Mon 20 January 2025: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has issued a stark warning about the rise of the far-right across the Western world, arguing that liberal democracy is facing a “century-defining challenge.” Writing in a powerful op-ed for The Guardian, Khan highlighted the growing influence of nativist parties in Europe and the resurgence of former […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: A teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to the murder of three young girls during a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer. Axel Rudakubana, a British citizen born in Cardiff, Wales, faces multiple charges, including three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, following […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: China’s Vice President Han Zheng has met with billionaire Elon Musk as part of Beijing’s high-level representation ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Han met with Musk, the CEO of Tesla, “welcoming American companies … to seize the opportunities, share in the outcomes of China’s development, and make […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: President Donald Trump was sworn in for a returning second term in office Monday, heralding a major shift in the US government widely expected to send shockwaves through American society and the world at large. “I, Donald John Trump do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: US President-elect Donald Trump promised Sunday that he would declassify documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy and civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “As the first step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will also reverse the over-classification of government documents,” Trump told his supporters at the […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: US President-elect Donald Trump pledged to act quickly after his swearing-in ceremony on Monday to fix problems from the outgoing Biden administration. “That’s what we’re going to do, take back our country tomorrow at noon. The curtain closes on four long years of American decline and we begin a brand new […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: A growing body of evidence is pushing for a national strategy to address the rising toll of alcohol-related harm in the UK, with experts highlighting the urgent need for improved screening, care, and industry accountability. Alcohol consumption, which affects approximately 80% of adults in the UK, has been linked to a […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: The global economic outlook is pressured by uncertainties, fragmentation, and debt, according to the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook survey report released on Thursday. The report is based on a survey of the world’s leading private sector chief economists. Some 56% of the respondents expect weaker economic growth this year, […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: The incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for regime change in Venezuela, citing Nicolas Maduro’s rigged elections, political repression and escalating threats to American territories, according to American media reports on Saturday. Axios reported that Trump’s team advocates Maduro’s removal without military action. “We wouldn’t mind one bit […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, the data released on Friday showed, indicating that the trend is likely to continue in the world’s second most populous country even faster in the coming years, as well as a shortage of working-age people. Last year, the population in China […]
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