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Conservatives and former provincial premiers among those PM names to advisory committee on economic relations Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, says his new advisory committee on economic relations with the United States will draw on the “best advice and the broadest perspectives” as the country braces what many expect will be tense trade negotiations with its southern neighbour. The 24-membe…

Lords told sales of Scottish shellfish among areas that may benefit – but agreement will not erase all paperwork Europe live – latest updates A new agriculture agreement with the EU would not wipe out all Brexit paperwork but may greatly increase sales of Scottish langoustines and oysters, the House of Lords has heard. The UK and EU are close to finalising a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agree…

Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimes Middle East crisis – live updates An extremist rabbi known for razing civilian homes in Gaza will light a torch at Israel’s independence day celebration on Tuesday, a role human rights campaigners said marked the embrace of genocide as the official ‘spirit of the nation’. Avraham Zarbiv is one of 14 pe…

The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight It is the doomsday scenario that Donald Trump repeatedly swore he would never countenance: putting boots on the ground in a deployment that could embroil the US in a Middle East “forever war”. Now, with a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran coming to an end and prospects for rene…

Government looks to rush through laws allowing pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-up and cut dependence on fossil fuels UK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public EV chargers to 5% Households without off-street parking could soon be able to charge their electric vehicles from home under new government plans to help households cut their need for expensive fossil fuels. Th…

HMRC confirms it will fight London tax tribunal’s finding that it has been overcharging for years under the law EV charging shake-up looks to help UK households solve off-street parking problem The UK’s tax authorities have decided to fight against a ruling that would cut VAT across all public electric car chargers, despite a judge finding they have been overcharging for years under the law. Char…

UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok also tell MPs they believe under-16 ban would be ‘unenforceable’ Executives from three social media companies have denied their platforms are inherently addictive to children and young people in a combative appearance before MPs in Westminster. Representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok faced robust questioning from the cross-party education selec…

Backed by Abigail Spanberger, the measure could boost Democrats and counter Donald Trump’s redistricting push US politics live – latest updates Virginia voters will on Tuesday decide whether to adopt new congressional maps that could help Democrats win control of the House of Representatives and scuttle Donald Trump ’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve Republican control of Congr…

Pilot made emergency landing on small plot of grass at Temecula home amid low fuel and shifting winds A balloon landed in a southern California back yard – a balloon with 13 people. The enormous hot-air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on Saturday on a small plot of grass at a home in Temecula. Hunter Perrin said he had no idea that he had visitors until a n…

Justice department’s focus seems to be on SPLC’s prior use of paid informants to monitor hate groups, group’s CEO says Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a prominent civil rights organization, the group’s CEO said on Tuesday. Bryan Fair, the CEO o…

The US president rejects extending truce as Tehran warns of response and negotiators head to Islamabad Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he expects to resume bombing Iran, as a fragile 14-day ceasefire approaches its deadline Wednesday with no deal in sight. “I expect to be bombing because I think that’s a better attitu…

Exclusive: The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from political repression The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect Chinese international students from political repression by authorities on their return after a Chinese student was allegedly sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for joining pro-democracy pro…

Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crime Timor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency resort obtained prime beachfront real estate in the country’s capital, and has called on the president to explain why he issued a diplomatic passpor…

Drivers booted off the platform say they have little recourse to appeal as rideshare giant increasingly relies on automated systems Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Michael Thorn thought he’d suffered enough after his Uber passenger punched him in the head, sending him to hospital. But then the ride-share platform deactivated his account. “It’s even worse than getting …

Exclusive: Australian Recreation Union says it plans to support candidates and parties that oppose gun control laws brought in after terror attack Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A gun users’ group targeting marginal Labor seats in next year’s New South Wales election plans to campaign for candidates who oppose the government’s firearm laws enacted after the Bondi ter…