Amendments like those tabled this week are commonly referred to as Henry VIII clauses, which allow ministers to largely bypass Parliament. They are not entirely new: successive governments since the 1980s have increasingly relied on…
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UK ordered to rethink block on return of mother and son in Syrian camp – POLITICO
The court first ordered the government to reconsider the case in November 2024. The legal ruling shows Security Minister Dan Jarvis advised in July last year that an offer should be made to repatriate the child, but was unsure if he would take…
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Le Pen’s far right eyes local elections as launchpad for French presidential bid – POLITICO
The race to lead Toulon carries particular significance given the Mediterranean port city elected a far-right mayor, Jean-Marie Le Chevallier, in the mid-1990s, and remains the most populous city ever to put the party in charge. But Le…
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Middle East war is already affecting shipping — and Europe won’t be spared – POLITICO
Indeed, the government in Tehran has vowed to attack any ship trying to transit the strait, through which some 20 percent of the world’s oil and natural gas passes on its way from the Persian Gulf to global markets. Large volumes of aluminum…
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Oil prices surge above $100 and shares slide over Iran war
Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.
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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-LAKE LADOGA-SCENERY
(260309) — ST. PETERSBURG, March 9, 2026 (Xinhua) — People walk on the breakwater of Lake Ladoga, some 40 km northeast of St. Petersburg, Russia on March 8, 2026. With an area of about 18,000 square kilometers, Lake Ladoga is the largest…
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US begins large military drill with South Korea while waging war in the Middle East
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States began a large military exercise with South Korea involving thousands of troops Monday while also waging an escalating war in the Middle East.
South Korea’s…
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Parents’ stress may be quietly driving childhood obesity, Yale study finds
Childhood obesity has been increasing in recent years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about one in five children and teenagers in the United States met the clinical definition of obesity in 2024.
Preventing obesity in children…
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
Mojtaba Khamenei, born on September 8, 1969, in Mashhad, is the second son of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader, who was killed in an Israeli strike on February 28. An 88-member Assembly of Experts named him the Islamic Republic’s new…
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