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Retail analysts say breaking up food and fashion group would make sense in challenging business environmentPrimark may break free from Kingsmill, Twinings and the sugar business this week when Associated British Foods announces plans on a mooted demerger.The potential split comes at a tricky time for the group controlled by the billionaire Weston...
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Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian governmentA California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the Iranian government to contacts in Africa, including Sudan.Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills was detained on Saturday night...
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Meanwhile ACT independent David Pocock is calling for a 25% tax on gas exports to fund welfare and housing. Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTreasurer says capital gains changes and other tax reform still under considerationSticking with the budget, Chalmers said the government hasn't made any...
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President Trump announcing the U.S. Navy struck and seized an Iranian tanker attempting to cross the U.S.' blockade. It comes as the U.S.' ceasefire with Iran is in jeopardy. The White House says negotiators, including Vice President JD Vance, will return to Pakistan tomorrow for a new round of peace talks with Iran. NBC News' Molly Hunter reports...
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Trump says cargo ship tried to get past US naval blockade near strait of Hormuz 'and it did not go well for them'The US military took custody of an Iranian-flagged container ship that attempted to get past an American blockade near the strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump announced on Sunday.In a social media post, Trump said that an "Iranian-flagged...
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Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump's sometimes 'incomprehensible' social-media barbsDonald Trump's insults towards Keir Starmer are "small and petty” and designed to put pressure on the prime minister to change his position on Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the...
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Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in perilKeir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership.In what is set to be a dramatic...
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Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump, says president's feud with the pope is a 'distraction'A Republican lawmaker has condemned what he refers to as Donald Trump's "holy war” against Pope Leo XIV.Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump and the ultraconservative Maga movement, condemned the president's...
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Ahead of a showdown with MPs, prime minister looks like a man who is not really in control in his own governmentKeir Starmer has spent much of the last 24 hours working on a plan for what senior government figures are already describing as his "judgment day”: his showdown with MPs on Monday over the latest Peter Mandelson revelations.That the...
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Take Back Power, which targets the super-rich, says seven members were arrested at a training sessionSeven people from an activist group calling for higher taxes on the super-rich have been arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to steal.Police confirmed that six women and one man were detained in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Sunday over...
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Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran's infrastructureMiddle East crisis – live updatesTehran is not currently planning to take part in new talks with the US, Iran state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after Donald Trump said he was dispatching negotiators to...
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US president's unreliable style sows diplomatic confusion but leaves Tehran clear on strategic value of strait of HormuzDonald Trump's decision to send US officials to Islamabad for further talks on Monday with Iran just 24 hours after Iran once again closed the strait of Hormuz will signal to Tehran that the strategic waterway remains a bargaining...
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz joins as President Trump says negotiators are headed to Pakistan for a peace deal with Iran. Plus. Former White House adviser on energy security Amos Hochstein and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder join.
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Shreveport police say suspect Shamar Elkins, who was fatally shot, killed seven of his children and injured their mother in a 'domestic violence incident'Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAt least eight children were killed, and two adults were wounded in a mass shooting in the Louisiana city of...
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A US delegation heads to Pakistan for crucial talks with Iran, despite President Trump's escalating threats to cripple Iran's infrastructure if a deal isn't reached. Tehran remains hesitant, demanding the lifting of sanctions and unblocking of assets. Trump's aggressive rhetoric, aimed at forcing negotiations, faces domestic criticism for its...
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CDawgVA completed Cyclethon 5 after cycling across Japan for 15 days and raising nearly $1.5 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. The event has grown every year since 2022 and has now crossed $5 million in total donations. Inspired by Ironmouse, the fundraiser remains one of Twitch's biggest charity efforts.
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Chris Wright says 'I don't know' when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in USChris Wright, the Trump administration's energy secretary, acknowledged Sunday that it might not be until 2027 before US gas prices come back under $3 a gallon.Asked by Jake Tapper, the CNN State of the Union host, when he thought "it's...
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Three University of Iowa students were injured in a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning following a large fight in downtown Iowa City. Police responded to the scene and heard gunfire, with initial reports indicating multiple individuals sustained gunshot wounds. The university has confirmed the student injuries and is urging people to avoid...
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Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The purge of immigration judges; seeking accountability in trucking accidents; Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri on Broadway; portraitist Michael Shane Neal; the legacy of woodworker George Nakashima; an operatic car salesman; and Earth Day stories of advances in sustainability.
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The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the Islamophobia and antisemitism special envoysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal Labor has been accused of dragging its feet on a plan to combat systemic racism in...
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Former US president and New York mayor read to a group of children and led a sing-along at a Bronx childcare centerBarack Obama met with Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a childcare center where the former Democratic US president and mayor of New York City read to preschoolers and led a sing-along.The meeting comes as Mamdani, a...
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Giorgia Meloni's far-right government to ask MPs to back controversial voluntary repatriation schemeItalian lawyers will be paid bonuses if they successfully convince their immigrant clients to return home under a government plan that has been compared to a "wild west-style bounty”.The incentive is in the latest security bill from Giorgia...
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Iran's navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz just one day after declaring it open. Tehran is vowing the shutdown will continue until the U.S. blockade is lifted – another hurdle for continuing peace talks. Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Tel Aviv, where a temporary truce between Israel and Lebanon has brought some calm for the first time...
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