International
Global stocks plunge as fears over US AI slowdown spread to Asia and Europe
Investors have reacted to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry.
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International
What is this strange, post-election feeling? Oh right – it’s utter joy
A decade of political misery does terrible things to the mind. Tuesday’s wins came with a sense of unreality
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Politics
‘Profound anger’ among black voters over Kemi Badenoch’s slavery remarks
Operation Black Vote chair says Tory leader’s claim that Britain should not apologise has caused ‘hurt and disbelief’ The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has caused “profound anger, hurt and disbelief” among many black voters with her comments about transatlantic slavery, according to the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), who urged the prime minister, Andy Burnham, to apologise for Britain’s involvement without delay. David Weaver, a former government adviser, said the Labour and Tory leaders risked alienating black voters with their handling of the issue of a state apology for slavery,
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‘I didn’t expect to be a main character’: Abdul El-Sayed heads to the Senate with a mandate – and a spotlight
The successful Democratic contender for a Michigan Senate seat parried the many insinuations lobbed by Republicans
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‘We’ve been preparing for the worst all year’: uncertainty grips Iran after Trump midterms defeat
While some fear another full-scale war, others are less sure – but both agree repression at home will continue
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Goodbye, culture wars: Democrats finally decided to take rural America seriously – and won big
Democrats won over rural voters from Maga in the midterms by focusing more on working people and less on culture wars
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Politics
'He's got to go': Hakeem Jeffries calls for Hegseth's removal but stops short of impeachment
Speaking with Morning Edition, Hakeem Jeffries discussed ending the Iran war, holding Trump accountable and calls for new Democratic leadership, but offered few specifics on how Democrats would deliver.
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International
After the midterms, the global right is reeling. But the danger of Trumpism will never be gone
Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen again, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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International
S.Africa's ANC wins around 30% in worst election score: partial results
South Africa's once-dominant African National Congress was headed for its worst-ever election performance Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls…
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International
Digested week: The harrowing backstory to the John Lewis Christmas ad
Plus, the king’s regret-without-liability statement on slavery, and getting mogged by Collins dictionary
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International
Macao court sentences pro-democracy ex-politician to 12.5 years in jail
Court finds Au Kam-san guilty of spreading false information and subversion in bid to disrupt Macao’s 2024 elections.
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International
How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri
Fred Wellman, host of the progressive podcast On Democracy, defeated longtime incumbent Republican Ann Wagner
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