Britain's most senior government official stands down amid Mandelson fallout
Britain's most senior government official, Chris Wormald, agreed with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand down, the third member of his team to go in recent days after the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador threw the government into crisis.
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Nuclear safety at risk as Ukraine's grid conditions worsen: IAEA
The military activities in Ukraine are undermining local grid conditions, posing "ever-present risks" to nuclear safety and security, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
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New York Fed: US consumers, businesses bear nearly 90% tariff costs
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Thursday that US consumers and businesses have shouldered the vast majority of the costs stemming from tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, contradicting earlier claims that foreign countries would pay for the
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S. Korea's import price rises for 7th month in January
Price for imported goods to South Korea rose for the seventh consecutive month owing to higher price for mining and metal products, central bank data showed Friday.
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Minnesota officials 'cautiously optimistic' about end of federal immigration crackdown, demand investigation
Minnesota officials on Thursday responded with cautious optimism to Trump administration's announcement that it would end large-scale federal immigration enforcement operations in the state and demanded investigation.
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Earthquake shakes north Afghanistan, 3 injured
Three people were injured when a moderate earthquake shook parts of northern Afghanistan early Friday, causing panicked residents to leap from buildings, health officials said.
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4 states sue Trump administration over health funding cuts
California and three other U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Trump administration, challenging the federal plan to cut over 600 million US dollars in public health grants exclusively from Democratic-controlled states.
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Second US aircraft carrier being sent to the Middle East: media
The United States has ordered the second aircraft carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, local media reported on Thursday.
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Junya Ogawa elected Japan's main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance leader
Junya Ogawa was elected new leader of Japan's main opposition force, the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), on Friday.Ogawa, former secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), won a simple majority vote by the party's 49 lower house lawmakers against Takeshi Shina, the
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Australian opposition leader ousted by conservative challenger
Angus Taylor has been elected as Australia's federal opposition leader after he successfully challenged incumbent Sussan Ley for the leadership of the conservative Liberal Party on Friday.
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US judge blocks Trump from stripping South Sudanese deportation protections
A US federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from ending temporary protections from deportation for South Sudanese nationals in the United States.
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Report finds alarming psychosocial risks across Australian universities
An Australian report has identified widespread wellbeing and psychosocial safety issues across the country's higher education sector. The report from Adelaide University points to increasing levels of high and very high psychosocial risk driven by weaknesses in safety systems, said a university
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2 Mexican ships deliver humanitarian aid to Cuba
Two Mexican navy vessels carrying over 814 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The aid, including food and hygiene items, was sent under "the instruction of the President Claudia Sheinbaum," the ministry said.
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Flash flooding warning issued for Australia's Brisbane
An emergency warning has been issued for possible flash flooding in the Australian city of Brisbane amid severe rainfall. A severe weather warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Friday morning said that Brisbane and surrounding areas in the southeast region of the state of Queensland
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