A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud – The New York Times – The New York Times

  1. A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud - The New York Times  The New York Times
  2. Mohammed bin Salman urged Donald Trump to impose sanctions on UAE, report claims  The Times of India
  3. Trump told UAE leader Saudi Arabia wanted Emirates sanctioned: Report  Middle East Eye
  4. Trash-Talking Trump Pushed Two Allies Into Vicious Fight  The Daily Beast
  5. How one phone call from Trump restarted a feud in the Middle East  The Independent
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EU fast-tracks trade deal with South America’s Mercosur, to France’s chagrin – Reuters

  1. EU fast-tracks trade deal with South America's Mercosur, to France's chagrin  Reuters
  2. Von der Leyen pushes through Mercosur deal, splitting European leaders – as it happened  The Guardian
  3. Von der Leyen clashes with Macron by pushing through EU-Mercosur trade deal  politico.eu
  4. Uruguay and Argentina become first Mercosur members to ratify the EU trade pact  AP News
  5. EU to Implement Long-Awaited Mercosur Trade Deal  WSJ
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Google Maps wins access to South Korea — one of last countries where app does not work – Financial Times

  1. Google Maps wins access to South Korea — one of last countries where app does not work  Financial Times
  2. South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate - The New York Times  The New York Times
  3. Google Wins Conditional Nod From Seoul to Offer Precision Maps  Yahoo Finance
  4. Google Maps makes another pitch for better South Korean data  The Economist
  5. Korea clears exporting map data for Google, ends 19-year dispute  The Korea Herald
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Manifesto planning ‘mass casualties’ allegedly found at home of WA man charged with terror plot

Police allege that 20-year-old Jayson Joseph Michaels was going to target mosques, WA police and parliament

Police in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as “deeply shocking”.

Jayson Joseph Michaels, from Bindoon, appeared at Perth magistrates court on Friday charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.

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Manifesto planning ‘mass casualties’ allegedly found at home of WA man charged with preparing terror attack

Prime minister says reports 20-year-old was allegedly going to target mosques, WA police and parliament are ‘distressing’

Police in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as “deeply shocking”.

The man was charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.

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Hornby sells slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20m

Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker

For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on Friday the company said it had decided to sell the famous slot car racing brand for £20m to a little known buyer.

The model railway company, which also sells toy planes and cars under the Airfix and Corgi brands, has sold the Scalextric business and intellectual property rights to Purbeck Capital Partners.

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Hornby sells slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20m

Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker

For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on Friday the company said it had decided to sell the famous slot car racing brand for £20m to a little known buyer.

The model railway company, which also sells toy planes and cars under the Airfix and Corgi brands, has sold the Scalextric business and intellectual property rights to Purbeck Capital Partners.

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‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws

Javier Milei’s boosters say law will revive employment, but critics decry cuts to severance and longer working hours

Argentina’s senate is poised to approve a sweeping overhaul of labour laws aimed at weakening trade unions and lowering labour costs for businesses.

The government of the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” president, Javier Milei, says the initiative will help revive formal employment, after 290,600 registered jobs were lost between December 2023, when he took office, and November 2025.

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‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws – The Guardian

  1. ‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws  The Guardian
  2. It’s About to Get Easier to Fire Argentines and Make Them Work Longer  WSJ
  3. Javier Milei Is Set to Roll Back Argentina’s Historically Strong Labor Rights  Drop Site News
  4. Argentina Labor Reform  dailyrecordnews.com
  5. Milei pushes through a labor reform that Argentina resisted under previous right‑wing governments  EL PAÍS English
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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.

Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority.

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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.

Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority.

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