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Queen pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, documents show

Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles, served as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment between 2001 to 2011 in a role that...

Irish PM urges full probe of death of Congolese man restrained outside store

Irish police said the man was detained by security guards on Dublin's busy Henry Street last Friday in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident International...

Wealthy countries’ climate finance hit record high in 2024, OECD says

The provision was spent in areas like expanding renewable energy or strengthening defences against extreme weather International News via Reuters: Developed countries provided a record $136.7...

ECB’s Rehn sees few signs yet of high inflation taking root

The ECB is all but certain to increase borrowing costs at its next meeting on June 11 after disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz...

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held Congo area far from outbreak’s epicentre

The case in a rural area near the provincial capital of Bukavu marks an expansion of an outbreak that experts believe circulated for around...

Stocks edge higher as investors mull Iran talks and Nvidia earnings

Europe's STOXX 600 index was up 0.2%, having fallen earlier in the session International News via Reuters: European stocks rose and U.S. futures flatlined on Thursday...

Britain clinches $5 billion Gulf trade deal in shadow of Iran war

The British government said the deal would be worth £3.7 billion ($4.96 billion) each year in the long term, more than double a previous...

EU Commission finds treatment of Gaza flotilla activists unacceptable

Israeli police forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their...

Former Cuban President Raul Castro charged with murder in US

The indictment against Castro, returned in federal court in Miami on April 23, charges him with one count of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals,...

Europe must break China’s grip on rare earths pricing to spur investment, sector body says

China dominates critical mineral supply chains and sets prices through opaque domestic markets International News via Reuters: Europe must build its own pricing system for specialty...

US group says Starbucks plastic cups marked recyclable end up in trash

Vermont-based Beyond Plastics attached location trackers to 36 single-use polypropylene cups earlier this year and placed them in recycling bins inside Starbucks' cafes across...

Britain plans to let parliament approve key energy, infrastructure projects, Treasury says

"For too long, vital infrastructure delivery has been delayed by judicial reviews of projects," a Treasury spokesperson said in a statement International News via Reuters: Britain's...
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