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Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records
President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm Donald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial…
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Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed
Democrats ‘united by a common purpose: putting a check on Trump’, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary What we learned from midterm primary elections Leading Democrats quickly papered over whatever qualms they…
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Security
Drone carrying explosives at German airport marks ‘new level of danger’, says interior minister
Investigators treating incident as part of ‘professional hybrid threat scenario’, says Alexander Dobrindt • The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe Germany’s interior minister has warned that the discovery of a drone carrying explosives…
Diplomacy
Ousted Bangladeshi leader vows to return from exile despite facing a death sentence
Hasina's speech marked the second anniversary of her ouster. She fled Bangladesh by helicopter following nearly two months of protests in 2024 that left nearly 1,400 people dead, according to the United Nations.
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UN warns drone strikes worsen in Sudan
First, more than 80% of civilian deaths in Sudan over the start of this year were due to drone attacks according to the UN. Also, Spain is trying to work out what to do with over 1000 unaccompanied minors who remain in Ceuta as they cannot legally be deported.
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'Escalatory spiral of attrition: Drone technology allowing Ukraine to resist Russia asymmetrically'
Sharon Gaffney is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. He rejects narratives that portray Moscow as only now "taking the gloves off," against Ukraine, arguing instead that Russia has consistently pursued maximalist…
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Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as new CDC director
Schwartz, president’s third pick to lead top US public health agency, confirmed in 51-44 Senate vote Dr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a rare win for the Trump administration…
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Iran president says contact with supreme leader is 'very difficult'
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was "very difficult" following the leader's reported wounding during the US-Israeli strike that killed his father. Pezeshkian, however, defended…
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Republican who withdrew last month beats Trump-backed rival in Michigan
Thomas Smith, whose name remained on ballot, beats Republican rivals in primary contest for eighth district Thomas Smith withdrew from the Republican primary contest for Michigan ’s eighth district last month. On Tuesday, he won the nomination. Unofficial…
