The economic ripple effects brought about by the Middle East war have begun to affect the UK's job market. The latest data released by the UK's National Statistics Office shows that the unemployment rate in the UK rose slightly to 5% in the first quarter of 2026, up from 4.9% in the three months ending at the end of February.
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The French National Assembly has passed a bill, planning to increase the defense budget by a total of 36 billion euros by 2030.
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On May 19th local time, a major announcement came from the EU headquarters in Brussels: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and representatives of the British government jointly announced the "UK-EU Partnership Consensus Document".
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British Deputy Prime Minister Rimmer said that Prime Minister Stammer is committed to fulfilling his duties and will not resign.
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On May 15th local time, the Moscow Arbitration Court made a ruling in the case of the Russian Central Bank suing the European Clearing Bank (Euroclear), and the Russian side won completely.
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The recently resigned British Health Secretary Strittin announced that if the Labour Party holds a leadership election, he will participate in the contest. He is the first member of parliament to publicly confirm his intention to run for the leadership of the Labour Party.
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British politics is experiencing an unprecedented governing storm. The dust from the local election debacle has barely settled, yet Prime Minister Starmer already stands on the edge of a party "coup" cliff.
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Corruption scandals in Kyiv are spreading at an alarming pace, and this time, the fire has reached the innermost circle of Ukrainian President Zelensky's power.
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On May 11 local time, the UK Labour Party suffered a crushing defeat in local elections, losing over a thousand seats and triggering major political shocks across the country.
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According to five sources familiar with the matter, both Iraq and Pakistan have reached agreements with Iran to transport oil and liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf region.
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According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on July 22nd, due to the failure of Congress to pass the new fiscal year spending bill, the US federal government will face another partial shutdown starting from July 24th.
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