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Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq were responsible for 90% of recorded executions in 2024, with Iran leading at 972 executions, a significant increase from the previous year.

China has responded to President Trump’s threat of a 50% tariff on its imports by stating it will “fight to the end” and take countermeasures to protect its interests. The Commerce Ministry condemned the U.S. actions as “completely groundless” and labelled them as unilateral bullying.

Germany’s leadership in Europe has weakened following Angela Merkel’s retirement, leaving Olaf Scholz’s government operating as a caretaker amid crises, including economic pressures and geopolitical tensions.

China has warned of potential “countermeasures” in response to Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on Chinese imports, describing US actions as unilateral bullying and illegitimate.

Prince Harry’s is back in court to appeal the level of police security he receives in the UK in the Court of Appeal, after a High Court ruling dismissed his challenge.

Colossal Biosciences claims to have successfully “de-extincted” the dire wolf by creating three pups, genetically modified from grey wolves, using a complete dire wolf genome reconstructed from ancient DNA.

A baby girl named Amy Isabel was born in the UK as the first child resulting from a womb transplant, performed on her mother, Grace Davidson, in 2023.

The UK’s economic options are severely constrained due to high borrowing and record tax levels, limiting the government’s ability to respond to the economic shock caused by Trump’s tariff announcement.

The Premier League typically allocates four Champions League spots, with potential for a fifth due to European Performance Spots (EPS) based on collective club performances in Europe.

Two gang members, Valeriy Popovych and Vitaliy Lutsak, were sentenced to 6.5 years each for laundering £6.63 million by buying and selling vehicles in Ukraine, exploiting demand created by the war.