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Concern in Downing Street over Chagos Islands handover deal
Senior figures have reservations over agreement to cede sovereignty over islands to Mauritius, Labour sources say . Senior Downing Street figures have concerns about the government’s deal to cede ...The Guardian - 5h -
UK says Mauritian premier gave ‘inaccurate’ account of Chagos Islands deal
Diplomatic intervention came after Ramgoolam said earlier version did not factor in inflationFinancial Times - 6h -
Starmer under fire amid row over Chagos deal cost
The Tories and Reform UK have attacked payments to Mauritius under the deal to cede the archipelago.BBC News - 6h -
UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal
The Mauritian prime minister had said the renegotiated deal linked payments to inflation.BBC News - 14h -
US national security adviser to discuss Chagos Islands deal with UK counterpart
Mike Waltz and Jonathan Powell will hold talks about the Indian Ocean territoryFinancial Times - 1d -
Changing room row nurse denies comparing trans doctor to rapist
Sandie Peggie claims being made to get changed beside a trans woman amounted to unlawful harassment.BBC News - 1d -
Tories express alarm at report saying cost of Chagos Islands deal has risen far beyond £9bn, saying it’s ‘madness’ – UK politics live
Priti Patel accuses Keir Starmer of being motivated by ‘leftie shame’ at Britain’s history. Nigel Farage has said the UK could be “friendly” with the EU but did not outline what kind of ties with ...The Guardian - 1d -
French man on death row in Indonesia returns home
The 61-year-old, who has cancer, is to be extradited to France on "humanitarian grounds".BBC News - 1d -
Indonesia prepares to send home an ailing French national on death row
Indonesian authorities are set to return an ailing French national who has been on death row in the Southeast Asian country, under an arrangement between the two nationsABC News - 1d -
Government hits back in AstraZeneca funding row
The firm scrapped its £450m investment despite the government's offer of support, the government says.BBC News - 2d -
For a front row view of all humans, book a seat on a long-distance train
With the little homes the passengers build for themselves out of laptops and crisps, it’s microcosmic. Yesterday I was on a train for six hours – three there, three back, through two time zones and ...The Guardian - 3d -
Poland arrests former justice minister in deepening political row
Zbigniew Ziobro accuses Tusk government of ‘criminal’ actionFinancial Times - 5d -
King involved in name change of Agincourt submarine that sparked 'woke' row
The name was changed to HMS Achilles reportedly over concerns that the original may have offended the French.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
As ash rained down on L.A.'s Skid Row, clean drinking water grew scarce
Volunteers are handing out bottled water and other supplies to unhoused people on Los Angeles' Skid Row who were affected by smoke and ash from recent wildfires.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Curry twins to start together in England back row
Twins Tom and Ben Curry will play together for England for the first time as they are picked in the back row to face Ireland on Saturday.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
2024 was not a good year for death row inmates seeking mercy
Ironically, as this country gets closer to abolishing death as a punishment, that progress does not bode well for the inmates on death row who will ask to have their lives spared in 2025.The Hill - Jan. 27 -
Indonesia agrees to repatriate ailing French national who has spent almost 20 years on death row
Indonesia has signed a deal to send home an ailing French national on death row for drug offensesABC News - Jan. 24 -
French man on death row in Indonesia expected to return home in two weeks, minister says
Serge Atlaoui is expected to be transferred after an agreement was reached with the government in Paris, Yusril Ihza Mahendra says. A French man who has been on death row in Indonesia since 2007 ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
At Paris Fashion Week, Shades of Normcore From Auralee, the Row and Lemaire
In Paris, prosaic clothes endure, just polished into something more arresting.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Dortmund sack Sahin after four defeats in a row
Borussia Dortmund have sacked head coach Nuri Sahin after a disappointing start to the campaign.ESPN - Jan. 22 -
Miami's Mascherano plays down Mexico, Messi row
Mascherano plays down Mexico, Messi rowESPN - Jan. 22 -
Watch: ‘Rules must change’ after Iga Swiatek’s double bounce ignites row
A fresh rules controversy broke out at the Australian Open on Wednesday involving world No 2 Iga Swiatek after she won a point despite hitting the ball following a double bounce.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 22 -
Supreme Court grants new hearing for woman on Oklahoma death row
The Supreme Court has ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma's death row.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Supreme Court revives death row inmate's case over trial showcasing 'sex life'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Oklahoma woman on death row who argued that extensive evidence about her “sex life” rendered her trial unfair, kicking her case back to a lower court for ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Brexit fishing row heads for trade court showdown
The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters but the EU is challenging the move.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
US will want Chagos Islands deal reversed, Trump’s ex-national security adviser suggests – UK politics live
Westminster is preparing for Donald Trump’s second term ahead of the US president’s inauguration in Washington. Most people in Washington have not woken up yet, but our US politics live blog ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
Novak Djokovic so thin-skinned he is almost translucent – as proven in latest row
Novak Djokovic’s high-handed decision to boycott on-court interviews in Melbourne was almost as bizarre as the 15-second video clip that riled him in the first place.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 19 -
NHL-leading Capitals beat the Penguins 4-1 for their 4th win in a row
Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 for their fourth consecutive victoryABC News - Jan. 18 -
The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that | Quinn Slobodian
The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state. Quinn Slobodian is author of Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Britain’s imperfect deal over the Chagos Islands
The UK’s good intentions have collided with geopolitical realitiesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
UK's Chagos handover on hold to allow Trump to consider the deal
The biggest island, Diego Garcia, hosts a joint UK-US airbase which is of strategic importance.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted
Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is ...ABC News - Jan. 15 -
Airlines turn to incoming government to resolve Ireland’s airport cap row
Industry hopes Dublin will resolve a long-running dispute caused by local planning restrictionsFinancial Times - Jan. 14 -
UK moves closer to Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
Last-minute push to finalise agreement on crucial military base before inauguration of Donald TrumpFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
No. 2 S.C. routs No. 5 Texas for 11th win in row
No. 2 South Carolina rolled past No. 5 Texas 67-50 on Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena.ESPN - Jan. 12 -
Robertson scores shootout winner, Stars edge Canadiens 2-1 for 7th win in a row
Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to lift the surging Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for their seventh consecutive victory on Saturday nightABC News - Jan. 11 -
UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks
Officials are racing to conclude deal before Donald Trump takes office later this monthFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations
The men are seeking to block the commutations, saying they would disadvantage their ongoing legal appeals. Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison ...The Guardian - Jan. 7
