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独家：据称 Greater Manchester 市长已确定若干席位，相关 MPs 将辞职让位以支持其竞逐领导权。其盟友表示，Andy Burnham 拥有一个在“几周内”重返 Westminster 的可靠计划，预计这位 Greater Manchester 市长将利用补选之战为政府制定新议程。Andy Burnham 曾被 Labour 的领导机构阻止参加 2 月份的 Gorton 和 Denton 补选，目前他已确定了几个席位，那里的 MPs 准备为他的领导权之争而让位。继续阅读...

利润超出预期，但在 £283m 的 impairment charge 中，近一半源于对预测的重新评估 Business live – latest updates NatWest 表示，尽管报告的利润超出预期，但在增长放缓和 inflation 上升的背景下，Middle East 冲突引发的经济连锁反应可能使其损失 £140m。总体而言，该 FTSE 100 借贷机构计提了 £283m 的 impairment charge，并表示其中近一半是由于对经济预测的重新评估，以“反映增加的 geopolitical risk 和疲软的 equity markets”。继续阅读...

针对 180 个国家进行评估的 World Press Freedom Index 发现，传统新闻业正“趋于窒息” 根据一项凸显了威权主义对媒体压力日益增加的有影响力的年度指数，全球新闻自由正处于一代人以来的最低谷。 由 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 编制的 World Press Freedom Index 所评估的 180 个国家的平均得分，是该指数 25 年历史上的最低水平。 继续阅读...

Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races ‌in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the Gaza Strip run by rival Hamas.

Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters.Not long after the meeting began in Edinburgh, it was adjourned for about half an hour after a protester interrupted Rick Haythornthwaite’s opening speech. Continue reading...

• Ukrainian officials acknowledged on Monday that Russian forces have captured additional territory in eastern Donbas region despite increased deliveries of Western arms and ammunition over the past 30 days. • Kyiv's military command reported that Russian forces are attempting encirclement operations near Bakhmut and Popasna, forcing Ukrainian units into tactical withdrawals in select areas. • The Pentagon reaffirmed commitment to Ukraine, announcing a $500 million weapons package including air defense systems and precision munitions, with U.S. officials emphasizing the long-term nature of support.