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Lammy plays down criticism of Chagos Islands deal

The UK foreign secretary dismisses criticism of the agreement as "politicking" before elections.

UK government seeks meeting with Trump team over Chagos Islands agreement

National security adviser will travel to Washington in attempt to persuade US president-elect not to rip up deal. UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer’s national security adviser is ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

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

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Mauritius raises concerns about UK plan to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands

Focus of controversy is British efforts to secure a key US military base

Business - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

New Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's Chagos deal

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, in power for a fortnight, spoke after meeting British envoy Jonathan Powell.

Harris wins Rhode Island

Vice President Harris has won Rhode Island, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Her victory does not come as a surprise in the deep blue New England state, where she had a 98 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Monkey Island Fans Create Their Own Game, The Booze of Monkey Island

Although Ron Gilbert came back to the Monkey Island franchise with Return To Monkey Island in 2022, it's unclear when or if the series will ever get another official sequel. But that hasn't ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 5

13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween

The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

Smith Island | Sunday on 60 Minutes

Rising sea levels and erosion are reshaping Maryland's Smith Island, putting residents at risk of becoming some of the country’s first climate refugees. Jon Wertheim reports, Sunday.

ESPN Football Island opens in Fortnite Creative

Check out ESPN Football Island in Fortnite Creative, the part of Epic Games' blockbuster title that lets people create their own games.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Sabres Have Perfect Trade Target In Islanders Star

The Sabres should keep an eye on this Islanders forward during this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Barzal leaves Islanders road trip due to injury

Mathew Barzal has left the Islanders' road trip with an upper-body injury.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

Whitehouse wins Rhode Island Senate race

Incumbent Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) is projected to win his reelection bid against Republican state Rep. Patricia Morgan in Rhode Island. An aggregate of polling from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?

India has built a 3km-long runway on Agalega and no-one has fully explained why, angering residents.

World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years. The world’s largest known coral, visible from space, has been discovered in the waters of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Why Whoopi Goldberg Is Feuding With a Staten Island Bakery

The left-leaning host of “The View” said the business in a Republican stronghold declined to take an order under her name. The bakery said politics had nothing to do with it.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 16

Tesco row shows Sundays are still sacred on Hebridean islands

The first Sunday opening of a Tesco has sparked a row and put a part of island culture under the spotlight.

The Tallest Building in Queens: The Orchard in Long Island City

The Orchard, a rental tower with a dizzying array of luxury amenities, caps a decade of rapid development in the neighborhood.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Why the racist jokes at Trump's rally fell so flat, according to comedians

Fellow comics were among the most vocal critics of Tony Hinchcliffe, whose recent jokes at at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday bombed.

Brazil criticizes Venezuela for escalating tensions and personal attacks

Brazil’s government has broken its silence over growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, with the Foreign Ministry saying it was surprised by “the offensive tone” adopted by Venezuelan ...

World - ABC News - November 1

Brown critical of 'Ray Lewis'-like foul on Tatum

Celtics star Jaylen Brown took issue with a foul former teammate Grant Williams had on Jayson Tatum in the closing minutes of the Celtics' 124-109 win.

Sports - ESPN - November 2

Stabbed girl, 13, 'critical but stable', say police

The girl was found with wounds and lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back, police say.

Reeves 'not immune' to criticism over NI hike

The chancellor defends the rise in employer contributions telling BBC public finances had to be strengthened.

Kremlin criticizes election in Moldova as undemocratic and unfair

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Europe’s critical infrastructure is becoming dangerously vulnerable

Governments must not only learn lessons from Ukraine about security but stimulate higher private sector investment

World - Financial Times - November 5

Gundy sorry for ripping critical Oklahoma St. fans

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy posted an apology Tuesday night for comments he made during his weekly Monday news conference, where he suggested fans being negative about the 3-6 Cowboys "can't ...

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Tom Hanks describes film critics using an expletive

In a lighthearted interview with Conan O’Brien, Hanks called out the hypocrisy of a negative reviewer of his directorial debut who years later called it a ‘cult classic’. Tom Hanks has described ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Why the Australian Ambassador Deleted Tweets Critical of Trump

The envoy, Kevin Rudd, said that he had removed the posts “out of respect for the office of the president.” But it was a sign of broader anxiety over Donald J. Trump’s return to power.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Lammy dismisses past criticism of Trump as 'old news'

The foreign secretary previously called Trump a "tyrant" and "xenophobic" when he was a backbench MP.

Fetterman criticizes AP for calling Pennsylvania Senate race

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized The Associated Press on Thursday over its call for the Republican challenger in the Pennsylvania Senate race, saying the outlet “shouldn’t make a call in this ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

New Paddington film charming but slow, critics say

Paddington in Peru is the latest instalment in the adventures of the beloved bear.

Trump critics worry he’ll target them for retribution

Trump has talked about getting even with those he says mistreated him, but he has also suggested that his revenge will simply be his success.

Politics - NBC News - November 10

Schumer criticized for not inviting McCormick to Senate orientation

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is coming under fire for not extending an invitation to Republican David McCormick to attend the Senate’s new members’ orientation this week. McCormick ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Critics say Gladiator II is 'gobsmacking' and 'loopy'

Some critics agree that while the film is an enjoyable watch, it doesn't quite live up to the original.

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