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UK found to be ‘dangerously’ reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI

"Critical minerals are the alpha of the new economy," said the committee's chair, Liam Byrne. "We cannot rearm Britain, build AI or deliver net zero unless we secure the minerals these technologies depend on. "Yet 16…

Donald Trump: Von allmächtig zu ohnmächtig?

Während bei den Republikanern die Loyalitätsfront bröckelt, stehen die siegreichen Demokraten vor weiteren Diskussionen um ihre künftige Ausrichtung. Die Vize-Chefredakteurin von POLITICO Deutschland, Annett Meiritz…

Beyond crisis management: a new policy agenda for schizophrenia

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More asbestos found in Parliament, as MPs urged to get on with revamp

Known asbestos items in the Palace of Westminster and wider parliamentary estate, such as insulation, roofing, floor tiles and ropes, now number more than 1,650 - an increase of 500 since 2021. It comes as the government…

Le Pen keeps Farage hanging over his Paris rendezvous

“And the recent defeat of Donald Trump in the midterms will reinforce Le Pen’s mistrust of Trumpism and all his lookalikes in Europe.” The migration deal was signed between Bardella and Farage, and at the time, there…

Canada spat exposes widening rift between Merz and von der Leyen

Berlin and Brussels are at loggerheads over von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada an “associate member” of the EU, with tensions worsening after the Commission president touted the phrase at a summit in Montreal — just…

UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology

The formal conclusions marking the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, known as the communique, is the joint text setting out what has been agreed. The 18 page document includes a paragraph in which the…

Milburn review to call for jobs ’revolution’ for young people with disabilities

The review, due to report this month, will say the government should introduce "flexi-jobs" alongside employment subsidies and intensive skills support to make it easier for disabled and chronically ill 16- to…

UK and Caribbean to begin ‘dialogue’ within next year after slavery reparations call

"There's camaraderie and where we have issues that potentially could have divided us, we're able to come to a consensus on the way forward," he said. Browne also praised UK prime minister Andy Burnham for being "very…

The Fall of Xiang Yu: How Liu Bang Won China Against All Odds | Silk and Steel

In this episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha explores the dramatic final chapter of the Chu–Han Contention, the civil war that followed the collapse of the Qin dynasty and gave birth to the Han dynasty. In 203 BC, Xiang…