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Congress didn't include funds for Ukraine in its spending bill. How will that affect the war?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine had little reason to celebrate when U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday that averted a widely expected government shutdown. The measure didn't include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed. Now the...
Britain's Treasury chief raises the minimum wage but angers some colleagues by ruling out tax cuts
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief announced a hike in the national minimum wage Monday, as the governing Conservative Party tries to persuade voters it is on the side of workers who are struggling financially. But Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt ruled...
A second UK police force is looking into allegations of sexual offenses committed by Russell Brand
LONDON (AP) — A second British police force is looking into sexual offenses allegedly committed by actor and comedian Russell Brand, British media reported Monday. Thames Valley Police is taking a fresh look at harassment and stalking allegations previously made by a woman against...
EU's top diplomat urges US to reconsider dropping Ukrainian aid from stop-gap budget bill
LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief called on U.S. lawmakers Sunday to reconsider their decision to omit financial support for Ukraine from a stop-gap budget bill Congress passed to halt a federal government shutdown. The legislation approved Saturday to keep...
Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak heads to the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference on Sunday facing a triple challenge: Cheer up a party that’s trailing in opinion polls, sideline rivals who are eyeing his job and persuade the voting public that a party in power for...
The Flying Scotsman locomotive collided with another train in Scotland. Several people were injured
LONDON (AP) — Several people were injured after the Flying Scotsman, the historic steam locomotive that's celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, was involved in a low-speed crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands, authorities said Saturday. The National...
A second man is arrested over the felling in England of a much-loved tree near Hadrian's Wall
LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday made their second arrest over the cutting down of a 300-year-old tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the northeast of England. Hours after a 16-year-old was freed on bail, Northumbria Police said a man in his 60s was arrested...
Today in History: September 24, Dodgers play final game in Brooklyn
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2023. There are 98 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1957, the Los Angeles-bound Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the...
Today in History: September 27, Taliban take power in Afghanistan
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2023. There are 95 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 27, 1996, in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of...
6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter
LONDON (AP) — Six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by French police after one of the women was able to make contact with a reporter, the BBC and French authorities said Thursday. The women — four Vietnamese and two Iraqis — hid for hours in...
