‘Six out of 10’: Iceland boss and Labour backer grades UK government

Richard Walker laments record so far but welcomes more upbeat tone, planning reforms and move to better EU trading ties

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Actor who played JD Vance in Hillbilly Elegy condemns stars who get political

Gabriel Basso says actors should ‘shut the fuck up’ and that they have no authority to publicly bestow political views

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Pope Francis to remain hospitalized for 'complex' respiratory infection, Vatican says

Pope Francis is sick with a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract, the Vatican said Monday.

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Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule

The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, and has been embraced by the Taliban.

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Bain concedes to KKR in $4bn fight for Japan’s Fuji Soft

Private equity firm says it will not launch planned tender offer for IT services company after protracted bidding war

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Trial over alleged murder of Cassius Turvey hears of previous attack on another teenage boy

Teen witness tells court of separate attack by two defendants in the days before the Indigenous teen was killed

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European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine

Poland, Germany and Spain express reluctance ahead of crisis meeting on how to respond to Trump’s peace talks

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German election: Top candidates face public town hall

With less than a week before the vote, the main candidates for chancellor will take questions from the public on live television. DW has the latest.

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South Korea temporarily removes DeepSeek from app stores

South Korean authorities said the DeepSeek AI app will be removed from app stores temporarily, pending a review. Many countries have raised concerns over the app's collection and usage of …

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How each country’s emissions compare

A searchable dashboard of 193 countries’ historical emissions and future climate targets

Source: Financial Times

Watch: Deadly storm hits south-eastern US and Canada

At least ten people have died over the weekend, after a storm hit south-eastern parts of the US.

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Photos show U.S. aircraft carrier damage after collision with ship

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sustained external damages to its right side after colliding with a merchant vessel last week near Port Said, Egypt.

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