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Small UK pub owners look overseas after Budget tax rises sap profits

Cluster of hospitality operators cancel British investments and divert spending to continental Europe instead

World - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

Bill Gates criticises Budget cut to overseas aid

Hidden in the Budget was a decision not to renew a Tory-era £2.5bn top-up to the UK's overseas aid budget.

UK to slash overseas aid in Budget as asylum seeker costs rise

International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 years

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Reeves looking at sweeping inheritance tax changes in Budget

UK chancellor considers extending ‘seven year rule’ on gift giving to 10 years among other reforms

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Judges dismiss GOP lawsuits challenging overseas ballots

Judges in both Michigan and North Carolina dismissed lawsuits brought on by the Republican National Committee that would have increased restrictions for overseas ballots. Some Republicans argued ...

Judge dismisses Pennsylvania Republicans' overseas voters lawsuit

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed six Pennsylvania Republican congressmen’s lawsuit that could have thrown thousands of overseas ballots into question in the key swing state. U.S. District ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

GOP lawsuit against overseas votes draws ire from military families

Some ex-pats living abroad are sounding the alarm after Republicans in three swing states have tried to delay accepting and counting overseas absentee ballots.

Republicans head to court in expanding battle about overseas ballots

Overseas voting has become the latest battlefront in Republicans’ legal challenges leading up to the election. Judges in two crucial battleground states, Michigan and Pennsylvania, this week heard ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Judges reject GOP overseas ballot challenges in Michigan, North Carolina

State judges in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) separate challenges to certain overseas ballots in the key swing states. The RNC alleged the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Mystery Overseas Bettors Up Trump Stake on Polymarket Site

Newly legalized betting on elections spawns a potential $43 million payout for a GOP victory, raises the online odds of a Trump win, as well as concerns about possible foreign interference.

Business - Inc. - October 22

Sleep specialists and 4 a.m. fights: How fighters manage rest overseas

Often the top challenge for a fighter isn't their opponent, it's the (lack of) sleep they get being away from home.

Sports - ESPN - October 24

King Charles to resume regular overseas trips in 2025 after cancer hiatus

Royal visits to resume in spring subject to doctors’ approval, official says as trip to Australia and Samoa concludes. King Charles will return to regular overseas trips next year after the hiatus ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

RNC's overseas ballot challenge in North Carolina rejected by appeals court

A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday rebuffed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to not process certain overseas ballots in the upcoming election unless the voter shows they ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

These 3 struggles sent this retired couple back to the U.S. after a move overseas

Moving to Portugal in retirement was a dream — but they weren’t ready for the reality.

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

How to Use a VPN to Watch to Netflix When You Travel Overseas

You may not be able to watch some of your favorite shows because of regional streaming restrictions. Using a VPN service is a handy workaround

Tech - Wired - November 7

Police say missing Wisconsin kayaker faked death and possibly fled overseas

Investigators say Ryan Borgwardt took out $375,000 life insurance and was in contact with woman in Uzbekistan. For several weeks, the family of avid kayaker Ryan Borgwardt braced for the likelihood ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Xi faces heat over failure to protect Chinese workers overseas

Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interests

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Reeves’s invidious choices in the Budget

As the FT’s chancellor game shows, the new ‘golden rule’ is her binding constraint. Meeting it could bolster fiscal credibility

World - Financial Times - October 16

Three tests for Britain’s Budget

Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth

Business - Financial Times - October 27

How are investors preparing for the Budget?

Executives are seeking to minimise their exposure ahead of what could be the biggest tax-raising statement for a generation

Business - Financial Times - October 29

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Claer Barrett’s Budget debrief

The FT’s consumer guru offers her round-up of the eight best Budget stories to help you make sense of it all

World - Financial Times - October 31

The Budget: NHS, Wages and Farms

How are these areas impacted by the Budget?

Analysis: A Budget for the history books

Nick digs deeper into the Budget following his interview with Rachel Reeves.

Australia awaits King Charles on first big overseas tour since cancer diagnosis

King Charles arrives in Australia on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since his cancer diagnosis.

Italy expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples

Italy on Wednesday criminalized citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, while opponents slam it as “medieval” and discriminatory to same-sex couples

World - ABC News - October 16

Overseas UK territories are the ‘biggest enablers of corporate tax abuse,’ tax advocacy group says

British overseas territories are the world's top enablers of corporate tax abuse, according to a ranking by tax advocacy group Tax Justice Network.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Michigan judge rebuffs GOP bid to block some overseas, military family ballots

Judge Sima Patel ruled the effort was mounted too close to Election Day, calling it an "11th hour attempt to disenfranchise" voters.

I’m an American voter overseas. For years, we were ignored – but maybe this time we’ll make the difference | Alexander Hurst

In the rush to defeat Trump, we’re suddenly on the frontline. It’s a shame, then, that so few of us actually vote. The United States doesn’t show much love to its citizens who live abroad. For ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

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