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26/03/2025 21:17 The Guardian

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Italian PM calls for ‘reasoned’ approach to escalating tariff war between EU and US

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Hyundai facing legal action over car that can be stolen ‘effortlessly in seconds’

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29/03/2025 16:00 The Guardian

‘A common humanity’: the British families who tended graves of German soldiers

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29/03/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Myanmar earthquake: death toll passes 1,600 as search for survivors continues

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29/03/2025 14:26 The Guardian

Gutting US health agency will allow for private sector takeover, experts warn

Robert F Kennedy, Trump’s health secretary, said he will be laying off nearly 20,000 workers, imperiling crucial servicesMassive job cuts planned for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will pave the way for takeover of crucial services by the private sector, imperiling the US in fut...

29/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Top US vaccine official resigns over RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’

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29/03/2025 11:09 The Guardian

Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells

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Myanmar earthquake: race to find survivors as junta confirms huge rise in death toll

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Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone attack kills four in Dnipro as Zelenskyy cautious on new US minerals deal

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29/03/2025 03:33 The Guardian

Small town flown out as ‘dynamic’ flooding hits large parts of Queensland

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JD Vance says Denmark ‘has not done a good job by the people of Greenland’ – as it happened

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Another top US law firm strikes deal with Trump to avoid being targeted – US politics live

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28/03/2025 20:39 The Guardian

JD Vance says US needs control of Greenland to fend off China and Russia

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28/03/2025 19:52 The Guardian

White House asks supreme court to allow deportations under wartime law

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28/03/2025 19:49 The Guardian

UK weather: sunshine and warmth to return for Mother’s Day

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Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order

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Trump describes ‘productive’ call with Mark Carney amid US-Canada trade war

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Putin suggests Ukraine could have UN-led government to organise elections

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No 10 happy to dip its toe into culture wars in row with Sentencing Council

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Export of endangered eels to Russia ends after UK government ban

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Farage confirms he wants new NHS funding model but Labour says plan would lead to huge patient bills – UK politics live

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Heathrow boss: better energy supply to avoid outage repeat could cost £1bn

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Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by Ice at Boston airport

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28/03/2025 01:47 The Guardian

End of an era for Canada-US ties, says Carney, as allies worldwide decry Trump’s car tariffs

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