Jersey government rejects calls to scrap 5% GST on food
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Treasury warns removing tax on food would force higher levies elsewhere as ministers favour targeted support
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Indonesian leader fires finance and security ministers after deadly nationwide protests
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The dismissals come as demonstrations swept multiple cities and turned deadly, the government said.
Guyana’s Irfaan Ali Sworn In for Second Term as Offshore Oil Transforms the Country
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Ali pledges rapid development and expanded social programs after electoral commission certifies his victory and his party’s parliamentary majority
Damaged banknotes circulate in rebel-held Bukavu amid cash shortage
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Closure of banks after M23 takeover forces residents to rely on hole-punched bills and black-market exchanges
Mexico vows more arrests in widening fuel-theft probe after senior navy officer detained
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Top prosecutor says government will target officials tied to huachicol networks amid U.S. pressure; critics say arrests highlight systemic corruption
Prince Harry’s Hopes of Reconciliation With Prince William Undercut by Overlapping UK Schedules
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Kensington Palace has scheduled the Prince of Wales for public engagements on the same days Prince Harry is visiting the UK, with no public meeting arranged between the brothers.
Couple Testifies That Lawmakers, Officials Demanded Kickbacks for Philippine Flood-Control Contracts
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Pacifico and Sarah Discaya tell a televised Senate inquiry that about 17 House members sought roughly 25% cut of flood-control projects; investigations and calls for prosecutions follow
Video shows machete-wielding men confronted over alleged phone theft in Melbourne suburb
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Footage from Sunshine comes amid recent deadly knife attacks and new state measures banning machetes and expanding police powers
Israel Threatens to ‘Destroy’ Gaza City in Warning to Hamas
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Defense minister promises a ‘mighty hurricane’ of strikes as Israel presses military operation amid hostage standoff