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Trump says he will impose trade tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday – US politics live | US news newsthirst.

Trump says he will impose trade tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the latest from US politics and President Trump’s second week in office. First up, Trump has repeated his threat to impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, saying they will be introduced…

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Policing minister accepts forces in England and Wales face ‘challenging’ cuts | Police newsthirst.

Police forces in England and Wales are facing “difficult and challenging” circumstances, the policing minister has accepted, as some have been forced to cut their number of officers. Diana Johnson said forces would need to make decisions locally on how many officers to have, days after Essex police said they could get rid of all…

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Europe live: Germany’s parliament discusses draft law aimed at controlling migration | World news newsthirst.

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Berlin protest against CDU/CSU’s migration policy – in pictures People protest in front of the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, against a migration vote at parliament Bundestag with far-right support of the Alternative for Germany party AfD. Photograph: Christoph…

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Peter Dutton’s push to axe DEI public service positions ‘straight from the Donald Trump playbook’ | Australia news newsthirst.

The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has foreshadowed the axing of diversity and inclusion positions in the public service as part of wider cuts to the commonwealth bureaucracy if he wins the federal election. The main public sector union said the idea was straight out of the playbook of the US president, Donald Trump, who has…

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Nearly half of Danes see US as threat and 78% oppose Greenland sale, poll shows | Denmark newsthirst.

Almost half of Danish people now consider the US to be a considerable threat to their country and the overwhelming majority oppose Greenland leaving to become part of the US, new polling has found. The research by YouGov, shared exclusively with the Guardian, comes after weeks of tension between Denmark, Greenland and the US over…

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Australian music festival Groovin the Moo cancelled for second year in a row | Australia news newsthirst.

Regional music festival Groovin the Moo has cancelled for the second year in a row, just a week after Splendour in the Grass cancelled its 2025 edition, also for the second year running. “Groovin the Moo won’t be happening in 2025, while we work on finding the most sustainable model for Australia’s most loved regional…

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Bibby Stockholm barge towed away, 18 months after arriving in Dorset | Bibby Stockholm newsthirst.

Eighteen months after it arrived at Portland Port in Dorset, the empty asylum seeker barge Bibby Stockholm has been towed away from its mooring. The barge, which only ever provided accommodation for about 400 single male asylum seekers a night at maximum occupancy, has cost the taxpayer at least £34.8m, according to the National Audit…

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Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests | Plastics newsthirst.

A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those from full-term births. The levels were much higher than previously detected in blood, suggesting the tiny plastic particles were accumulating in the placenta. But the higher average levels found in the shorter pregnancies were a…

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