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...A few weeks earlier, Riley had seen something lying on the pavement, a little brooch in the shape of a humpback whale. He picked it up and put it in his wallet....
...Other members of his war cabinet lashed out at Biden and Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s ultraconservative national security minister, went so far as to post “Hamas loves Biden” on his X account....
...Top stories today Public finances update | The government borrowed more than expected in March and the full fiscal year, according to official statistics, which will be a disappointment for the chancellor...
...A North Korean delegation led by a high-ranking agricultural official visited Russia this week, according to North Korean state media....
...And so he’s been having to spend four days a week in court, and it’s sort of curtailed his ability to campaign. If there are more cases that go to trial before the election, he’ll suffer more....
...US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and other officials were due to hold remote discussions with senior Israel officials on an operation in the city later on Thursday....
...But confidence in a party leader’s capacity to meet the 24/7 demands of modern campaigning — and governing — is a universal requirement these days. Hence Sunak’s boasts about fasting for his health....
...A British Conservative MP has been sacked from his role as a ministerial aide after breaking ranks with the government by calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza....
...US national security adviser Jake Sullivan is travelling to Israel this week to get a better sense of the Jewish state’s war plans and their timing....
...His comments were published in the semi-official Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s most powerful military force....
...China’s premier Li Qiang, Xi’s number two official, in his annual work report in the rubber stamp parliament in March, listed numerous schemes to encourage people to spend....
...And according to the Washington Post, none of this could have gotten a green signal if it wasn’t approved by India’s national security adviser, Ajit Doval, who really made his name in the ‘80s and ‘90s as...
...Starting with his vice-president, we can add his chief of staff, John Kelly, both his defence secretaries, Jim Mattis and Mark Esper, his national security adviser, John Bolton, his first secretary of state...
...There’s no doubt that for all sorts of reasons internationally he’s the bogeyman. And his ratings have never been lower,” the person says....
...However, an official at Japan’s Financial Services Agency noted that some 20 million NISA accounts have now been opened, with people in their 20s and 30s appearing to be taking their first steps into investment...
...Michael’s just back from two of the biggest security forums in the world: the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi and the Munich security forum in Germany....
...It’s in response to a new rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission that goes into effect later this year....
...In response to it, the sort of pacifism Kant proposed (and that inspired Russell) was part of a political argument....
...Suddenly, say market analysts, individuals are taking a greater interest in financial markets....
...many of his contacts, legislators in other countries, claiming to be him and recanting his criticism of China....
...This week’s podcast is about security in Europe, as Russia gains momentum in the war in Ukraine and doubts grow about the future American commitment to Nato....
...New capacity, as well as a slowdown in US and EU project closures, meant global coal use increased last year for the first time since 2019....
...Privately, some Israeli officials are saying, no, no, no, we are showing you pictures of busy markets in Gaza. The Gaza economy and food security system can take care of itself....
...And remember, it’s basically his job to say that sort of thing. Also, it’s easy for Europeans and Brits and even Americans to forget that the US is really big. Like, really really big....
...Smart read The world’s oceans have just marked 365 straight days of record-breaking surface temperatures, Jana Tauschinski and Emiliya Mychasuk report in the FT’s latest Climate Graphic of the Week....
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