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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted.Her statement on Thursday — the day after she held a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump — did not make clear who had offered what.“There will be no potential tariff war,” Ms Sheinbaum said flatly when asked about the issue at her daily morning news briefing.On Wednesday, Mr Trump wrote that Ms Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorised migration across the border into the United States. Trump Transition” srcset=”https://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2024/11/13/e4e0e569c9bd4adab91f022e56758035.jpg?w=320 320w, https://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2024/11/13/e4e0e569c9bd4adab91f022e56758035.jpg?w=640 640w, https://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2024/11/13/e4e0e569c9bd4adab91f022e56758035.jpg?w=1280 1280w”/> President-elect Donald Trump (Allison Robbert/AP, File)She…

Béatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer, in Avignon, November 26, 2024. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP How to plead for Dominique Pelicot? What can you say in defense of a man who admitted to having both raped and arranged for other men to rape his wife, after drugging her, some 200 times over 10 years? With what words could Béatrice Zavarro conclude, on Wednesday, November 27, before the Vaucluse criminal court in southern France, this trial in which she “became, in spite of herself, the devil’s advocate?” Read more Subscribers only The prosecution’s closing arguments at Pelicot rape trial: ‘By your verdict,…

The trickle of cadres, former leaders and militants who speak out in favor of the withdrawal of Juan Espadas is incessant in the run-up, although the truce is guaranteed until after the conclave: “It is a very hard moment for the party” Read A divided Andalusian PSOE with a toxic environment, the host of Pedro Sánchez this weekend in the Federal Congress

The committee of inquiry into the nuclear phase-out had already been meeting for almost nine hours on Thursday when a witness entered the meeting room E.800 in the Paul Löbe House of the Bundestag in Berlin and fundamentally contradicted Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) on a central point. The committee should clarify whether Habeck and Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) have actually examined openly whether the service life of the last three nuclear power plants should be extended in the energy crisis. At the beginning of March 2022, shortly after the start of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine,…

What will happen with the assisted dying bill on Friday – and will it pass? MPs will have their first chance to vote on the hugely emotive issue. Here’s what will happen on the day and afterwardsMPs will get their first chance to vote on the proposed bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, with potentially a very close result being predicted over what is a hugely emotive subject. Here is what will happen on the day, and beyond. Continue reading… What will happen with the assisted dying bill on Friday – and will it pass? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/29/what-will-happen-with-the-assisted-dying-bill-on-friday-and-will-it-pass

In the debate about an insult against Robert Habeck, the AfD presents itself as the guardian of freedom of expression. In a similar case, an AfD official contacted the judiciary. AfD process shows double standards in the Robert Habeck case – debate about insults on the Internet

In tonight’s edition, for the first time in more than two decades, a Nigerian leader sets out on a state visit to France. Also, At least 15 people are killed and dozens of others are missing in devastating landslides in eastern Uganda. And aced with the mounting cost of getting an education in Chad, we hear from one NGO helping families bridge budgeting gaps to get and keep their kids in school. Nigerian president woos French investment on state visit

  A man with a terminal brain condition says the Government needs to fix the UK’s palliative care system first before legislating assisted dying. Matt Saunders, 49, from Cornwall, was diagnosed with multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare condition which causes gradual damage to nerve cells in the brain, in 2022. Mr Saunders, who says his condition gives him a life expectancy of six to 12 years, has criticised the Government’s “rushed” Assisted Dying Bill, emphasising the need for public debate and proper consultation. Matt Saunders says the government needs to fix palliative care first The proposed legislation, which gives…

The hearse carrying the coffin of comedian Janey Godley will travel on a two-day “final tour” of Edinburgh and Glasgow ahead of her funeral.Godley, 63, died on November 2 after receiving palliative treatment for terminal cancer.In a post on social media, her daughter Ashley Storrie said the hearse will travel through Edinburgh, her “beloved festival home”, on Friday before travelling “home to Glasgow”.The funeral will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral in the West End on Saturday.Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed parodies of then-Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic, revealed she had…

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted she pleaded guilty after she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. Sky News and the Times newspaper reported on Thursday evening that Ms Haigh admitted an offence in 2014 following the incident. She had reported to police the device was stolen when she was “mugged” in 2013. In a statement, Ms Haigh has said she discovered “some time later” that the phone had not been taken. She said the matter was a “genuine mistake” from which she “did not make any gain”, and that magistrates gave her the…