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The taoiseach has not explained his sudden decision to leave but could he have an eye on Europe’s top job?
The welfare state was designed around male financial responsibility for their families.
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In the 1940s, Britain’s nascent welfare state was designed around male financial responsibility for their families – unmarried mothers were intentionally disregarded.
Baltic states are planning to build hundreds of bunkers, form a joint defence zone and increasing military spending.
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Baltic states have high numbers of Russian speakers, who Putin has vowed to ‘protect’.
US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo thinks that blocking TikTok would lead to Democrats ‘literally losing every voter under 35, forever’.
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Many Democrats fear that banning TikTok would lose them votes from young people.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Home secretary James Cleverly travelled to Rwanda in December to sign a new treaty.
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An expert on immigration law explains the latest developments with the safety of Rwanda bill.
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Mordaunt is predicted to lose her seat at the election so it’s now or never for her – but the path to victory is laden with obstacles.
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A repeat of the Berlin airlifts of 1948 and 1949 would require a unity of political will that doesn’t exist in the west – at least, not yet.
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Rural planning authorities largely operate according to the rationale that housing and service needs can more effectively be met in towns than in the countryside.
Vaughan Gething MS.
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Vaughan Gething succeeds Mark Drakeford as Welsh first minister, following a vote in the Senedd.
Presidents Xi and Biden sit down for dinner at a meeting in November 2023. China was hoping to carve out some trade concessions.
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Canada and Mexico have replaced China as the US’s largest trading partners, due to friend-shoring policies.
Ubiquitous: Vladimir Putin is the dominant figure on social media platforms in Russia.
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Putin and his cronies, as well as Biden and an array of Kremlin foes and the odd pop singer, make up most discussion on Russia’s social media sites.
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Evidence shows the public still want impartiality from broadcasters.
Old friends, new allies: Japan aims to shore up its security in Asia through its own military and a series of regional alliances.
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The invasion of Ukraine and increased Chinese pressure on Taiwan have prompted Japan to abandon decades of pacifism.
‘Are these even on?’: Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s minister of foreign affairs, asks to be heard in Brussels.
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Lithuania doesn’t often set the agenda, yet it has been warning that Russia would invade Ukraine since 2008.
Selfies are a regular part of tourism.
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We analysed hundreds of selfies and found some people were shamed more than others.
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The public need to know that those who become the custodians of their dead are operating appropriately and ethically.
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Victorian eugenicists perpetuated the idea that only white men went bald because of their intelligence.
Expect to see a battle for the suburban vote from Biden and Trump campaign teams.
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There are more college-educated people living in the US suburbs than there used to be, and this may be an important factor in how the vote splits.
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But there is little sign that either side is listening.
Asylum seekers are brought ashore after being rescued at sea by Border Force in Dover, Kent, in September 2022.
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Private tech companies are increasingly being used to delivery public funds to vulnerable people – and facilitate the government’s hostile environment policies.
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To truly make UK housing safe and healthful for residents, the government needs a comprehensive strategy.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove addresses the Convention of the North in Leeds in March 2024.
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English councils have neither the ongoing funding or the staffing needed to effectively deliver on the government’s economic development promises.
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Gove and Rishi Sunak trailed the change as a response to Gaza protests – but this definition has nothing to do with them.
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While Ukraine’s fortunes on the battlefield have been mixed, its operations in Crimea and the Black Sea have been rather more successful.