Furthermore, in an unwanted backdrop to Wednesday’s upcoming statement, the U.K.’s GDP fell by 0.1 percent in January, down from a rise of 0.4 percent in December. And government officials expect the Office for Budget Responsibility to downgrade its forecast of 2 percent growth this year…
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UK spending squeeze leaves anti-terror projects in limbo – POLITICO
In Sri Lanka, the ISF’s project to remove landmines in the region could also be under threat. A spokesperson for the HALO post-conflict NGO said they were concerned about potential cuts to ISF funding.
“Any reductions in funding will also delay the timeline for the country to become…
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Greenland to Trump: No, we didn’t invite you
Greenland did not invite an American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling island’s government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump.
Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will land in the Danish territory on Thursday, alongside National…
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BBC meets demonstrators in Istanbul as protests continue
Crowds of protesters have blocked streets in defiance of authorities as unrest continues for a sixth night in Turkey.
Demonstrations began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main presidential rival, was detained on corruption charges.
Clashes with security…
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Trump advisers in war plans chat criticized Dems for fumbling secrets
The Trump administration officials who discussed potentially classified information in a Signal group chat had spent years attacking Democrats for taking brazen risks with government secrets.
National security adviser Mike Waltz accidentally invited The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey…
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Oscar winner beaten and detained in Israel, ‘No Other Land’ co-director says – POLITICO
Ballal “has since disappeared and it is unclear whether he is receiving medical treatment or what is happening to him,” Abraham added.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military told AP it was looking into the incident but did not comment. The IDF did not immediately respond to…
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Erdogan calls Turkey protests over Imamoglu arrest ‘evil’
Watch: Crowds gather in Istanbul for sixth day of protests Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition political parties for provoking a “movement of violence”, as protests in the country continue for a sixth night.
Unrest began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city’s mayor…
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Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes, group chat report says
A behind-the-scenes foreign policy disagreement between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spilled into public Monday, an extraordinary example of Vance breaking with Trump and other members of his administration and calling the timing of a recent military operation in Yemen “a…
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Trump says car tariffs coming ‘in next few days’
President Donald Trump indicated Monday that he could announce new tariffs on imported cars as soon as this week, as his administration works toward a larger “reciprocal tariff” package hitting a broad swath of countries on April 2.
“We are going to be doing automobiles, which you’ve…
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7 bargaining chips Trump has given Putin over Ukraine
In seeking a historic peace accord between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has presented himself as an agnostic arbiter focused only on bringing the three-year war to an end.
But his divergent approach to the parties — quick to apply pressure on a more vulnerable ally Ukraine,…
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