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Top House Democrat 'a hard yes' on impeaching Hegseth
But the Pentagon said the US defence secretary would not be deterred by "phony investigations".
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Trump says immigration crackdown was 'too tough' and played part in midterms defeat
The president tells the CBS programme 60 Minutes he had been politically "hurt" by sweeping deportations.
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COP31 opens as climate and geopolitical pressures mount
The UN's annual climate talks kick off Monday in Turkey as rising temperatures heighten the urgency of action, with financial constraints and geopolitical tensions complicating efforts to secure global…
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Tony Abbott calls Julia Gillard’s famous misogyny speech ‘over the top’ and ‘unjustified’
ABC program takes Australians back to 9 October 2012, the day the prime minister told Tony Abbott she would ‘not be lectured about sexism’
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Trump vows comeback as parties clash over Democrat prosecution threats
President Donald Trump vowed a political comeback on Sunday after Republicans lost control of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms, as incoming Democratic leaders pledged to hold his administration to…
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Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about making UFC’s Dana White next press secretary
President says it was ‘just a little fun’ to picture White, UFC boss and Trump’s friend, in briefing room with fighters
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Teaching GCSE topics younger risks turning schools into ‘early exam factories’, Powell warns
Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”, the education secretary has said, warning that it is increasing disengagement from education. Lucy Powell wants schools to end the widespread practice of teaching GCSE topics to pupils in year 9 or earlier, before they officially start in year 10, and says she plans to reduce the amount of GCSE content to make it easier to fit into the official timetable. Continue readin
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GPs to offer 300,000 patients extra support to ease winter strain on NHS
£40m scheme in England aims to keep most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stays Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in England are to receive extra support from their GP as part of a £40m drive aimed at keeping them out of hospital this winter. As the NHS gears up for the pressures of the coming months, family doctors will offer 300,000 people with frailty and long-term conditions health checks, medication reviews and respiratory tests designed to prevent avoidable hospital admissions. Continue reading...
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Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot begins the hard work of forging a coalition government
Israel's ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot was tapped by President Isaac Herzog to try to form a government Sunday evening. But his lack of a clear majority in parliament will make trying to forge a coalition…
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‘Seismic shift’: Native American women made significant gains in US midterms
Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary candidates in Tuesday’s elections, report says
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Pope Leo in Latin America: Papal Politics and Peru
Pope Leo heads to Argentina for the second leg of his South America tour, where he's expected to draw the biggest turnout of his Papacy so far. The pontiff has wrapped up his first visit to Uruguay.…
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Hakeem Jeffries supports impeachment of Pete Hegseth: ‘He has got to go’
House Democrat is a ‘hard yes’ on impeachment resolution against defense secretary who ‘has abused his power’
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