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UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space

The No III Space Effects Squadron will be announced on Wednesday, with the defence secretary, Wes Streeting , warning that Britain needs to "keep pace in the new space race". "Control of the waves was the essential…

‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban

16, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images By Ben Lefebvre , Meredith Lee Hill and Scott Waldman 09/23/2026 12:45 PM EDT | Updated: 09/23/2026 01:58 PM EDT Add POLITICO on Google Share Copy link X Facebook Email…

Labour conference motion calling for public ownership of water ruled out of scope

The motion, submitted jointly by Mainstream and SERA, was rejected on the grounds that it “does not relate to a new issue not substantially covered in the National Policy Forum report”. However, campaigners argue the NPF…

A huit mois de la présidentielle, les comptes de campagne déjà sous surveillance

Pas plus tard que le 22 septembre, la Commission a répondu à Renaissance, le parti de Gabriel Attal, qui voulait des précisions sur le statut des interviews avec des créateurs de contenu. "La liberté, qu'elle soit…

UK politics: PM’s new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing, as Farage declares it an attack on free speech – as it happened

In a post on social media , Farage referred to the new unit and said Burnham was setting it up "using the excuse that Russia wants to interfere with elections". Farage went on: Be in no doubt, there are bots online, they…

She is not currently seeking asylum. Posts making the claim have been shared more than a thousand times across X , Facebook and Instagram , with some questioning the eligibility of “non-citizens” or “foreigners” to stand…

EU’s Ribera joins push for first woman to lead UN

All nine previous U.N. secretaries-general have been men. Ribera’s intervention echoes that of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who said on American comedian Jon Stewart’s podcast Wednesday that “after 80 years of…

Badenoch registers gift of £8,177 for Murdoch meeting in Greece

Badenoch, along with her husband Hamish and shadow minister Alex Burghart, were flown to Athens on 24 August - with the costs paid for by the Murdoch family's News Corp UK organisation. Badenoch's spokesperson said…

Burnham set to join King Charles at high-stakes Commonwealth summit

prime minister’s attendance at CHOGM are guided closely by the monarch’s wishes. Burnham and his wife had an audience with King Charles at Balmoral, his Scottish castle, earlier this month. Royal officials say plans are…

German police official Jürgen Ebner selected to lead Europol

Ebner began his career with the German police in 1988 and went on to hold several operational positions at the Federal Criminal Police Office, or BKA, eventually serving in the office of its president. He moved to…