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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM

Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

UK Government addresses panic over diesel supplies as Donald Trump pressure grows

People should not worry about diesel shortages, the Government has said, amid pressure from the US for European countries to use their reserves

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2

UK diesel supply: Britain holds emergency talks following Trump’s threat

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The Independent UK · Oct 2

House Democrats grow more bullish about midterms as target list expands

Democrats are adding eight more House districts in deep-red terrain to their offensive target list, another sign of the party’s growing confidence that it will reclaim the House majority. Among the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s new targets are seats in Kansas, Michigan and Virginia that Donald Trump carried by around…

Roll Call · Oct 2

Can Jared Kushner broker Gaza peace while investing in Israel? His billion-dollar ties face scrutiny

Affinity’s investment is in Phoenix Financial, a major Tel Aviv-based financial firm. CNN traced Phoenix’s investments using Israeli financial disclosure records and found that it has put hundreds of millions of dollars into Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, as well as at least eight other companies that supply equipment…

The Times of India · Oct 2

Christa Pike’s botched execution makes a powerful case against the death penalty

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The 50-year-old who killed her classmate, spent three decades on Death Row before surviving two supposedly lethal injections is a reminder of the practical limitations, as well as the inhumanity, of capital punishment

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Evidence of the very real trauma of war in Ukraine

Overnight on Wednesday, which marked 1,680 days since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia unleashed a heavy barrage of strikes against energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other major cities. As weather forecasters predict freezing overnight temperatures in coming days, many suspect this is the beginning of a…

The Conversation · Oct 2

Billionaire George Soros has donated $102 million ahead of the midterms—and now the Democrats are coming out ahead

Decades after Soros emerged as a major Democratic donor, his political network enters midterm season with tens of millions still available.

Fortune · Oct 2

Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over security incident at RAF air base in England

Five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford base.

Euronews · Oct 2

EU says oil reserve release possible amid US pressure

Good morning from Brussels. This Friday morning: how EU governments could move to release strategic oil reserves amid US pressure, and the EU closes the book on Ukraine’s $27 billion deficit.

Euronews · Oct 2