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Members of Burkina Faso’s military have taken control of state television, declaring they had ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transition charter. In a statement read on national television late Friday, captain Ibrahim Traore said a group of officers had decided to sack Damiba because of his inability …

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The Prime Minister will release the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast on November 23, despite calls for an earlier release of the report. Liz Truss and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are rejecting calls to publish the tax body’s assessment despite the market turmoil. Ms Truss and Mr Kwarteng held an emergency meeting this morning with Richard …

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Steve Wright has closed his final Radio 2 afternoon show with the DJ thanking his listeners for tuning in over the past 23 years. He played with Queen’s Radio Ga Ga and its closing lyrics: “You had your time, you had the power, you haven’t had your prime yet.” As the music faded, Wright said: …

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Vladimir Putin has signed “accession treaties” formalizing Russia’s illegal annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine, marking the biggest forcible takeover of territory in Europe since World War II. The signing ceremony, held in defiance of international law, took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace in the presence of the country’s political elites, and comes …

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The forward pair have suffered injury problems before and during the international break neither has fully trained in the week leading up to the derby. Erik ten Hag will have to call on Antony at least as he looks to shape his attack after the winger returned safely from Brazil for training on Wednesday. The …

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Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, hours before he is expected to host a major ceremony to mark the annexation of four Ukrainian territories. “I order the recognition of the sovereignty and state independence” of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, Putin said in decrees issued Thursday evening. It comes …

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Deloitte partners in the UK and Switzerland will receive average earnings of more than £1m each for the second year in a row, after the accountancy firm had another successful year. Each partner will receive an average distributable profit of £1,058,000 in the year to the end of May, around 33 times the average UK …

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Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will meet the head of Britain’s independent tax body today after a market meltdown sparked by the mini-budget. In an unusual move, Ms Truss and Chancellor Kwarteng will meet Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) chairman Richard Hughes to discuss economic and fiscal developments. Kwarteng unveiled a series …

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Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will meet the head of Britain’s independent tax body today after a market meltdown sparked by the mini-budget. In an unusual move, Ms Truss and Chancellor Kwarteng will meet Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) chairman Richard Hughes to discuss economic and fiscal developments. Kwarteng unveiled a series …

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Nicola Peltz opened up about her mother Claudia Heffner Peltz on Thursday as she shared a sweet Instagram post from the former model. Writing ‘Love my mum’, the heiress, 27, shared a snap as her husband Brooklyn Beckham, 23, gave mother-in-law Claudia a hug during their trip to Paris. But it comes as Nicola finds …

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