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Published on 10/11/2025 – 12:12 GMT+1 The US leader has floated the idea of paying a “tariff dividend” to almost all Americans from revenue collected by his administration from the tariffs applied on leading global economies, in an effort to bolster public support amid uncertainty over whether the Supreme Court will limit his use of tariffs. On Sunday, Trump wrote on social media: “People that are against Tariffs are fools!,” adding that the country is “taking in trillions of dollars and will soon begin paying down our enormous debt, $37 trillion.” He also suggested that “a dividend of at least…

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As global travellers search for new experiences that nourish both body and mind, Kerala is stepping into the spotlight. The southern Indian state – known as “God’s Own Country” and famed for its unique backwaters and beaches – is positioning itself as a hub for wellness, nature, sustainability, culture and soul. At the World Travel Market in London, Euronews Travel sat down with Sreedhanya Suresh, the additional director general of tourism for Kerala, to learn how the region is moving beyond its traditional offerings. “Kerala has backwaters, beaches, waterfalls, hill stations, spice gardens and forests,” she said. “Whatever a person…

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Published on 10/11/2025 – 11:29 GMT+1 Introducing oneself to another person is usually a brisk affair, accomplished in a few seconds. However, if you meet Laurence Watkins, you’d better strap in. He recently read out his entire moniker… and it took him more than an hour to get through it. Born Laurence Gregory Watkins, the 60-year-old New Zealander – now an Australian citizen living in Sydney – had his name legally changed in March 1990 to include 2,251 middle names. This earned him the Guinness World Record for the longest personal name, with 2,253 unique words. “I was always fascinated…

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Some argue this is the EU stepping up. “We used to have the U.S. acting as the bad cop and the EU acting as the good cop, so we as the EU have to learn to be both bad and good cop,” said a second EU negotiator. “So politicians may show outrage to push China, and on the diplomatic level we can work with China in making the COP a success.”  Others criticized Hoekstra’s response. “I think it’s counterproductive,” said Cecilia Trasi, a policy advisor at the Italian ECCO think tank. During her recent trip to China, “the common refrain,”…

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Published on 10/11/2025 – 11:39 GMT+1 •Updated 11:40 The suspect in the December 2024 Christmas market car ramming attack in Magdeburg that killed six people including a child went on trial Monday in a specially constructed high-security courtroom. The accused, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, sat in a secure glass box with masked judicial officers wearing bulletproof vests as the trial opened at 9:30 am. According to local media, dozens of lawyers and co-plaintiffs were to follow the proceeding in an otherwise “astonishingly empty” courtroom. The defendant used media attention to display changing messages on his laptop screen before and after proceedings…

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Earlier in the evening, air traffic at Liège Airport was briefly suspended after multiple drone reports, with flights halted around 7:30 p.m. and resuming less than an hour later. The latest incidents comes amid a surge of drone activity disrupting key infrastructure across Belgium. Airports in Brussels and Liège faced repeated interruptions last week, while drones were also spotted over military bases and the Port of Antwerp. Belgium held a National Security Council meeting Thursday, after which Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said that authorities had the situation “under control.” While the government has avoided attributing blame, Belgium’s intelligence services suspect foreign hands,…

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Misleading posts circulating on X claim that an appeal lodged by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen against a conviction barring her from running in the 2027 presidential election has been rejected. In March, Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis sentenced Le Pen to a five-year ban on holding public office, effective immediately, after finding she was “at the heart” of a scheme to embezzle European parliamentary funds. The Paris Criminal Court also handed down a four-year prison sentence — two years suspended and two to be served with an electronic bracelet — along with a €100,000 fine. Le Pen has described…

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Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the United States, has been looking for work in China. Beijing’s new K-visa programme targeting science and technology workers could turn that dream into a reality. The K-visa rolled out by Beijing last month is part of China’s widening effort to catch up with the US in the race for global talent and cutting edge technology. It coincides withuncertainties over the US’s H-1B programmeunder tightened immigration policies implemented by US President Donald Trump. The “K-visa for China [is] an equivalent to the H-1B for the US,”…

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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News Sam reveals there might be some Traitors-style plotting going on behind the scenes in government – but from who? And how might Sir Keir Starmer see off this challenge? Budget speculation continues, and specifically – who is and is not a “working person”? And, should it occur, what would the consequences be of breaking a manifesto commitment? How perilous a moment for Starmer could this be? And after the BBC’s director general and CEO of news resign, what does Starmer now say about the organisation? And who will come next in…

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