News from the US and UK
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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
From bbc.com
JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration
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The vice-president's speech at the Munich Security Conference was denounced by several European leaders.
on Feb 14
From theguardian.com
Some federal workers given just 30 minutes to leave amid Trump layoffs
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As many as 200,000 US workers slated to be affected by mass terminations as Musk leads crusade to slash spending
on Feb 15
From bbc.com
Watch the moment a man is swallowed by humpback whale
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Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.
on Feb 13
From theguardian.com
JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders
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US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against ‘threat from within’
on Feb 15
From bbc.com
Danielle McLaughlin: Man found guilty of rape and murder
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Danielle McLaughlin, 28, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in the western state of Goa, India, in March 2017.
on Feb 14
From theguardian.com
Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op
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As Donald Trump reverses discrimination initiatives in the US, Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits
on Feb 14
From bbc.com
Trump announces three-way talks on Ukraine war in Munich
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But a Ukrainian official says talks with Russia "are not expected" and Moscow does not comment.
on Feb 14
From theguardian.com
‘White supremacists in suits and ties’: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trump’s ear
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Trump’s asylum offer to South Africa’s white minority follows years of AfriForum lobbying on Elon Musk’s behalf
on Feb 17
From bbc.com
Trump launches plan to target countries with 'reciprocal' tariffs
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The US president ordered his staff to develop a response to countries with trade policies he says are unfair.
on Feb 14
From theguardian.com
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French president warns west not to ‘capitulate’ to Russia after Trump suggests Putin might not make concessions
on Feb 14