Farmers gather in Whitehall in latest protest against UK Budget tax changes

South Korea deploys K-pop light sticks and dance in protests against president

Christmas carols, K-pop merchandise and food trucks create positive atmosphere as protesters seek to oust President Yoon over his martial law attempt. With blasting K-pop, glow sticks, food trucks ...

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Business leaders warn Reeves about the impact of her Budget tax rises

Banking, energy and transport executives voice concerns in meeting with UK chancellor

Financial Times - 14h

Consult us on inheritance tax, farmers urge PM

Farmers driving tractors stage another protest against the Budget changes in central London.

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Starmer hits back at Badenoch’s PMQs claim he backs criminals over ‘law-abiding British people’ – UK politics live

Pm and leader of the opposition clashed over immigration during PMQs. There will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.. At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one ...

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Patriot missiles could ‘close our skies’ but are just gathering dust

Patriot air defences should save lives, not gather dust at storage bases, says Zelensky

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Albanese calls for protest ban outside places of worship as critics warn against ‘kneejerk reactions’

PM takes stance on ‘provocative acts’ and denounces antisemitism after Melbourne synagogue arson attack and Sydney anti-Israel vandalism

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Citizens against smog: Protesters in North Macedonia demand action against pollution

Protesters across North Macedonia have taken part in demonstrations to demand better air quality in cities that are among the most polluted in Europe

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FCA chair warns UK against regulatory ‘race to the bottom’ with Trump

Ashley Alder underlines danger of pursuing a US-led ‘deregulation agenda’

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Property magnate Nick Candy joins Reform UK in latest Tory defection

Former Conservative donor promises to raise ‘tens of millions’ as he takes on role of party treasurer

Financial Times - 1d

Police in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters angry about gender-based violence

Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters angry about gender-based violence and femicide or the killing of women

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UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings

The U.K. and Germany have pledged to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send migrants across the English Channel in small boats

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UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings

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Police in Kenya hurl teargas at protesters against gender-based violence

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Hundreds protest in New Delhi against reported attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

Hundreds of protesters have rallied near the Bangladesh diplomatic mission in the Indian capital, pressing for an end to reported attacks on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh after former ...

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Why the case against a Roth conversion gets stronger if Trump’s tax cuts continue

Break-even point for a Roth conversion is long —and extending the 2017 tax cuts could make it longer.

MarketWatch - 2d

UK business confidence falls to lowest level in almost two years after Labour budget

British businesses lost steam and pulled back on hiring last month, as industry reacted to the Labour government's bumper tax-raising budget, new data showed Monday.

CNBC - 2d

Georgian journalists allege brutal beatings as protests rage against ending EU talks

Tens of thousands of people joined an 11th straight day of protests in Georgia on Sunday after the governing party moved to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union

ABC News - 3d

Farmers and villagers facing growing elephant conflict in Thailand

Decades of deforestation and overdevelopment in Thailand have led to human-elephant conflict, sometimes with deadly consequences. Now, scientists may have a solution after studying elephant behavior.

CBS News - 3d

Why I’m voting against the military budget | Bernie Sanders

While so many Americans struggle to get by, the US is spending record-breaking amounts of money on the military. Today in America, 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, 85 million people are ...

The Guardian - 3d

Germany, France and Poland condemn use of force against protesters in Georgia

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have strongly condemned “the disproportionate use of force" against peaceful protesters and the targeting of the opposition and media ...

ABC News - 4d

Lodi community gathers to remembers salon owner killed

A deadly shooting in Woodbridge took the life of a beloved Lodi salon owner. Her friends and family are grappling with the devastating loss.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

EU farmers plan protests as Von der Leyen approves Mercosur trade deal

Deal objected to by France will, if ratified, cut tariffs on trade with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The EU executive has struck a deeply controversial trade deal with four South ...

The Guardian - 5d

Hundreds of people in Chad protest against the French military presence in the country

Hundreds of people have marched in Chad to call for the withdrawal of French troops from the country, a week after the Central African country ended a military agreement with its former colonial ruler

ABC News - 5d

Hundreds of people in Chad protest against the French military presence in the country

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Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops

Indian police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesting farmers who tried to break barricades blocking their way to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices

ABC News - 5d

How Starmer wants to sharpen Whitehall is unclear

PM speech may herald a Starmerite era of public sector reform mirroring that of Tony Blair, but it faces economic challenges

Financial Times - 5d

UK’s largest estates pay an average of £9mn in inheritance tax

Wealthiest estates face prospect of higher rates of liability following the Budget

Financial Times - 6d

Ending Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts Won’t Effect GDP, Budget Office Finds

Key provisions of the returning president’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will expire next year if Republicans don’t renew them.

Inc. - 6d

Vodafone-Three UK merger set to ring changes on Britain’s mobile landscape

Deal will reduce number of operators in the country from four to three

Financial Times - 6d

Death and Taxes

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The New York Times - 6d

UK businesses expect lower margins and higher prices after Budget

Survey finds 54% of companies plan to raise prices in 2025 after national insurance increase

Financial Times - 6d

Creighton makes it 2 wins in less than a year against No. 1s, with Jayhawks latest to lose in Omaha

Creighton has played eight No. 1 teams in its program’s history, and the first six of those games weren’t close

ABC News - Dec. 5

UK leader Starmer will outline his 'Plan for Change.' Just don't call it a relaunch

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to change the narrative on his five-month-old government

ABC News - Dec. 5

Starmer to take aim at Whitehall with new UK ‘mission’ targets

Prime minister will outline milestones as he faces plunging poll ratings

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Trump Tax Cuts Won’t Help the Economy Grow, Budget Office Finds

A larger debt and higher interest rates would cancel out the boost from keeping individual taxes lower, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

UN human rights expert raises concerns about US charges against climate protesters

Mary Lawlor criticizes US’s failure to respond to concerns after Alex Connon and John Mark Rozendaal charges. A leading UN human rights expert has expressed dismay after the US government failed to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

China retaliates against latest US chip restrictions

Beijing bans export of materials used in semiconductors and batteries

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Farmers gather in Whitehall in latest protest against UK Budget tax changes

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