UK plans to further appeal Northern Ireland amnesty ruling

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The British government plans to further appeal a Belfast court ruling that legislation introduced by the previous government was incompatible with human-rights protections secured in a post-Brexit agreement for Northern Ireland. Belfast’s High Court ruled in February that the offering by the UK of conditional amnesties to ex-soldiers and …

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UK says foreign minister’s meeting with Chinese counterpart was constructive

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Friday described foreign minister David Lammy’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as constructive, and said both sides committed to keeping an open dialogue between the two nations. “The meeting was constructive across the full breadth of the bilateral relationship, from areas of pragmatic cooperation to issues of contention,” …

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Hamas leader’s death creates chance for ceasefire, US defense secretary says

By Phil Stewart and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States doubled down on Friday on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages following the death of Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar, even as Israel and its enemies Hamas and Hezbollah vowed to keep fighting in Gaza and Lebanon. U.S. Defense Secretary …

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UK’s Reeves set to prolong freeze on income tax thresholds, FT reports

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to prolong a freeze on income tax thresholds beyond 2028 in the government’s upcoming budget, in a move that could raise 7 billion pounds ($9.1 billion) a year, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised voters before last July’s election that he …

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Tata Steel signs contract with Tenova for electric arc furnace at Port Talbot plant

(Reuters) – India’s Tata Steel signed a contract with Italy-based Tenova on Friday for an electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot plant in Wales, weeks after Britain’s biggest steelworks ended blast furnace-based production. The closure of the last blast furnace at Port Talbot, once the largest steel works in Europe, was the culmination of …

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Mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected, health official says

By Djaffar Al Katanty KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday, warning the campaign to distribute the shots would take longer than anticipated Congo’s mpox vaccination campaign launched this month in …

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India’s JSW Steel to acquire thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India via JV

(Reuters) – Indian steel producer JSW Steel said on Friday its joint venture firm entered into a deal to buy thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India for $482.1 million. Jsquare Electrical Steel Nashik is a 50:50 joint venture between JSW Steel and Japanese steel producer JFE Steel Corp. Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel – the Indian unit of German …

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