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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News With just one week until the budget – what levers are left for the chancellor to pull to plug the black hole in the public finances? Sam and Anne assess the current economic outlook and explore what tax options are on the table for Rachel Reeves – and whether a set of announcements could alleviate some of the pressure on her. Elsewhere, the Westminster village braces itself for the political report into the UK’s decision making and governance during the Covid pandemic. Plus, how significant is it that the government has…
The German Guard Battalion trains for several days to defend Berlin. Just in case. Name of the mock war: ‘Bollwerk Bärlin III’ On this night, the soldiers are practising a scenario that the commander describes as ‘very realistic’ in a possible defence situation and which meets the special requirements of close-quarters and urban combat in a metropolis like Berlin. A subway train that transports German soldiers is attacked by enemy forces shortly before Jungfernheide station and forcibly brought to a halt. The situation is unclear at first; the advancing soldiers must defend themselves against the attackers and evacuate their injured…
By AP with Eleanor Butler Published on 19/11/2025 – 9:44 GMT+1 •Updated 9:46 Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. US District Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling on Tuesday after the historic antitrust trial wrapped up in late May. His decision runs in sharp contrast to two separate rulings that branded Google an illegal monopoly in both search and online advertising, dealing regulatory blows to the tech industry that…
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust has sold for $236.4 million (€204m), breaking a record for a modern art piece which was previously held by an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe – which sold for $195 million (€168m) in 2022. Klimt’s “Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer” (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer) sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York. Sotheby’s declined to share the identity of the portrait’s buyer. The 1.8-meter-tall portrait, painted over three years between 1914 and 1916, depicts the daughter of one of Vienna’s wealthiest…
“It’s going to be a difficult discussion, of course, but these are the ones worth having, right?” Albuquerque said. “What I have been hearing since I arrived is tremendous support for the savings and investments union. Well, this is about delivering it.” The European Commission is primed to propose a sweeping package of financial markets reforms on Dec. 3, including the supervision plans, in a bid to revive Brussels’ faltering decade-long campaign to create a U.S.-style capital market. According to plans first reported by POLITICO, as well as draft documents outlining the proposal, the supervision plan would considerably strengthen the European Securities…
A fast-moving fire tore through a residential area in Oita, southwestern Japan, damaging at least 170 homes and forcing hundreds to evacuate, officials said. The blaze began Tuesday night near a fishing port amid strong winds and quickly spread into nearby forested areas. Firefighters worked through the night to contain the flames, while evacuation centers took in displaced residents. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported that a man in his 70s remains unaccounted for as efforts continue.
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Published on 19/11/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 EU member states will have just three days in peacetime and six hours in emergencies to allow other European military troops and equipment to cross their borders under a new “military Schengen” proposal from the European Commission designed to significantly improve military mobility across the bloc. “Today, in order to move military equipment and troops from, let’s say west to east, unfortunately it takes months,” said Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. “What we want to do is to make it happen within days.” “You cannot defend a continent if you…
Cristiano Ronaldo was among the guests at a White House dinner on Tuesday hosted by President Donald Trump in honour of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the US. The football superstar has been the face of the Saudi football league since joining Saudi club Al-Nassr at the end of 2022, reportedly on a $200 (€173) million-a-year contract. In June, Ronaldo signed a two-year extension with the club. Al-Nassr is majority owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund that the crown prince chairs. Trump thanked the five-time Ballon d’Or winner for attending, to whom he introduced his…
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