…
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Indonesia's 2025 GDP growth estimated at targeted 5.2%, finance minister says
Overall GDP growth in Indonesia is expected to have met the 5.2 per cent target for 2025 despite widespread destruction caused by floods…
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Delivers Short and Serious Warning to Trump
“Do the people of Minnesota really want to live in a community in which there are thousands of already convicted murderers, drug dealers…
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Indonesia’s launch of B50 biodiesel subject to prices of crude oil and CPO, minister says
The country subsidises its biodiesel programme using proceeds from palm oil export levies The timing of Indonesia’s launch of its B50…
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Japan finance minister says US Treasury’s Bessent shares concerns about weak yen
JAPAN’S Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared concerns over what she called the yen’s…
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Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from prolonged illness. Zia became…
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1MDB: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak found guilty of abusing power and money laundering
A Malaysia court has convicted former prime minister Najib Razak for abuse of power and money laundering, in his second major trial for a…
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Government data stolen in hack, minister confirms
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Government data has been stolen in a hack though officials believe the risk to individuals is "low", Trade…
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Minister orders probe into foreign financial interference in UK politics
The government has ordered an independent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics in response to what it called the…
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Thai baht is too strong, impacting economy, finance minister says
Thailand’s baht is too strong and affecting its export-driven economy, the country’s finance minister said on Monday (Dec 15), as the…
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Minister defends 'pragmatic' U-turn on workers' rights
Paul SeddonPolitical reporter The education secretary has defended Labour's U-turn over offering all workers the right to claim unfair…
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Mr. Conservative and the Minister
In Nicholas Buccola’s new book, conservatives’ claim to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is misunderstood. Source link
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Too many female abuse victims are locked up, says minister as BBC visits women's prison
Sima KotechaSenior UK correspondent Tina was 16 years old when she says she was forced to get married. She describes what followed as…
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UK minister aims for 'timely sale' of Telegraph to Daily Mail owner
DMGT said the deal would comply with Britain’s Foreign State Influence regime to block foreign state control of UK newspapers British…
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David Cameron: Former prime minister reveals he had prostate cancer
Former Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer. Lord Cameron, 59, told the Times newspaper his…
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Japan 'crossed a red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks, Chinese foreign minister says
Japan "crossed a red line" with comments by its new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan, Chinese Foreign…
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Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan's interior minister
Caroline Davies,Pakistan correspondent, Islamabad and Dearbail Jordan Pakistan: Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12 A suicide…
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India in talks to create bigger banks, including via mergers, finance minister says
India has 12 state-owned banks, which together hold assets totalling 171 trillion rupees (S$2.51 trillion) as of March India needs more…
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King wants Andrew to lose last military title, minister says
The Ministry of Defence is working to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's last honorary military rank under the guidance of the King, the…
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Malaysia’s ban on raw rare earths exports remains despite US deal, trade minister says
Malaysia will maintain a ban on the export of raw rare earths to protect its domestic resources, despite signing a critical minerals deal…