The number of jobs in the US economy fell last month, an unexpected contraction that has renewed questions about whether the labour market in the US might be starting to…
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AMERICAS: US and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic ties after Maduro capture
The US and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations. The agency said in a statement that the two sides would make joint efforts to promote stability, support…
UK: Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens
“Worried sick”. They are not the words a prime minister wants to be using from the Downing Street podium to describe the emotional state of their country. Sir Keir Starmer…
UKRAINE: USA asked us for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says
The US has asked Ukraine for help defending Gulf allies against Iranian drones, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. He said Ukraine’s partners had been reaching out and there had been…
USA: Trade court orders tariff refunds in setback for Trump administration
A federal judge has cleared the way for thousands of businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month. The US Court of International Trade…
US: Senate to vote on Trump’s war powers as Iran conflict continues
The US Senate is set to vote on a war power resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to order further military action in Iran. The measure would require…
USA: Trump belittles Starmer with ‘no Churchill’ jibe
Oodles of diplomatic energy have been expended on the unlikely relationship between the former human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer and the former real estate magnate turned reality TV star,…
MIDDLE EAST: US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads
The US has urged its nationals to immediately leave most of the Middle East due to “serious safety risks”, as the US-Israeli war against Iran widens. On Monday, the US…
UK: Starmer at odds with Trump in biggest disagreement yet
For the best part of 48 hours, first the defence secretary and then the foreign secretary were struggling to cogently articulate in public what the government made of the US…
KUWAITI: US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base
Six American soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike against a military facility in Kuwait on Sunday, the US has confirmed. US Central Command originally said three soldiers died in…