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Nov 26, 2025 - World

Both victims were in West Virginia National Guard, governor Patrick Morrisey said in X postTwo West Virginia national guard members killed in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

Nov 26, 2025 - World

The two national guard members were shot near Farragut West metro station, and police said one suspect is in custodyUS politics live – latest updatesTwo West Virginia national guard members were killed in a shooting on Wednesday in Washington near the White House, according to the state’s governor.“It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington DC have passed away from their injuries,” wrote Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s governor, on X. “These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country.” Continue reading...

Nov 26, 2025 - World

Chancellor axes two-child benefit cap and cuts energy bills paid for by mansion tax and freezing tax thresholds Analysis: ‘Tax-raising budget crash-lands on struggling economy’Budget 2025: key points at a glanceBudget 2025: what it means for youRachel Reeves targeted Britain’s wealthiest households with a £26bn tax-raising budget to fund scrapping the two-child benefit policy and cutting energy bills.On a chaotic day that involved key details of her budget accidentally being released early by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the chancellor defended the measures, saying she was “asking everyone to make a contribution to repair the public finances”, but that she wanted the wealthiest to pay the most. Continue reading...

Nov 26, 2025 - World

Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said on Wednesday.

Nov 26, 2025 - World

Latin America has navigated a minefield of economic and military coercion since Donald Trump's return to the WhiteHouse.