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George Galloway was temporarily detained at Gatwick Airport under the Terrorism Act upon his return from Russia on Saturday, according to his Workers Party of Britain.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command stopped the 71-year-old former MP, along with his wife. The police have acknowledged an incident, but have not confirmed that Galloway was the man detained. 

The decision by the United States to introduce 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical products starting October 1 is emerging as one of the most serious challenges for Germany and Europe in recent years. The move is viewed not only as a blow to European manufacturers’ economic interests but also as a threat to the stability of the global healthcare system.

BY DMITRY SUDAKOV

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for campaign finance violations, a historic ruling in a case that has long captivated Parisian politics.

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has proposed to lead a transitional administration in Gaza when Israel’s military campaign in the enclave ends, British media reported on Friday.

Blair is reportedly seeking to chair a body called the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA), which would oversee reconstruction and eventually transfer power to the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA).

International Reading: Scott Bessent tells NYC to ‘drop dead’ while he arranges a $20b swap line for Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding, dog-cloning president – Fortune Trump Admits Farmers Are Getting Screwed By His Tariffs – Daily Beast The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn’t independent enough

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‘C’mon Queenslanders, you know it’s what your heart craves…..’     AUD/USD EUR/USD   USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225 Friday evening video selection   Mearsheimer and Hugh White – good discussion   Varoufakis and Technofeudalism   Jack Ma and the global economy The BOM Trump Russia

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After years of watching residents flee to the north, we ‘Mexicans’ in Victoria are beginning to see a net flow of Queenslanders down south. Last week’s Q1 2025 population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, Victoria recorded a net inflow of

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Regulator says only half of the winners of the first CIS generation tender have made visible progress, and it will take longer for most to reach financial close.

In the debate surrounding the impact of older demographics and in particular Baby Boomers on the housing market, emotions often run high, with things getting heated and facts often taking a back seat. At one extreme, some younger Australians accuse Baby Boomers of effectively kicking the ladder back after they used it. At the other

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As 2025 unfolds, Australia finds itself in a peculiar position. The nation is experiencing a housing shortage, which the government acknowledges is worsening. The Albanese government’s National Housing Supply and Affordability Council forecasts that growth in housing demand will outstrip supply throughout 2023-24, 2024-25, and will continue to do so through to 2028-29. Yet despite

From The Market Ear: Here we go DXY breaking above the negative trend line, closing well above the 50 day… and attempting the 100 day. More on the crowded short dollar. The dollar shorty CTAs running big DXY shorts. So far… …this is just a much needed correction. SPX supports: 21 day at 6625, trend

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