Britain’s £26bn tax rise; Hong Kong fire, and more
Britain’s chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced tax rises worth £26bn ($34.3bn) over five years.
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Ukraine peace talks make progress; Nvidia’s share price falls, and more
Donald Trump said his team had “fine-tuned” America’s revised peace plan for Ukraine and directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia, with parallel talks planned in Ukraine.
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A revised Ukraine peace proposal; Trump speaks with Xi, and more
America and Ukraine drafted a new 19-point plan for peace in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister, following negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.
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Brighter prospects for Ukraine in Geneva; Japan to deploy missiles near Taiwan, and more
Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, touted “arguably the best” meeting in the entire process of negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, held in Geneva.
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Ukraine’s allies question the peace plan; COP30 ends unhappily, and more
Israeli air strikes killed at least 20 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities
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