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26Jun

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Prince William joins King Charles in revealing the amount of tax paid

Prince William has joined his father’s move for transparency in royal accounts, with both King Charles and his heir revealing how much personal tax they’ve paid for the very first time. The monarch has footed a tax bill in excess of £30 million ($57.3 million) in the two full tax years since becoming King, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday. Both King Charles (left) and Prince William (right) have for the first time revealed their personal tax bills, in a bid for more transparency of royal accounts. Samir Hussein His Majesty’s tax bill was £11.7 million in 2023-24 and £12.9 million in 2024-25, respectively. The remaining £5.4 million in the second half of 2022. “This is the first time the sovereign’s personal tax payment has been published, alongside a new document summa...

26Jun

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Trump asks Congress for billions for Iran war, after tension with Republicans

The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6bn (£66.5bn), mostly for "urgent needs" connected with the US war on Iran, a day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking the military action. The bulk of the funding - $67bn - is for the US Department of Defence, the White House said. But the proposal faces an uphill battle in Congress. The Iran conflict is unpopular with voters ahead of the US midterm elections in November, though a ceasefire is currently in effect. US President Donald Trump has also found himself at odds with some members of his Republican Party over the issue of Iran, and is alleged to have ended up in an angry exchange with one senator on Wednesday. That senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, was one of a handful of Republicans who defied the president ...

26Jun

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Poland’s Tusk calls for ‘mutual respect’ during row with Ukraine

Reuters Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky together in Kyiv in February Poland's prime minister has called for "truth" and "mutual respect" at an event on rebuilding Ukraine that Volodymyr Zelensky skipped amid a diplomatic row between the two neighbours and allies. Donald Tusk opened the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk without the Ukrainian president after he was stripped of Poland's highest state honour over the naming of a military unit after controversial World War Two fighters. Warsaw and Kyiv have fallen out over the allusion to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), who many Ukrainians consider freedom fighters but who Poland accuses of genocide. The row comes as Ukraine seeks further support and investment as i...

26Jun

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Paris restricts alcohol consumption and sales as Europe’s heatwave shifts east

Getty Images French authorities have announced public alcohol consumption and sales bans in Paris, in a bid to ease pressure on the capital's hospitals during the heatwave. Parisians will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon on Friday until 07:00 on Saturday. The measures will be in place during the same hours from Saturday to Sunday. Heatwave conditions that have left Spain, the UK and France sweltering for days are set to shift to the east, with forecasters in Germany and the Czech Republic warning of extreme conditions. Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C across the country on Friday. An extreme weather warning is now in place in much of the Czech Republic. Getty Images Temperatures in Italy are yet to peak, with over 40C expected o...

12Jun

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Richard Marles’ AUKUS trip thrown into disarray after UK Defence Secretary quits

Defence Minister Richard Marles was left in an awkward situation on his trip to the UK for high-level security talks. The deputy prime minister was in Portsmouth for a bilateral AUKMIN summit and was scheduled to visit a naval base that is critical to the AUKUS partnership. Defence Minister Richard Marles (far right) had his AUKUS visit thrown into disarray after his British counterpart John Healey (second left) sensationally quit hours earlier. Getty Images But in a move no one expected, Marles was left to tour the facility solo after the UK’s defence secretary suddenly resigned on Thursday. John Healey, who became defence secretary after Labour’s election victory in 2024, released a two-page resignation letter saying he’d been left with “no other option” after discovering t...

12Jun

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Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say

The Pentagon was locked down and partially evacuated on Thursday (Friday morning AEST) due to a false alarm by a hazardous materials sensor, two sources familiar told CNN. Multiple floors and corridors inside the building had been locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident”, three sources familiar and the local fire department said earlier on Thursday. Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon were locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident". Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via CNN Newsource At 1.31pm (3.31am Friday AEST) Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on X that “normal operations have resumed” at the Pentagon. “Earlier this morning, Pentagon occupants were notified of a potential air quality is...

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