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Democrats face party backlash over US government shutdown deal
Rebel senators slammed for backing Trump’s deal to end longest government closure in history
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Higher UK dividend taxes risk hurting small business, wealth managers warn
One think-tank calls for the basic rate to rise to 16.5%, which would generate an extra £1.5bn for the Treasury
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Crucial lessons for the BBC
The broadcaster has made errors, but its board has failed to defend it
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Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
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France’s Sarkozy freed from prison after 3 weeks as he awaits appeal
Former president granted conditional release while contesting Libyan financing conviction
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The nuclear arms race is back
War in Ukraine and China’s military build-up have put the world’s deadliest weapons back at the centre of global politics
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Reasons to be bearish about China’s rise
Yes, its economic engine is remarkable, but there are factors that should temper predictions of global hegemony
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BBC chair Samir Shah criticises leaked memo that led to bosses’ resignation
Letter calls Prescott memo a ‘personal account’ and denies that ‘concerns have been ignored’
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