Chelsea continue unbeaten start with win over Roma
Chelsea's strong start to the season continues with victory over Roma in the Women's Champions League.
Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition
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Incumbent could turn defeat into another term in office as rival parties erect confected barrier to unseating himIsrael election results – live updatesFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian parties will redraw political landscapeHours before the final results from Israel’s elections were in, several things were clear. Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition had lost its mandate, and the opposition had a firm majority.
But most of Israel’s Jewish opposition ruled out governing with Palestinian-led parties, in the course of a racist election campaign in which Netanyahu painted Palestinian citizens as an enemy inside the state. Continue reading...
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US ambassador suggests Trump could blame Canada if midterms don’t go his way
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Education secretary Linda McMahon plans to spend nearly $43,000 on office furniture
Trump ally, who is seeking to shutter the department, had said office relocation would save taxpayers $4.8m annuallyThe Trump administration has insisted its controversial education cuts are saving “millions of dollars” after it was reported that Linda McMahon, secretary of education, is planning to spend roughly $43,000 on new furniture for her office. McMahon’s office told Congress that the secretary’s current furniture is worn out and “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated into the agency’s new office space”, according to non-public records seen by the New York Times. Continue reading...
Budget 2026: Healey hikes taxes on banks and landlords to fund £100 handouts to 20m households
Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisisBudget 2026: key points at a glanceBriefing: key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa CrerarEditorial: Budget’s bold ambitions and welcome first stepsJohn Healey raised taxes on banks and landlords to fund a £100 winter handout for 20 million families as official forecasts made clear there is no end in sight for the cost of living crisis. In his first budget, the chancellor blamed “global economic storms” for the grim outlook, as the war in Iran drives up oil and gas prices. Continue reading...