Politics

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AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary

Videos have targeted Viktor Orbán's election rival, who could unseat him after 16 years in office.

BBC News·1w ago

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How will rising fuel costs affect driving lessons?

Two bodies which represent driving instructors have sent letters to the UK government.

BBC News·1w ago

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Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX's looming IPO poised to reshape the landscape for everyone.

TechCrunch·1w ago

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Starmer's cost-of-living adviser calls for fuel duty cut extension

Lord Walker suggests the government should keep the 5p cut in place due to increased costs caused by war in the Middle East.

BBC News·1w ago

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Trump seeks $1.5tn for defence alongside domestic spending cuts

The US president's new budget would cut non-defence spending by 10%, partly by slashing domestic programmes.

BBC News·1w ago

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'This has got me worried': Iranians fear what comes next after US strike on Karaj bridge

President Trump has warned Iran of strikes on bridges and electric power plants if its leaders do not agree to his terms to end the war.

BBC News·1w ago

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People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler

Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’People in Burkina Faso should forget about democracy as it is “not for us”, the military president, Ibrahim Traoré, told the country’s state broadcaster.Traoré took p

The Guardian·1w ago

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Late Night Says Goodbye to Pam Bondi

President Trump is “on a bit of a firing spree,” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, adding, “Ironically, the only staffer who has immunity is RFK Jr.”

NY Times·1w ago

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Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China

Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.

NPR·1w ago

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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government

The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

NPR·1w ago

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Tiger told deputy: 'Was just talking to president'

After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, "I was just talking to the president," according to body camera footage released Thursday showing the golfer's arrest on a DUI charge.

ESPN·1w ago