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Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced sustained pressure over appointing Peter Mandelson as Washington

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Funeral speeches vowed revenge against the US and Israel for an alleged attack on the Iranian destroyer Dena that killed 104 sailors, while calling for continuous public demonstrations and pledging loyalty

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President Trump hosts Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin for the annual St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Bowl ceremony, using the occasion to confirm recent military strikes against Iran, highlight a $42 billion trade deficit with Ireland, and promote his domestic election reform agenda while celebrating centuries of Irish-American diplomatic ties.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the UK Parliament to reinforce the new 100-year bilateral partnership, demonstrate Ukraine's cost-effective drone defense innovations including a real-time iPad command system, and announce expanded military cooperation with Middle Eastern allies while warning that evolving AI and drone technologies threaten global security.

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Trump discusses military actions against Iran, expressing disappointment with NATO allies who acknowledge Iran as a threat but won't provide support, while also addressing relationships with China, Cuba, and European leaders.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb argues that Europe faces a geopolitical squeeze from aggressive Russia and a transactional US, requiring the EU to adopt 'flexible integration' mechanisms for faster decision-making and a pragmatic reset of UK-EU relations to maximize collective power.

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While the US dollar has remained dominant for half a century despite losing gold backing, historian Barry Eichengreen argues that digital payment innovations are now eroding the network effects that sustained its supremacy, pointing toward a fragmented, multicurrency future rather than a single successor.

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UN fact-finding mission officials detailed investigations into alleged war crimes in Iran, including the Minab school attack and Israeli strike on Evin prison, while highlighting severe operational constraints from internet blackouts and denied access that hamper verification of ongoing violations.

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President Trump signed an executive order establishing a federal task force led by JD Vance and Andrew Ferguson to investigate alleged massive taxpayer fraud, particularly targeting Medicaid scams involving undocumented immigrants and specific schemes in Minnesota's Somali community, while defending ongoing military operations against Iran's nuclear program.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang celebrates the 20th anniversary of CUDA while unveiling 'AI factories' as a new platform category, emphasizing how two decades of installed base growth has created an accelerating flywheel driving breakthroughs across the five layers of the AI ecosystem.

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President Trump detailed recent US military strikes destroying Iranian infrastructure and mine-laying capabilities while urging allied nations to contribute to Strait of Hormuz security, alongside announcing extensive privately-funded renovations to transform the deteriorating Kennedy Center into the world's premier performing arts facility.