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The US will open two Cold War-era military bases in Greenland under an agreement Trump says gives Washington permanent control over Greenland's security. The deal follows months of Trump pressure and NATO tensions, while Greenland remains Danish territory.
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Trump announced a deal to buy potash from Belarus as he escalates a trade dispute with Canada. The report notes Belarus's authoritarian repression and sanctions, and includes an exiled opposition leader warning the deal is risky.
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The White House launched a 24/7 YouTube stream called Trump TV after banning reporters from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. The three outlets sued over access and First Amendment rights, while critics including Gavin Newsom condemned the move as state-run media and autocratic behavior.
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Andy Burnham, the UK prime minister, said he expects to find common ground with Donald Trump at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, where he is also set to address the UN on AI, Ukraine, and the Middle East. The visit includes a new UK-US AI and Autonomy partnership, a reported first torpedo launch from an undersea drone, and criticism from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey over the AI plan.
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President Trump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion, and both appeared friendly afterward. They discussed housing, immigration and disagreements, with Trump praising Mamdani’s potential as mayor. The visit came ahead of Trump’s UN speech and amid midterm campaign tensions over socialism and immigration.
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A new report by Sir Anthony Seldon warns that schools in England are unprepared for AI and calls for urgent government guidance, a national framework, teacher training, and Ofsted oversight. The government says curriculum changes will build digital skills, while some schools already teach safe AI use.
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The UK government set out who will be entitled to up to two weeks' unpaid bereavement leave from April next year, extending the right to step, half, adoptive, foster and kinship relatives, and pregnancy loss. Charities welcomed the move, while business group the CBI said it would work on practical details and some campaigners called for the leave to be paid.
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A federal judge declined to block a Trump administration land swap that would give SpaceX more than 700 acres of Texas wildlife refuge land. Environmental groups vowed to continue their lawsuit, while the judge cited weak evidence of immediate environmental harm and potential hardship to SpaceX.
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The NHS is expanding Martha's Rule to all A&E departments in England by March 2028, allowing patients, families, and staff to request an urgent second opinion if they fear concerns about deteriorating care are being ignored. The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, who died of sepsis in 2021 after her family's concerns were not acted upon. Officials call the measure a critical new lifeline and say pilot calls have already led to life-saving interventions.
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Martha’s Rule, which lets patients or families request an urgent second opinion when they believe care is deteriorating, has been extended from hospital wards to A&E departments across the NHS. The article recounts Martha Mills’s preventable sepsis death and cites pilot data and patient-safety officials to present the expansion as a life-saving improvement.
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The report says there was no network TV coverage of President Trump as he met New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and prepared for the UN General Assembly, attributing the coverage difficulty to his ongoing fight with the media and an 'unprecedented media ban.'
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The article profiles young people rejected from the British Army and RAF on medical grounds despite being fit and active, and reports critics including a Labour MP and a former SNP defence spokesman saying recruitment rules are too strict. The MoD and an occupational medicine expert defend strict health standards as necessary for operational effectiveness.