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Met police open inquiry into alleged foreign donations to Reform UK
Scotland Yard has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law over overseas donations, following an undercover sting by Channel 4 reporters.
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Britain bans settlement goods as Israel orders East Jerusalem consulate closed
The government has announced a far-reaching shift in its approach to Israeli settlements, combining an import ban with sanctions and tighter export rules. Israel has answered …
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Lavrov’s war rhetoric raises the stakes in Germany-Russia standoff
The Russian foreign minister invoked World War II as Berlin closed diplomatic and cultural channels. The real contest is over deterrence, sanctions and the management of …
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US Automakers Urge Congress to Make Chinese Connected Car Ban Permanent
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, representing major carmakers including GM, Ford and Toyota, has written to congressional leaders demanding permanent legislation to block Chinese connected vehicles …
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Court blocks Trump administration attempt to end California clean air standards
A DC court has ruled against the EPA's attempt to revoke California's authority to set its own clean air standards, marking the latest legal defeat for …
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Trump Fuel Economy Rollback Could Cut $930 From New Car Costs, But Savings Not Guaranteed
The Trump administration is set to announce significantly lower Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, potentially reducing new-vehicle costs by about $930 each. However, automakers are not …
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US Transport Secretary Moves to Ban Auto Start-Stop Systems as Fuel Prices Rise
The Trump administration is reportedly working to eliminate automatic engine start-stop technology in new cars, a move critics say will increase fuel consumption at a time …
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Trump administration moves to release cheaper winter-blend petrol two weeks early
The Trump administration is bringing forward the availability of cheaper winter-blend petrol by two weeks in an effort to ease record-high prices at the pump ahead …
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US launches new sanctions campaign against Iran as economy spirals
Washington’s Operation Economic Outcast targets Tehran’s financial networks, but many Iranians say the crisis has already outpaced any new measures.
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Prince Filip Karadjordjevic returns to Serbia to campaign for constitutional monarchy
Prince Filip Karadjordjevic has returned to Serbia with his family, seeking to restore the constitutional monarchy. The heir argues that a crown above politics guarantees continuity, …
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Water, tins and a wind-up radio are returning to Britain’s idea of readiness
Britain’s household emergency advice looks ordinary: water, food, batteries and medicine. Its significance is less ordinary, because the country is again planning for the possibility that …
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Vannacci’s programme calls for abolishing civil unions and banning LGBT+ topics on TV
Roberto Vannacci’s political programme proposes abolishing civil unions and prohibiting LGBT+ content on television, sparking debate in Italy.
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Power, Ego and Utility: Why Trump and Musk Keep Coming Back to Each Other
Their relationship has survived ideological differences, electoral rivalry and a public blow-up because each man offers the other something unusually difficult to replace.
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Poland’s next Patriot decision is a test of alliance confidence
Warsaw is balancing Ukraine’s urgent need against its own readiness, with NATO guarantees and U.S. production determining how much risk it can take.
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Trump’s Secret Plane Switch Was a Test of Leadership Under Threat
The president’s team turned Air Force One into a decoy and moved him by catering truck to a C-32A, raising questions about secrecy, risk and command …
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András Baka’s Comeback Puts Institutional Leadership Back at Hungary’s Centre
The former Supreme Court chief has been elected president after receiving 140 of 146 ballots. His real leadership challenge will be maintaining independence from the supermajority …
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Europe’s Patriot dilemma is a test of leadership under scarcity
The continent knows it needs more interceptors. The harder choice is whether governments will release what they have now while factories take years to catch up.
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The Small Radar at the Center of Trump’s Patriot Promise
A compact Boeing seeker has become a test of leadership: deliver more defensive capacity to Ukraine without surrendering control of technology Washington considers strategically sensitive.
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Ukraine’s EU bid now carries a leadership test over Volhynia
The Polish speaker wants historical recognition without abandoning Ukraine’s membership. The challenge for leaders on both sides is to negotiate memory without destroying strategic trust.
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Ukraine’s senior-official cases turn accountability into a leadership test
The 2026 half-year report shows investigations reaching former political leaders while legally effective convictions and financial recoveries test whether institutions can deliver beyond headlines.
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