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Hegseth tells Senate war on Iran has so far cost $37.5bn at hearing to request more funds
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth told the Senate on Tuesday that the US-Israel war on Iran had cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the...
AIPAC withholds funds for House Democrats against aid to Israel
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has suspended contributions to multiple House Democrats who voted this week to cut off U.S. aid to Israel. Over 100 House Democrats voted...
China grows at one of lowest rates on record; Thames Water has funds to survive to year end – business live
Key eventsIntroduction: China grows at one of lowest rates on record; Thames Water has funds to survive to year endGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business,...
Government rejects proposal to allocate funds for domestic homicide reviews
The Home Office has rejected a proposal to allocate government funds for reviews into domestic abuse-related deaths.Nicole Jacobs, the domestic abuse commissioner, said it was “deeply concerning” that local...
SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds
The Scottish National party was accused of “embezzling” voters after opposition leaders highlighted the crisis over Peter Murrell’s misuse of £400,000 from party funds.The scandal over Murrell’s guilty plea...
Gamers, developers protest Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s bid to acquire Electronic Arts
As Electronic Arts moves closer to closing a sale of the gaming company to Saudi Arabian investors, it’s facing backlash from a group of protestors who are calling it...
LIV Golf postpones New Orleans event as state seeks return of $1.2m incentive funds
The LIV Golf event scheduled to be played in Louisiana in June has been postponed, state officials said on Tuesday.News of the postponement comes less than two weeks after...
Prediction platform Polymarket in talks to raise funds at up to $15bn valuation
Polymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets on events such as the Iran war, is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn.The...
The real winners of Trump’s global tariff war: law firms, hedge funds and AI
At 8am, two hours before the US supreme court officially slapped down Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on 20 February, Joseph Spraragen’s phone was already ringing off the hook.The...
Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’
JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” more than a quarter-billion dollars in Medicaid reimbursements to the state of Minnesota, escalating Donald Trump’s newly...