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US Senate approves 48 Trump nominees in a single vote | Politics News
Mass approval of nominees follows rules change that make it easier to approve lower-level Trump nominations. Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees to government positions, following a recent rule change that allows the […]
UK borrowing rises to worse-than-expected £18bn in August | Government borrowing
The UK government borrowed more than expected last month, official figures show, adding to pressure on the Treasury in the run-up to the autumn budget. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed public sector net borrowing – the difference between public spending and income – rose to £18bn in August, £3.5bn more than […]
US vetoes UN call for ceasefire for sixth time
The US has for the sixth time vetoed a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus said the text did not go far enough in condemning Hamas or recognise Israel’s right […]
Reform UK receives £100,000 donation from design firm that faced winding-up petition | Reform UK
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received a £100,000 donation from a design and architecture firm that faced a winding-up petition from the tax authorities earlier this year. The party, which is leading in the polls, has been raising money from a wider range of private sources in recent months, with its treasurer, Nick Candy, talking […]
US approves $780m sale of Javelin missiles to Poland as Russia threat grows | Military News
The key NATO front-line state is bolstering its defence as the threat of a Russian incursion into its territory grows. Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States State Department has announced it has approved the sale of Javelin Missile Systems and related logistical […]
Second migrant removed to France after court bid fails
Dominic Cascianihome and legal correspondent and Will Vernonon board the flight Getty Images An Eritrean man has been flown out of the UK under the government’s “one in, one out” deal with France, after a last-minute court bid to delay the departure failed. The second cross-Channel migrant to be removed from the UK […]
Kim Jong Un declares AI military drone development a ‘top priority’ | Military News
North Korea ‘is in its strongest strategic position in decades’, US military intelligence said in May. North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has said the use of artificial intelligence is a “top priority” in modernising his country’s increasingly sophisticated weapons technology and building up drone capabilities, state media reports. During a visit to the […]
Canada, Mexico to work together in face of Trump’s US tariff threats | Trade War News
Canadian and Mexican leaders pledge closer coordination on trade amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Canada and Mexico have promised to deepen ties and coordinate their approach during a forthcoming review with Washington of the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada […]
‘Cricket diplomacy’ collapses as India-Pakistan hostility enters field of play | South and central Asia
As nationalistic rivalries go, few run as deep as India and Pakistan. But even as the neighbours fought wars against each other, carried out rival nuclear tests and conducted nightly shows of strength along their heavily militarised border, there was always one thing that brought them together: cricket. But as the two sides came together […]
Mass protest expected in Philippines capital amid public fury over alleged corruption in government projects | Philippines
Thousands of people are expected to join a mass protest in Manila on Sunday amid a groundswell of anger in the Philippines against perceived corruption in government-funded flood control projects. Dubbed the “Trillion Peso March”, the demonstration is named after a Greenpeace estimate of $17.6bn that the environmental organisation alleges is the amount skimmed from […]