Angola’s sanctions debt mystery — solved?
No one expects the Ost-West Handelsbank! (Or do they?)
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreVillagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say
More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.
Source: BBC
Read MoreStrong wage growth gives Bank of England interest rate dilemma
Quick cuts unlikely because persistently high pay rises will probably be deemed inflationary
- UK pay growth rises 6% despite job loss warnings after Reeves’s budget
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Source: The Guardian
Read MoreMusk and markets: why Doge is not cutting through
Also in today’s newsletter, JD Vance gives investors something other than tariffs to chew on for a change
Source: Financial Times
Read More‘No artist’ will want to represent Australia at Venice Biennale after Sabsabi dumped, former museum head says
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor says Tony Burke has questions to answer after Khaled Sabsabi’s offer was rescinded but the arts minister has denied involvement
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Source: The Guardian
Read MoreCan President Trump ignore Congress' spending laws? The debate over 'impoundment'
Since taking office, the Trump administration and DOGE have been seeking to unilaterally override the spending plans set by Congress. Can they do that under the U.S. Constitution?
Source: NPR
Read More14 killed in narco gang clashes as police warn of "reprisals"
In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adult, police said.
Source: CBS News
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As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say
Intelligence from the U.S. and close allies shows Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to control all of Ukraine, sources said.
Source: NBC News
Read MorePope Francis has double pneumonia on top of earlier respiratory tract infection
Pontiff, 88, already in hospital when latest diagnosis made, as Vatican confirms medical situation is ‘complex’
Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia after further tests showed a continuing …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreKabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government
Civil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failures
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Source: The Guardian
Read MoreAt Ukraine's expense? US and Russia break the ice in Riyadh
Three years after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of a sovereign state, what has he gained? A path to normalisation with the United States and negotiations on Ukraine—without the Ukrainians. Without …
Source: France 24
Read MoreTwo water companies appeal against Ofwat’s ‘unacceptable’ curb on bill increases
Anglian Water and Southern Water ask Ofwat to let them raise bills by even higher percentage than previously mandated
Two water companies have asked the …
Source: The Guardian
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