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Lindsay Hoyle’s freebies include champagne, whisky, food hampers, skincare sets and presents for his petsHampers, cufflinks … and a lot of alcohol: some of the gifts Lindsay Hoyle has keptLindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, has kept almost 300 gifts over the last four years including dozens of bottles of alcohol, hampers, ties, cufflinks and chocolates, his declarations show.The speaker received a large volume of presents from foreign dignitaries such as ambassadors, MPs and sometimes companies and chose to keep hundreds of them rather than donating them to Speaker’s House – his residence and office – or

Trump announced breakthrough after talks apparently secured by secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-president, JD VanceKashmir crisis live – latest updatesIndia and Pakistan have agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire with immediate effect, ending days of escalating clashes between the two nuclear-armed countries, which had prompted concerns of a wider war.The ceasefire was first announced by US president, Donald Trump, on Saturday afternoon, after 48 hours of diplomacy between India and Pakistan, apparently brokered by US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-resident, JD Vance. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/india-pakistan-immediate-us-mediated-ceasefire Author : Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi Shah Meer Baloch

US secretary of state urged both sides to de-escalate as he leads efforts to secure a solution to the deepening crisisKashmir crisis live – latest updatesUS secretary of state Marco Rubio has offered US assistance in starting “constructive talks” to end the conflict between India and Pakistan, as the two states traded heavy missile fire on Saturday, prompting concerns over wider military escalation.Rubio has been engaged in back-and-forth diplomacy between the two countries in recent days, calling for de-escalation as India and Pakistan have been engaged in daily clashes since Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/india-pakistan-conflict-marco-rubio-us-help Author : William

The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on UkraineHere are some images from Kyiv this morning coming in via the newswires:Russia would require a halt to US and European arms supplies to Ukraine during any potential ceasefire, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with ABC News.Ukraine will use this period to train new military personnel and to give a rest to their existing ones. So why should we grant such an advantage to Ukraine?So if we speak about ceasefire, what are we going to do with shipments of weapons coming