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German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending

BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation's strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance, ...

Hundreds killed as Israel launches a series of air strikes on Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the attacks targeted Hamas and launched because the group was refusing to release more hostages captured in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The Israeli strikes come hours after ...

Crackdown on government cards to cut 'wasteful' spending

Getty Images A close up of a person tapping a credit card against a credit card Getty Images. Thousands of taxpayer-funded credit cards will be cancelled under plans to crack down ...

Crackdown on government cards to cut 'wasteful' spending

Thousands of taxpayer-funded credit cards will be cancelled under plans to crack down on "wasteful" spending, the government has announced. Government procurement cards were designed as a convenient way to make low-value, one-off purchases.

Charter committing to openness, transparency and accountability

The Charter for Families Bereaved by Public Tragedy calls for a cultural shift in public bodies' engagement with bereaved families, ensuring the lessons of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath are learned to prevent those who are affected by ...

New charter promises fresh approach for bereaved relatives and survivors of public tragedies

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Bridgend County Borough Council

The Charter for Families Bereaved by Public Tragedy calls for a cultural shift in how public bodies engage with bereaved families, and applies lessons learned from the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath to ensure that anyone who is affected by ...

World Organisation Against Torture

Venezuela: Harsh repression and crimes against humanity ongoing Fact-Finding Mission says

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GENEVA – The Government of Venezuela continues to engage in actions constituting the crime against humanity of persecution on political grounds, committed in connection with the crime of imprisonment or severe deprivation of physical liberty and other ...

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela

The human rights situation in Venezuela remains grave. Over seven months have passed since the presidential election, and the Venezuelan authorities have still not produced any credible evidence of votes cast. The subsequent repression against political ...

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Majority of Surrey's District and Borough Councils Support Three Unitary Authorities to Strengthen Local Services

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council Leader Cllr Shaun Macdonald has shared a foreword to the joint statement issued by Surrey councils on Local Government Reorganisation: "I'm pleased new models have been proposed and that the councils in Surrey have come ...

Cyclist, 79, dies 10 days after crash

A 79-year-old cyclist has died 10 days after being involved in a car crash. The man, from Hardwicke in Gloucestershire, was involved in the collision with a Mercedes on an unnamed road close to the junction with Elmstone Lane West, Hardwicke, ...