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US office for personal management, which manages federal workforce, says that responding to Musk is not mandatoryThe Kremlin appeared to contradict Donald Trump’s assertion that Russia was open to European peacekeepers being deployed in Ukraine, and referred reporters to an earlier statement that such a move would be unacceptable to Moscow.Russia has repeatedly said it opposes having Nato troops on the ground in Ukraine, with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov saying last week that Moscow would view that as a “direct threat” to Russia’s sovereignty, even if the troops operated there under a different flag, Reuters reports.There is a position on

Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show figure as prophet concerned by human interactions with natureHe is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur.But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/25/early-poems-about-merlin-portray-him-as-environmentalist-say-scholars Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2025-02-25 12:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Conservative leader says ‘international law should not become a tool for critics to advance political agenda’ in speech on foreign policyThe rightwing historian Nial Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi Badenoch’s big speech on foreign affairs… hearing we might get some policy tooTractors’ horns interrupt Badenoch’s speech shortly after she begins speaking. Attendant spinner heard swearing furiously Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/feb/25/yvette-cooper-labour-mike-amesbury-keir-starmer-conservatives-kemi-badenoch-uk-politics-live-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-02-25 11:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.