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German sportswear giant Adidas showed a robust sales performance for its iconic Samba trainers as it reported earnings up for the first quarter of 2024. Media fears some weeks ago that Sunak being seen wearing the trainers might put buyers off have proved unfounded. Adidas reported a revenue of €5.46 billion, an increase of 3.5% on the same quarter last year. Net income came in at €171 million, a significant change on the €33 million loss seen in the first quarter of 2023. Operating profit for Q1 2024 was €336 million, up considerably on the €60 million seen for the same period last year. Earn...
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Ireland is looking to implement emergency legislation to enable the return of asylum seekers to the UK, as Taoiseach Simon Harris seeks to address the increasing influx of arrivals through Northern Ireland. This comes amid concerns that Rishi Sunak's deterrence strategy, known as the Rwanda plan, is rerouting asylum seekers towards Ireland. 80 percent of asylum seekers from Northern Irish borderHarris has urged Justice Minister Helen McEntee to bring forward proposals to the cabinet next week, highlighting the need to address the potential impact of Sunak's deterrence measures on Ireland's asy...
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Rwanda says it's ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after the British parliament this week approved a long-stalled controversial bill deporting people who arrived in the UK via small boats to the East African country. Hope Hostel in the vibrant upscale neighbourhood of Kagugu, an area of the Rwandan capital of Kigali that is home to many expats and several international schools, is prepared to receive the migrants. The hostel was once home to students whose parents were victims of the 1994 genocide, the most horrific period in this African nation's history. During this time, ext...
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday Europe must step up help for Ukraine – but stuck to his refusal to send long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv. Scholz spoke after meeting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Berlin, shortly after his counterpart announced the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by the end of the decade. The two countries are Europe's biggest suppliers of military assistance to Ukraine as it counters Russia's full-scale invasion. Both vowed to keep that up "for as long as it takes". Ukraine's cause was boosted this week when the US Congr...
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that his government will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade. Sunak made the announcement during a visit to Warsaw, where he also unveiled a new pledge to send arms to Ukraine. He said the government is putting the UK's defence industry “on a war footing", describing it as the “biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation”. "In a world that is the most dangerous it has been since the end of the Cold War, we cannot be complacent," he said at a news briefing in the Polish capital alongside NATO secretary ...
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The UK on Tuesday pledged an additional €580 million in new military supplies for Ukraine, including long-range missiles and four million rounds of ammo. It comes as Kyiv struggles to hold off advancing Russian forces on the southern and eastern front, amid improved weather conditions. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday morning to confirm the assistance. He “assure[d] him of the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s brutal and expansionist ambitions,” Sunak’s office said. Sunak travelled to Warsaw later on Tuesday...
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that the country’s first deportation flights to Rwanda could leave in 10-12 weeks as he promised to end the Parliamentary deadlock over a key policy promise before an election expected later this year. Sunak made the comments at a news conference, making his case directly to the public after vowing last week that Parliament would remain in session until the legislation is passed. The House of Commons will take up the bill later in the day, followed by consideration in the House of Lords. Sunak demanded that the unelected House of Lords to stop block...
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In response to recent drone attacks by Iran on Israel, leaders from around the world have issued a strong wave of condemnation. The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said that the European Union strongly condemns Iran's attacks on Israel. "This is an unprecedented escalation and a grave threat to regional security," Borrell wrote on this X account. US President Joe Biden, who returned early from a weekend trip to monitor Middle East events from the White House, reiterated his support for Israel. He mentioned that he had convened a meet...
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s attempts to convince consumers that the country’s economy is recovering are on thin ice. The UK officially entered a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth, at the end of last year, due to higher inflation, reduced external demand and record interest rates. The economic slump has prompted swathes of criticism from opposition politicians, notably Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who said that Sunak “has broken his promise to grow the economy and left Britain in recession with working people paying ...
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Video footage has surfaced showing French police employing what has been labelled as "aggressive tactics" in attempts to deter migrant boats from crossing the English Channel. The footage, obtained and released by Lighthouse Reports in collaboration with Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The Observer, shows various cases of heavy-handed, potentially dangerous, tactics used by authorities in France. In one video, a police boat encircles a dinghy carrying individuals wearing life jackets, creating waves as it manoeuvres. Passengers of the dingy are then filmed struggling to remove water flooding their b...
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