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Empty Promises, and Excuses: Labour’s Tax U-Turn is a Mess

A few months after an election victory, millions of people are left wondering how quickly campaign promises can evaporate.

Spring Statement: Saving the UK’s Budget, One Cut at a Time

Chancellor Reeves’ Spring Statement tackles UK’s £20B fiscal gap with spending cuts, tax reforms & defence boosts. Will it work?

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How Eiffel Tower Went On Strike Over Religion

Religious accommodation is supposed to make room for someone's own beliefs, not require somebody else to disappear from view.

The Arms Race Heats Up Around a Divided Island

As Ankara triples its arms budget and Athens leans on Israeli firepower, the Aegean standoff risks pulling Cyprus into a wider Mediterranean clash.

Estonia’s Budget Woes Might Outweigh Its Ukraine Zeal

A botched €70 million shell deal took Estonia's defence minister down, as debt, scandal and a hardening European mood question Tallinn's Ukraine loyalty.

LVMH Pandemic Luxury Boom Loses Its Aspirational Shoppers

LVMH's slide from its pandemic-era peak shows what happens when a brand's own success prices out the customers who made it aspirational.

Chagos, Vanuatu and Falklands Turn Into Diplomatic Millstones

As Vanuatu sues France over two Pacific islands, Washington's wavering support for British and French claims exposes Europe's fading grip on remote seas.