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Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall’s battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditionsBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s largest trade union is trying to gain control of the works council at Elon Musk’s Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, in an industrial relations showdown marked by lawsuits and mutual accusations of slander.The works council, an elected body of employees that negotiates everything from working hours to pay deals with a company’s management, is considered an entrenched aspect of the German corporate world, particularly in the car industry. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/union-tries-seize-control-works-council-tesla-german-factory Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin

US defense secretary and Dan Caine, the chairman of the joint chiefs, hold briefing on day five of US-Israeli war on IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxGen Caine said today that the US will “now begin to expand inland, striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory”, after forces were able to establish air superiority.“The throttle is coming up,” Caine said, “as opposed to ramping down”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/04/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-iran-james-talarico-primaries-midterms-immigration-minnesota-latest-news-updates Author : Shrai Popat (now) and Vivian Ho (earlier) Publish date : 2026-03-04 13:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

James Murray says PM has approached Middle East crisis with a ‘cool head’ amid repeated criticism of UK’s position from US presidentKeir Starmer will face a Commons grilling over his decisions on the Middle East war after Donald Trump launched a personal attack against him over the refusal to allow initial US strikes on Iran from British bases.In his latest broadside against the prime minister, the US president said on Tuesday he was “not happy with the UK” over the extent of its support and that “this is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with”.There are times to say no

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he opposes ‘repeating the mistakes of the past’Sánchez says his position is not naive – and says “what is naive is thinking that violence is the solution” or that “democracies or respect between nations can come from ruins.”He says Spain’s position is “not at all naive, but consistent.”“We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and that is also contrary to our values ​​and interests simply out of fear of reprisals from someone.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/04/europe-latest-news-updates-pedro-sanchez-spain-nato-eu Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2026-03-04 08:32:00 Copyright