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Wes Streeting vows to quit as defence secretary if military is not funded properly
Wes Streeting, the UK defence secretary, has said he would resign if Andy Burnham fails to properly fund Britain’s defence spending, describing it as “a matter of principle”. His warning follows revelations that the government’s defence investment plan (DIP), published last month, contains a £4.7bn shortfall, with almost £5bn of its promised £15bn uplift left…
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Kemi Badenoch warns Andy Burnham to rule out tax rises or more borrowing to pay for his social care plans
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, has challenged Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to explicitly rule out raising taxes or increasing government borrowing to fund his proposals for social care reform. The intervention reflects continuing political scrutiny of Burnham, who has been positioning himself as a prominent voice on social policy and is…
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It’s Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel
Astronomers believe they have solved a long-standing puzzle over why supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies never run out of “fuel” despite blasting away the very gas they need to grow. An international team led by Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo of the University of Montreal used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the galaxy…
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Russia pulled back from the Arctic, for now. NATO must act before those troops return
A Fox News opinion piece by a former US infantry officer argues that Russia is quietly repositioning its Arctic military forces, removing advanced air-defence systems from established northern positions while simultaneously building new barracks and depots closer to NATO members Finland and Norway. The author, drawing on satellite imagery and personal experience of Arctic warfare…
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Kalshi attacks Wisconsin law banning election bets as ‘voter suppression’
The prediction market firm Kalshi has publicly attacked a Wisconsin law dating back to 1849 that bars voters from betting on elections in which they themselves cast a ballot, branding the restriction “voter suppression”. The row began after the Wisconsin Elections Commission issued an advisory warning voters that placing such wagers could see their ballot…
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Baltimore will turn 911 into more than just an emergency number
Baltimore is overhauling its 911 emergency system so that non-emergency calls, particularly those involving mental health crises, homelessness or addiction, are routed to specialised mobile response teams of clinicians and peer counsellors rather than police officers. The change aims to prevent unnecessary arrests and instead connect vulnerable residents with support services, addressing a cycle in…
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In Memphis, an ‘anti-crime’ task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
A federal operation launched in Memphis in autumn 2025, officially billed as an anti-crime initiative called the Memphis Safe Task Force, has in practice functioned largely as an immigration enforcement crackdown. The task force, involving more than a dozen federal agencies and hundreds of Tennessee National Guard troops alongside local and state police, was announced…
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Oil Prices Near One-Week Low After U.S., Iran Pause Fighting Over Weekend
Oil prices fell towards a one-week low on Monday after the United States and Iran paused two weeks of military strikes over the weekend, fuelling hopes that diplomacy could de-escalate the conflict and allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to resume. The move matters because the fighting had driven Brent crude to $100 a…
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses critics of spreading hate at World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has published an open letter accusing critics of the 2026 World Cup of spreading hate and false narratives, insisting the tournament—won by Spain and hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico—was a resounding success built on unity, safety and inclusion. His comments come amid mounting criticism over several controversies, including…