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Starmer’s Problem Is No Longer Mandelson. It’s Judgment
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Starmer’s Problem Is No Longer Mandelson. It’s Judgment

British politics is ruthless not because it enjoys scandal, but because it has a long memory for judgment failures. The…

byILanka Admin06/02/202606/02/2026
Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal – White House’s Sullivan
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Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal – White House’s Sullivan

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations and…

byP C James13/06/2024
Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave
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Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave

A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha on Monday reported eight deaths…

byP C James11/06/2024
Australian army to allow recruits from foreign nations
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Australian army to allow recruits from foreign nations

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will allow recruits from foreign countries, including the UK, to help grow its ranks. Australia…

byP C James04/06/2024
China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back
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China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back

China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey…

byP C James04/06/2024
Sheinbaum to be Mexico’s first woman president – exit poll
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Sheinbaum to be Mexico’s first woman president – exit poll

Claudia Sheinbaum is set to become Mexico’s first woman president in an historic win, exit polls suggest. The 61-year-old former…

byP C James03/06/202403/06/2024
Maldivian Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week
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Maldivian Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Moosa Zameer undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from June 03…

byP C James31/05/2024
What Trump’s conviction means for the election
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What Trump’s conviction means for the election

Donald Trump’s criminal conviction presents a remarkable collection of historic firsts. He’s the first former or serving US president to…

byP C James31/05/2024
Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for ‘traumatic experience’
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Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for ‘traumatic experience’

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong has offered his “deepest apologies to everyone affected” on a London to Singapore flight…

byP C James30/05/2024
Person dies after being sucked into airplane engine in Amsterdam airport
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Person dies after being sucked into airplane engine in Amsterdam airport

A person has died after falling into a running aircraft engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, police say. Dutch military police…

byP C James30/05/2024

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