A campus shooting in Rhode Island; three Americans killed in Syria, and more

Belarus released 123 prisoners as part of an American-brokered deal


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Trump announces Thai-Cambodian truce; EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets, and more

Wall Street stock indices fell on Friday amid fresh fears of a potential artificial-intelligence bubble


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America escalates against Venezuela; Disney invests $1bn in OpenAI, and more

The White House said that an oil tanker it seized off the coast of Venezuela would be sent to an American port, where the vessel’s cargo will be obtai...

The Fed cuts rates in a divided vote; America seizes an oil tanker off Venezuela, and more

The Federal Reserve lowered the central bank’s headline interest-rate range by a quarter of a percentage point, to 3.5-3.75%.


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Ukraine prepares “refined” peace plan; price of silver hits record high, and more

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he would present a “refined” peace plan to America “in the near future” following a summit with European...

Paramount tries to outbid Netflix; Supreme Court weighs executive power case, and more

Paramount made a $108bn all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery in an attempt to thwart Netflix’s bid.


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Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s security strategy; Germany’s chancellor visits Israel, and more

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, said that America’s new National Security Strategy was “largely consistent with our vision”.

SCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship; Witkoff meets Ukrainian negotiators in Miami, and more

America’s Supreme Court said it would rule on the legality of Mr Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, a contentious part of the president’s...

America lambasts European allies; Warner Bros Discovery sells to Netflix, and more

American officials reacted angrily to a decision by the European Commission to fine X, Elon Musk’s social-media platform, €120m ($140m)

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Britain announces new sanctions on Russia; America and Ukraine continue peace negotiations, and more

A British government inquiry found that Vladimir Putin authorised the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in Britain in 2018.

The EU floats a controversial sanctions plan; immigration raids in New Orleans, and more

The European Commission put forward a controversial plan to fund Ukraine by raising up to €210bn ($245bn) backed by frozen Russian state assets.
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Impasse in Ukraine talks; America halts immigration from 19 countries, and more

Discussions between Russia and America about an American plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proved fruitless.


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France vows “full support” for Ukraine; White House defends drug-boat strike, and more

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said Ukraine had his country’s “full support” amid continuing peace negotiations, in a joint press conference wit...

Netanyahu requests presidential pardon; American and Ukrainian officials meet in Florida, and more

Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, requested a pardon for corruption charges from the country’s president.


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America clamps down on asylum; Trump says Venezuela’s airspace closed, and more

Moldova said that Russian drones entered its airspace on Saturday, the third such incursion in just over a week


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Zelensky’s chief negotiator resigns; airlines warn of disruption after Airbus orders software updates, and more

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, greeted Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, in Moscow


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America responds to National Guard shooting; Vladimir Putin dismisses Ukraine peace plan, and more

Kash Patel, head of the FBI, gave details about the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House.


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Britain’s £26bn tax rise; Hong Kong fire, and more

Britain’s chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced tax rises worth £26bn ($34.3bn) over five years.


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Ukraine peace talks make progress; Nvidia’s share price falls, and more

Donald Trump said his team had “fine-tuned” America’s revised peace plan for Ukraine and directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet Vladimir Putin in...

A revised Ukraine peace proposal; Trump speaks with Xi, and more

America and Ukraine drafted a new 19-point plan for peace in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister, following negotiations in Geneva...

Brighter prospects for Ukraine in Geneva; Japan to deploy missiles near Taiwan, and more

Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, touted “arguably the best” meeting in the entire process of negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine,...

Ukraine’s allies question the peace plan; COP30 ends unhappily, and more

Israeli air strikes killed at least 20 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities


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Ukraine’s hard choice; Trump meets Mamdani, and more

Eli Lilly became the first drugmaker to reach a $1trn valuation


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Wall Street reverses gains; America’s raw deal for Ukraine, and more

Wall Street stocks fell on Thursday, reversing earlier market gains that followed Nvidia’s strong third-quarter earnings and seemingly reigniting fear...

Nvidia’s bumper earnings; Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board, and more

Nvidia reported revenue of $57bn in the third quarter—up 62% on a year earlier—surpassing analysts’ estimates, and forecast higher-than-expected fourt...

Congress votes to release Epstein files; Meta’s antitrust win, and more

America’s Senate quickly approved legislation that would force the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a deceased sex-offender...

UN body endorses Trump’s Gaza plan; Nvidia shares slide, and more

The UN Security Council endorsed Donald Trump’s proposals for peace in Gaza, which include establishing an international stabilisation force in the en...

Britain’s asylum shake-up; South Korea’s boom in domestic investment, and more

Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s home secretary, is to announce measures to curtail aid for asylum seekers, including an end to guaranteed housing and the w...

Trump rolls back food tariffs; Border Patrol starts raids in Charlotte, and more

The Democratic Republic of Congo and M23, a rebel group which earlier this year seized territory in the east of the country, signed a framework peace...

Trump administration investigates Democrats; Russia pummels Ukraine, and more

Britain’s finance minister has reportedly decided not to raise income tax in her budget on November 26th


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BBC apologises to Trump; American tech stocks fall, and more

The BBC apologised to Donald Trump for airing a misleadingly edited speech in a documentary featuring footage of the Capitol insurrection, but said it...

House passes bill to end shutdown; Trump named in Epstein emails, and more

America’s House of Representatives approved a spending package to reopen the federal government after a 43-day shutdown.


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Senate passes government-funding bill; suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan, and more

Donald Trump claimed “a very big victory” after America’s Senate passed a bill to end the longest-ever federal shutdown.


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America’s shutdown compromise; Trump threatens to sue BBC, and more

Global markets rallied after America’s Senate voted to advance a bill to end the longest-ever federal shutdown on Sunday.


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Typhoon Fung batters the Philippines; Trump administration orders rollback of food benefits, and more

Russia hits Ukraine hard; Trump proposes direct health payments, and more

American tech stocks suffered their worst week since April amid concerns over a possible AI bubble and weak economic data


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China’s trade falters; America’s consumers fret, and more

Inter IKEA, which supplies the Swedish furniture franchise’s stores, suffered a 26% drop in annual operating profit


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Elon Musk’s $1trn pay deal; Nancy Pelosi’s retirement, and more

Over 75% of Tesla’s shareholders voted to approve a mega pay packet for the firm’s boss, Elon Musk.


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SCOTUS sharply questions Trump’s tariffs; America’s Democratic sweep, and more

America’s Supreme Court weighed the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs, which he authorised without congressional approval by invo...

Mamdani wins; big Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, and more

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, won New York City’s mayoral race.


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