Month: October 2025
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Japan
Hardline Takaichi elected as Japanese premier, shattering glass ceiling
Takaichi’s election marks a shift to the right in Japan Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime…
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ceasefire
Vance visits Israel in effort to stabilise shaky Gaza ceasefire
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilise the first, shaky, phase of…
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UK
Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit
A planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as…
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Britain
Britain posts record borrowing in first half of financial year
Britain’s borrowing in the first half of the financial year was the highest on record except during the height of…
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Europe
Italian football club under court control for mafia infiltration
Italian second-tier football club SS Juve Stabia has been placed under judicial administration for alleged mafia infiltration, Italian prosecutors and…
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Middle East
Erdogan turns Trump’s Gaza deal into a power play for Turkey
Turkey’s ties to Hamas, once a liability in Washington, have turned into a geopolitical asset. By persuading Hamas to accept…
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Russia
Europeans say Ukraine battle lines must be start point for talks, as Trump-Putin summit delayed
President Donald Trump’s hopes for a quick summit in Budapest with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stalled after a…
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Europe
Protests in Armenia’s second-biggest city as mayor detained for bribery
Police arrested the mayor of Armenia’s second-largest city on bribery charges on Monday, hauling him out of his office while…
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Britain
UK finance seeks private investment to speed up economic growth
UK launches ‘Sterling 20’ club for pension fund infrastructure drive The British government launched on Monday a club of 20…
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Middle East
Khamenei tells Trump to ‘keep dreaming’ he destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rejected an offer of renewed talks from U.S. President Donald Trump and…
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