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Trump praises hard-right AfD party’s election victory: ‘Germany finally got tired of the immigration rules which hurt them so badly’
Reaction to the AfD’s breakthrough win in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt broadened into international debate, with Donald Trump praising the hard-Right party and blaming Germany’s “horrible” immigration rules for pushing voters towards it. The result rattled mainstream European politics, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union suffering its worst showing in the state in…
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Israel row, Gulf tanker strikes and Ground Zero air-quality files dominate briefing
West Nations’ Israeli settlement trade ban has enraged Israel, while reported US strikes on Iranian tankers spark Gulf tensions and Mamdani releases thousands of Ground Zero air-safety documents; also Putin-Trump call, Meta’s Muse, LIV Golf’s bankruptcy and Glastonbury 2027 news.
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Tokyo Market Partners With Frontieres, Adding Genre Slate to Gap-Financing Lineup
Tokyo’s TIFFCOM market has launched its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, bringing a wave of horror and thriller titles into this year’s Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM). The tie-up marks Frontières’ first showcase in Asia and expands TGFM’s seventh edition, which connects 24 feature projects from…
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Appeals court upholds order blocking IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE
A US federal appeals court has upheld an injunction preventing the Internal Revenue Service from sharing taxpayers’ personal information, such as home addresses, with immigration enforcement authorities, ruling that the Trump administration’s data-sharing policy was unlawful. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the IRS had failed to ensure…
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‘You’re not alone in the darkness’: Gambia president urges calm after violent blackout protests
The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has appealed for calm after violent protests over prolonged power cuts erupted in Banjul on Monday night, with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators. The unrest, which saw tyres burned and roads blocked, highlights growing public anger over an electricity crisis that has left households without power for up…
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Assisted dying bill row, borrowing costs surge, Scots schools slump in PISA
MPs warn of a “railroad” on the assisted dying bill ahead of Friday’s Commons vote, as thirty-year borrowing costs hit their highest since 1998. Scotland posts record-low PISA results, plus the Miami cargo crash, a Blackburn double murder probe, an OpenAI leak row, and pricier Glastonbury 2027 tickets.
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State of play: Retiring Dem senator’s daughter holds slight lead in closely watched race
Democratic voters in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District went to the polls in a tightly contested primary to choose a candidate for the seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Pappas, who is running for the US Senate. Early Wednesday morning the race remained too close to call, with Stefany Shaheen, daughter of retiring Senator Jeanne…
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Jon Stewart Uses Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Trailer to Troll Donald Trump and His ‘Human Printer’ Aide
Jon Stewart used the trailer for Nathan Fielder’s upcoming Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” as a comic device on “The Daily Show” to mock Donald Trump’s relationship with staffer Natalie Harp, who he framed as feeding the president a distorted version of reality. The segment played on Stewart’s broader riff about Trump living…
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Federal Film & TV Tax Credits Not A Done Deal, Adam Schiff Says; White House Involved: “Negotiations Are Ongoing”
US Senator Adam Schiff’s office says a federal film and television tax credit bill is progressing, with the Senate, House and Trump administration now negotiating final legislative text, though a deal remains unfinished. The initiative, informally dubbed the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, would mark a significant shift in how America competes for…