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The PM orders a review of the scheme designed to cut sentences under new laws, with more statements due.

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The PM orders a review of the scheme designed to cut sentences under new laws, with more statements due.

Noah Learmonth’s vocals lead a summer-bright post-punk track about culture-driven confusion, backed by Atlantic and major festivals.

After a Russian drone surge, a special operator says Ukrainians changed movement, add shotguns, and use small teams and robots.

Days of public pressure force a leadership swap, amid accusations tied to Defence Minister Mikhailo Fedorov and army reform.

The Iran war started with promises of speed and regime change. The pressure now is to live with the consequences.

The claim removes near-term uncertainty, while the bill for electricity VAT and defense spending raises the long-run fight.

Republicans trying to hold Congress are leaning harder on Trump than they did in 2018.

The appointment follows Kyiv protests over defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov and signals a push toward faster change.

France's environment minister resigns to Macron after parliament’s final adoption of a controversial pesticide measure.

A year after PKK fighters burned weapons, Turkey and the PKK are still negotiating slowly, but observers think this time could work.

The Apollo Gallery returns to public view on Wednesday, but the jewelry case stays empty, reshaping the reopening calculus.

The $37.5bn price tag meets a strait-of-Hormuz crisis, freezing key oil, gas, and fertilizer shipments.