Transport secretary says bus fare cap is 100% funded, but future-year cuts are implied
The claim removes near-term uncertainty, while the bill for electricity VAT and defense spending raises the long-run fight.

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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.
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A new China-backed AI organization brings in five Southeast Asian players, signaling new influence routes for policy and markets.
Araghchi describes being pulled from a leadership compound after a US-Israeli strike, and warns of accurate targeting.
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