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Food retailers pushed to make healthy options more appealing
Food businesses must make it easier for customers to buy healthy food, under new government plans announced on Sunday. Supermarkets and food manufacturers in England will partner with the government to tackle obesity rates by encouraging people to make their weekly shop healthier. Ministers say it will be up to food retailers to decide how…
What are Trump’s options as tensions escalate?
President Trump’s comments on the Israel-Iran conflict have veered from full throated support for Israel’s strikes to strongly distancing himself from them, and back again. His ambiguity has added to the sense of uncertainty as the fighting itself escalates – as has his departure from the G7 in Canada. He simply said he had “big…
With Cease-Fire Shaky, Israel and Hamas Consider Both Diplomatic and Military Options
Middle East Tensions As the first phase of the truce in Gaza ends, the two sides are continuing negotiations but also preparing for a possible return to war. By Adam Rasgon and Iyad Abuheweila Adam Rasgon reported from Jerusalem, and Iyad Abuheweila from Istanbul. When the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced in…
Facing Trump’s Hostility, Ukraine Weighs Its Options. But They Are Few.
Russia-Ukraine War There is a broad reckoning in Ukraine: Washington can no longer be relied upon as a supporter. But Kyiv still has agency on the battlefield and can seek increased support from Europe. By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The antagonistic messaging President Trump has delivered to Ukraine since taking office has presented…
Cuts, tax rises and doing nothing: Rachel Reeves’ options to tackle economic woe
Labour’s fiscal rules may limit the chancellor’s ability to act, but waiting it out may be the best option The UK government has come under pressure from a bond market sell-off and the tumbling pound, heaping pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to reassure investors about Britain’s economic and financial position. After a challenging first…