Australia mistakenly included on list of countries joining US UK civil nuclear deal, British government says

Australia mistakenly included on list of countries joining US-UK civil nuclear deal, British government says

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Moscow says first Ukrainian attack on Russia with US-made missiles signals west wants to escalate conflict – Russia-Ukraine war live

Russian foreign minister says his country will do everything possible to avoid nuclear war after Ukraine fires Atacms into Russia for first time . Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ...

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Mattel’s ‘Wicked’ movie dolls mistakenly list pornography site on packaging

Something wicked this way comes on the packaging of Mattel‘s “Wicked” dolls.

Mattel Mistakenly Lists Porn Site on Packaging for ‘Wicked’ Dolls

The site has a similar address to one that promotes a film adaptation of the hit musical. The toymaker apologized for the “unfortunate error.”

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El Chapo’s sons negotiating plea deal with US government, lawyer confirms

Ovidio Guzmán and Joaquín Guzmán López may become cooperating witnesses in case against drug lord El Mayo. Two of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera’s sons have confirmed they are ...

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Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Russia's new nuclear weapons doctrine means Ukraine's use of Western rockets "can prompt a nuclear response."

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Business - Financial Times - November 10

UK minister says 50,000 Ukrainian troops trained by British forces

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Meet us before it's too late, nuclear test veterans urge PM

The last of 22,000 personnel who witnessed the UK’s nuclear bomb tests want answers from the PM.

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Relations with both the US and EU are now called into question

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UK visa process for AI experts should be streamlined, says government adviser

Recommendations from Matt Clifford on boosting the tech industry also include special zones for data centres

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Amazingly, there is more to say about the UK government’s £3.8mn wine cellar

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Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16

The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms ...

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Does Australia want the British monarchy?

A visit by King Charles has reignited the debate over cutting ties with the royals

Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says Cop29 negotiator

Jochen Flasbarth called on Cop29 delegates to press on as world faces increasing crises and drop in solidarity. Governments meeting to forge a global settlement on climate finance must get over ...

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A new document shows the Department of Homeland Security is concerned that Chinese investment in lithium batteries to power energy grids will make them a threat to US supply chain security.

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Iran's supreme leader threatens U.S. and Israel after official says it can make nuclear weapons

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed “a tooth-breaking response” against Israel and the United States on Saturday “for what they are doing against Iran” and its proxies.

Ukraine conducts first Russia attack with U.S. missiles; Putin lowers bar for nuclear strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country's use of nuclear weapons Tuesday, after the U.S. allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles.

Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S. long-range missiles, signals it's ready for nuclear response

Russia has signaled to the West it's ready for a nuclear confrontation.

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UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

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