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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Adore Beauty suppliers report delayed payments as store expansion continues

  • Suppliers report delays in payment from Adore Beauty.
  • One brand owner claims it is owed $40,000.
  • The retailer has lifted available bank funding to $25.2 million.

Adore Beauty is facing claims from suppliers over delayed payments as it continues expanding its physical stores. One unnamed brand owner says the retailer owes $40,000 and has stopped responding to payment requests, while another says the company blamed delays on an invoice backlog during a switch to…

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Heckler interrupts Trump’s Mississippi rally with insult about White House ballroom

  • A heckler interrupted Trump’s Mississippi rally over the White House ballroom.
  • Trump dismissed the heckler and alleged protesters were paid.
  • The ballroom is expected to cost over $600 million.

A heckler interrupted Donald Trump’s rally in Corinth, Mississippi, with an insult about the new White House ballroom, briefly stopping his speech. Trump told the person to go home and claimed protesters were paid, as the crowd responded with laughter and chants. The ballroom has become a point…

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Life is Strange makers Don’t Nod face layoffs and possible insolvency, French workers union STJV state

  • Don’t Nod has entered a safeguard procedure over its debts.
  • Proposed cuts would hit nearly all non-managerial roles.
  • The union says the studio’s last project may not be completed.

French game studio Don’t Nod, maker of Life is Strange and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, has entered a safeguard procedure as it struggles to repay its debts. The French game workers union STJV says the company may be heading towards insolvency, with substantial redundancies threatening its remaining…

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Unattached Coleman ‘edging towards’ retirement

  • Coleman is considering retirement but has made no formal announcement.
  • He has been without a club since leaving Everton after 17 years.
  • Family time has made him more content with life away from football.

Seamus Coleman says he is edging towards retirement after leaving Everton at the end of last season, though he has not officially ended his career. The 38-year-old defender has been without a club and says he is increasingly content spending time with his family, making his future uncertain…

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Thea Gilmore turns anonymous public messages into songs

  • Thea Gilmore turns anonymous public messages into songs.
  • The Echo Line received 150 messages in two days.
  • “He Walks Like War” passed 10,000 listens before removal.

Thea Gilmore has launched The Echo Line, a project that turns anonymous messages from the public into songs. After decades of writing largely from personal experience, she says the project helps put other people’s lives at the centre of her music and offers contributors the experience of being…

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Turnstile raise more than $200,000 for humanitarian causes following benefit concert at the Washington Monument

  • Turnstile raised more than $200,000 for humanitarian causes.
  • An estimated 60,000 people attended the free Washington DC show.
  • The ongoing fundraiser is approaching its $350,000 goal.

Turnstile raised more than $200,000 for humanitarian efforts in Gaza, Sudan and Lebanon after a free benefit concert near the Washington Monument. The show, attended by an estimated 60,000 people, was organised with Canadian charity Human Concern International, and the fundraiser is still open. The band played 19…

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HBO adds Charlie Weasley, James and Lily Potter to series cast

  • Harry Gilby, Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn join the series.
  • They play Charlie, James and Lily Potter.
  • Season 1 is due on 25 December.

Harry Gilby, Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn have joined HBO’s Harry Potter series as Charlie Weasley, James Potter and Lily Potter. Their casting expands the first season’s cast and brings Charlie, Ron Weasley’s older brother, into a screen adaptation for the first time; James and Lily have appeared…

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Most mobile controllers have two sticks, but this might be the gamepad that finally gets me playing PS2 on my iPhone

  • Abxylute’s M5 and M6 are designed to stay attached to a phone.
  • Both offer the sticks needed for PS2 games.
  • The M5 and M6 are still in their Kickstarter phase.

The writer hopes Abxylute’s M5 and M6 pop-up controllers will make it easier to play PS2 games on an iPhone while out and about. Their magnetic, slide-up design could keep a full set of controls attached to a phone, making it more likely the writer will pick up…

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Kingdom Come, Lord of the Rings studio Warhorse ‘hit by a cyberattack’

  • Warhorse Studios says it was hit by a cyberattack.
  • The breach’s extent and impact are still unknown.
  • The studio is working with cybersecurity specialists.

Warhorse Studios, the developer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance and an upcoming role-playing game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, says it has been hit by a cyberattack. The studio is working with cybersecurity specialists to secure its systems and assess what happened, but has not yet disclosed the breach’s…

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Freddie Foreman, Kray associate and former gangster, dies aged 94

  • Former Kray associate Freddie Foreman has died aged 94.
  • Friends and underworld figures attended his funeral in Sidcup.
  • Foreman was linked to the Krays’ Firm and later criminal cases.

Freddie Foreman, the former Kray Twins associate known as “Brown Bread Fred”, has died aged 94. Friends and associates gathered for his funeral in Sidcup and later at a pub in Keston, marking the passing of a prominent figure from London’s criminal underworld. Foreman died in a west…

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