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RUSSIA DESIRES A NUCLEAR TREATY – French nuclear arsenals must be part of any future nuclear arms talks Russian President Vladimir Putin said that any future nuclear arms reduction talks with the United States would have to also cover the nuclear arsenals of Britain and France. Putin was speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. The 2-1/2-year-old Ukraine war has triggered the gravest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis – which is considered to be the time when the two Cold War superpowers came closest to intentional…

BANK OF ENGLAND’S DECIDED TO CUT INTEREST RATES TO 4.75% FROM 5% – Reeves said families and business owners would benefit from the rate cut. Rachel Reeves welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 4.75% from 5%. The Bank of England cut interest rates for only the second time since 2020 and said future reductions were likely to be gradual as it predicted the British government’s first budget would lead to higher inflation and economic growth. Reeves said families and business owners would benefit from the rate cut. Last week’s budget set by Reeves, with its…

TRUMP NAMES SUSAN WILES AS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF – Wiles will be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that his campaign manager Susan Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, entrusting a top position to a political operative who helped him win the election. The appointment was the first of what is expected to be a flurry of staffing announcements as Trump girds for a return to the White House on Jan. 20.  Wiles will be the first woman to serve as White House chief…

SCOTTISH NURSE DIES AFTER TAKING WEIGHT LOSS DRUG – Approved by the NHS, weight loss drug linked to her death A Scottish nurse is thought to be the first person to die in the UK after taking a weight loss injection recently approved by the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, passed away on September 4 after taking two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, also known as Mounjaro. She suffered from multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis, but “the use of prescribed tirzepatide” was noted as a contributing factor on her death certificate.  It is thought her death is the first officially…

ASTRAZENECA SHARES TUMBLE – Company’s China unit is reported to be linked to insurance fraud AstraZeneca shares tumbled, wiping £14bn off the value of the drug maker, after a report that dozens of the company’s senior executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country’s pharmaceutical sector. Also putting pressure on the share price, early data on AstraZeneca’s experimental weight loss pill released earlier this week was described as “somewhat underwhelming” by analysts at Deutsche Bank, who reiterated their “sell” rating on the stock. Shares in the FTSE 100 company fell by over…

APPLE TO BE FIRST FIRM FINED UNDER NEW EU DIGITAL LAW – DMA violations could result in a fine of as much as 10% of a company’s global annual turnover Apple is set to be the first company fined under new EU new rules that are aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter. EU regulators charged in June that the iPhone maker had breached the bloc’s tech rules. The charge against Apple was the first under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force earlier this year.…

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU CONGRATULATES DONALD TRUMP – Netenyahu was the first to congratulate Trump immediately after the election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday on what he hailed as an “historic return” to the White House. “Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America,” Netanyahu said on X after Trump claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, who Netanyahu announced on Tuesday will replace Yoav Gallant as defence minister, also posted on X…

DONALD J TRUMP ELECTED 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – President Trump says ‘God saved me for a purpose’  Donald J Trump has been elected as the 47th president of the United States and has won the crucial battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.   During his first address as the 47th president, Trump said there’s never been anything like this in this country, and that it is time to help the country heal.  Donald Trump expressed his thanks to millions of hard working Americans all across the nations who he says were the heart and soul…

HUNGARIAN PM SAYS TRUMP’S WIN IS A MUCH-NEEDED VICTORY – Orban says it means the hope of peace for the world Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory, calling it ‘a much-needed victory for the world’. Orban said Trump’s win symbolised a big encouragement for those who believe in willpower, fighting, and perseverance. The Hungarian Prime minister also projected that the economy can take an up-turn, and expressed his optimism with regards to future US-Hungarian relations stating that there were several to be achieved in the coming years with President Donald Trump.” Orban…

UNIVERSITY REMOVES ENGLISH LITERATURE DEGREE – Canterbury Christ Church University says the degree is ‘no longer viable’ Canterbury Christ Church University has decided that it will be scrapping its English literature degrees because of a decline in applicants. The university, based in Kent, England said the course was “no longer viable in the current climate” and would not be offered any more from September 2025.  Students in their first or second year will be able to finish their degree and those completing a foundation year will be given the chance to switch to alternative courses. The university is yet to…