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‘Nobel prize for fiction’: Trump’s State of the Union provokes polarized reactions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T17:18:00+00:00

Democrats accuse president’s address of litany of lies as Republicans hail his bullish claims about year back in officeUS politics – live updatesCongressional Democrats lined up on Tuesday night to call Donald Trump a liar and Republicans said America had never been greater. The country’s longest-ever State of the Union address had ended, and the two parties had, again, watched entirely different speeches.Trump’s address ran for nearly two hours, with the president touching on tariffs, border security, military recruitment and energy production, among other topics. He told the country the econ

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Diageo slashes dividend and vows to address Guinness shortage in London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T17:16:24+00:00

Drinks maker reduces sales and profit forecast for second time in four months amid weak demand in US and China Diageo has slashed its dividend and cut its annual sales and profit forecast for the second time in four months, as the maker of Guinness warned of capacity constraints affecting drinkers of “the black stuff” in London pubs.The world’s largest spirits maker – which owns brands including Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker whisky and Don Julio tequila – lost more than £5bn of its market value on Wednesday as it reported weak demand in the US and China in the first results released under th

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Rama Duwaji, des choix engagés, des opinions tranchées

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-25T17:00:11+00:00

L’illustratrice de 28 ans ne cesse d’être scrutée par les médias du monde entier depuis l’élection de son mari, Zohran Mamdani, à la mairie de New York.

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Where the Silence Breaks | Ep 3 – Colombia

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-25T17:00:00+00:00

As part of Colombia’s peace process, former army soldiers confess to extrajudicial killings to the victims' families.

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Neuroscientist resigns from Columbia amid revelations about Epstein ties

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:56:26+00:00

Nobel laureate Richard Axel announced resignation as co-director of Columbia University’s neuroscience instituteDr Richard Axel, a molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, has announced that he was stepping down as the leader of a prestigious neuroscience institute at Columbia University over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Axel, who has taught at Columbia for 53 years, said in a statement on Tuesday that he would be leaving his post as co-director of the university’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute to “focus on research and teaching in my lab.” Continue reading...

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US issues new sanctions as it dials up pressure on Iran

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:54:09+00:00

Washington penalties target oil vessels as Trump administration intensifies 'maximum pressure' campaign against Tehran.

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Swiss bar fire victims to get solidarity payout

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:51:53+00:00

The so-called solidarity contribution will go to each of the 115 injured and the families of the 41 who died.

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Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:51:32+00:00

Tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’Ministers have called in Tony Blair’s thinktank and private tech companies to guide them on deploying AI across the UK government in a move campaigners compared to “inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse”.James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, chaired a meeting on Wednesday with the director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), the chair of IBM and senior executives at AI companies including Faculty AI, now part of Accenture, and Dex Hunter-Torri

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UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:48:47+00:00

Government reviews options for university graduates on Plan 2 loans, such as increasing repayment thresholdsMinisters are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to graduates with Plan 2 student loans, often paying tens of thousands more than their original loan amount. Continue reading...

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Labour ministers explore ways of easing burden of plan 2 student loans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:48:47+00:00

Government looks at options such as increasing loan repayment thresholds amid growing pressureMinisters are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to those with plan 2 student loans, which often leave graduates in England and Wales paying tens of thousands more than the original loan amount. Continue reading...

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Labour ministers exploring ways of easing burden of plan 2 student loans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:48:47+00:00

Government looking at options such as increasing loan repayment thresholds amid growing pressureUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to those with plan 2 student loans, which often leave graduates in England and Wales paying tens of thousands more than the original loan amount. Continue reading...

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Confusion over Chagos Islands deal as Foreign Office denies handover ‘paused’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-25T16:43:56+00:00

Minister ‘misspoke’ by telling MPs UK was ‘pausing for discussions with our American counterparts’, officials sayUK politics live – latest updatesPlans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius are still on track, the UK government has insisted, after a minister caused confusion by telling MPs that the deal was “paused”.Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister and former diplomat, was speaking on Wednesday as the deal came under increasing pressure from opposition parties in the UK and from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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Треба бачити щось світле: експерти розповіли, як покращити ментальне здоров’я українців

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-25T16:41:00+00:00

Повномасштабна війна вдарила по ментальному здоров’ю українців. Зростає кількість людей, які відчувають тривожність та емоційно виснажені. Психологи, експерти,  громадські активісти під час пресконференції...

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Выступление Путина на Форуме будущих технологий. Главное

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-25T16:39:47+00:00

Президент России Владимир Путин выступил на пленарном заседании Форума будущих технологий в Москве. Он рассказал о развитии биотехнологий и биоэкономики в стране, а также отметил разработки, представленные на выставке форума. По словам президента, они произвели на него серьезное впечатление.

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En Allemagne, le ministère de la culture convoque les dirigeants de la Berlinale, après un discours accusant Berlin d’être « complice du génocide commis à Gaza »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-25T16:33:43+00:00

Récompensé samedi soir pour son film « Chronicles From the Siege », le réalisateur syro-palestinien Abdallah Al-Khatib a dénoncé les agissements du gouvernement israélien. Une sortie désapprouvée par le gouvernement allemand.

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