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Justice department has requested corruption charges against Eric Adams be dropped, widely seen as reward for his help with Trump’s immigration agendaA conservative activist who has consistently defended the January 6 storming of the Capitol has been nominated by Donald Trump to serve as the permanent top federal prosecutor in the city where it happened.Trump named Ed Martin for US attorney for the District of Columbia, the top prosecutor for all serious local crimes by adults in the district. His appointment must be confirmed by the US Senate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/18/donald-trump-elon-musk-eric-adams-us-politics-live-news Author : Jane Clinton Publish date

John Healey says decisions made over the coming weeks will affect not only Ukraine but security of world for generations to come, as he speaks in LondonThe Liberal Democrats have called for parliament to be recalled amid discussion of the possibility that British troops might be deployed on the ground in Ukraine as part of a European peacekeeping force in the event there is a US-Russia brokered peace deal.Leader Ed Davey said:This is an era-defining moment for global security with events that will impact us for decades taking place over days.We must act immediately to save Ukraine from a shoddy

European officials not part of discussions as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns his country will not recognise peace deals made without Ukrainian participationSee all our Ukraine war coverageBack when Europe was still looking to America with hope, and not despair and confusion, a US musical perfectly captured the nature of the conversations we are going to see today:No one really knows how the game is played The art of the trade How the sausage gets made We just assume that it happens But no one else is in the room where it happensWhen you got skin in the game, you stay in

Unemployment rate unchanged in December, while vacancies continue to fall in latest quarterUK pay growth rose in December and unemployment remained unchanged despite warnings from business that Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget would lead to job losses.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show annual growth in total average weekly earnings rose by 6% in the three months to December, up from 5.6% in November and above a 5.9% forecast made by City economists. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/18/uk-pay-growth-rises-despite-job-loss-warnings-after-rachel-reeves-budget Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-18 07:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.