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US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran
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US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran

Stunning rebuke to president as lawmakers vote 215-208 for measure forcing him to seek congressional approvalThe US House of Representatives delivered a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump over his war on Iran on Wednesday, as representatives backed a move to force him to seek approval from Congress or...

Robert Tait in Washington
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Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff
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The Guardian · World

Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff

Advertisements for non-existent jobs aim to draw in people with access to classified or sensitive informationChinese spies are targeting UK government and military staff on job websites including LinkedIn to try to get access to classified or sensitive information, MI5 has warned.A bulletin has been...

Nadeem Badshah
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Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’
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The Guardian · World

Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’

Senior police figures are pushing back against politicians they accuse of stoking tensions over Henry Novak’s murderPolicing could be driven back to the 1960s by false claims officers are biased against white people, the leader of Britain’s black officers has said.Ch Insp Andy George, president of...

Vikram Dodd, Steven Morris and Peter Walker
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Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom
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Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom

Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcementSenate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, as it became clear the president’s demand for the money could...

Chris Stein in Washington
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Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers
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The Guardian · World

Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers

Order strips job protections from workers earning up to about $200,000 a year and deemed to be ‘influencing’ policyDonald Trump has signed an executive order making it easier to fire thousands of the best-paid workers in the US government aspart of a broader drive by his administration to overhaul t...

Michael Sainato and agencies
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Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless
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Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless

German director says he recognises actor should have been better protected during filming of Wrong MoveGerman director Wim Wenders has withdrawn from circulation his 1975 film Wrong Move, because of a scene featuring a child actor topless who was 13 years old at the time of filming.“Streaming, TV an...

Philip Oltermann European culture editor
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In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters
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In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a banSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailResidents in Monterey Park, California, became the first in the US to vote on a permanent ban on datacenters on Tuesday, and early results i...

Sanya Mansoor
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Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list
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Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list

Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiraltyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, accordi...

Richard Luscombe, Joseph Gedeon and Aram Roston
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