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Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ as trade deal finalised | Trade policy

Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ as trade deal finalised | Trade policy

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have finalised a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, with the US president saying Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”. The two leaders presented the deal, which covers aerospace and the auto sector, at the G7 venue in Kananaskis, Alberta. Asked about steel by reporters, Trump said: …

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G7 summit to start amid Trump trade tensions and Iran-Israel crisis – US politics live | US news

G7 summit to start amid Trump trade tensions and Iran-Israel crisis – US politics live | US news

G7 to start amid Trump trade tensions and Iran-Israel crisis Good morning and welcome to our US politics blog When Donald Trump last came to Canada for a G7 summit, the enduring image was of him seated with his arms folded defiantly as then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel stared daggers at him. Donald Trump with other world leaders including Angela Merkel …

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Oil price rise risks ‘adverse shock’ to global economy – business live | Business

Oil price rise risks ‘adverse shock’ to global economy – business live | Business

Introduction: Oil price rise is “adverse shock” to global economy. Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. With the oil price rising again today, as attacks between Israel and Iran continue, economists are warning that the global economy faces an adverse shock, at an already difficult time for growth. Oil …

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The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine review – a polyphonic portrait of class and trauma in Belfast | Fiction

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine review – a polyphonic portrait of class and trauma in Belfast | Fiction

That we tend to regard the shift from the short story to the novel as a natural authorial progression perhaps speaks to a failure to recognise the shorter form as its own distinct discipline. Short stories are not novels in miniature, or parts of novels pruned to stand on their own. Without the luxury of space and looser pacing, they …

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Fire reported at Haifa power plant after Iran launches latest wave of missile strikes on Israel – live | Israel

Fire reported at Haifa power plant after Iran launches latest wave of missile strikes on Israel – live | Israel

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Iran said it “successfully” struck Israel with a salvo of missiles on Monday, as Israeli rescuers reported four deaths and damage to residential buildings in multiple cities, according to the Associated Press. Israeli emergency service teams operate at the scene where Iranian ballistic missiles hit residential …

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Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson intended to kill lunch guests and thought cancer lie ‘would die with them’, prosecution says | Victoria

Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson intended to kill lunch guests and thought cancer lie ‘would die with them’, prosecution says | Victoria

Patterson thought ‘her lie would die with them’, Rogers says Rogers says Patterson made “bald-faced lies” to her in-laws about her medical appointments. “She knew how to tell convincing lies when it came to the cancer because she had put in the research,” she says. “The prosecution says the accused put considerable thought and effort into this fake cancer claim …

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