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US tariffs on Canada and Mexico will happen on Tuesday, says commerce chief
US tariffs against Canada and Mexico are set to come into effect on Tuesday but their level will be decided by Donald Trump, the US commerce secretary has said. The US president has threatened to impose 25% tariffs, which are a tax on imports, on his two neighbours on 4 March, in response to what…
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Watch: Stars celebrate at glitzy Oscars after party
Award winners and nominees headed for a night of partying across Los Angeles after the Oscars ceremony concluded. Source link
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Kano’s Islamic police arrest Nigerian Muslims for eating in public during Ramadan
The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and drinking publicly, as well as those selling food at the start of Ramadan, when Muslims are supposed to fast from dawn until dusk. The deputy commander of the Hisbah, Mujahid Aminudeen, told the BBC that 20 people had been…
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Israeli police say one killed in train station knife attack
An elderly man has been killed and four other people have been wounded in what police say was a terrorist stabbing attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. It happened at the HaMifratz Central train and bus station, and the attacker was shot dead at the scene by security guards, police said. The victim…
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South African mother goes on trial for kidnapping
The mother of a six-year-old girl who disappeared more than a year ago in South Africa has gone on trial accused of organising her kidnapping. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith’s daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town,…
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Plane GPS systems are under sustained attack
BBC As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted. Just minutes from touching down, the aircraft’s essential Global Positioning System (GPS) suffered an unexplained interference, triggering an emergency diversion. The Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 had already descended to around 850ft (259m) when the disruption occurred. Instead…
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Thales missile factory to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine
The Thales missile factory in Belfast is to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine, the Prime Minister has announced. The deal is worth up to £1.6bn and will involve recruiting 200 additional staff. Thales is a French-owned company which one of Europe’s biggest arms manufacturers. The order is for lightweight multirole missiles (LMMs) which…
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Bubble tea chain bigger than Starbucks sees shares jump on debut
Mixue Ice Cream and Tea may be unfamiliar to many of us but the Chinese firm has more outlets than McDonald’s and Starbucks. On Monday, the bubble tea chain’s shares jumped by 40% as they started trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company raised $444m (£352m) in the financial hub’s biggest initial public…
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Standout moments from the Oscars 2025
Anora sweeps the Oscars with five awards including best picture and best actress for star Mikey Madison. In one of the most unpredictable races in years, Adrien Brody wins best actor for The Brutalist, Zoe Saldaña gets best supporting actress for Emilia Pérez, and Kieran Culkin is named best supporting actor. Video produced by: Jack…
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Coalition of willing to guarantee Ukraine peace
EPA UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a “coalition of the willing” and seek to involve the US in their support for Ukraine, he said.…
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