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Streeting Rules Out VAT on Private Healthcare as Reeves Signals Tougher Budget Choices

A £30bn–£50bn shortfall now frames Reeves’s 26 November Budget.

Comuns Freeze 2026 Catalan Budget Talks, Give Illa Three Weeks to Deliver Housing Pledges

Lecornu Meets United Unions, Then Employers, to Defuse Budget Showdown

Lecornu Starts Union Talks, Considers Dropping Holiday Cuts in Bid to Pass 2026 Budget

Stuttgart Survive 20-Penalty Shootout to Reach DFB-Pokal Second Round

A Year After Solingen, Germany’s Security Line Toughens as Political Strains Deepen

Argentina’s Regional Governors Cement Local Slates as Buenos Aires City Finalizes Six Electoral Blocs

German Cabinet Advances Pension Reform to Guarantee 48 Percent Replacement Rate

Security Cabinet to Disclose Cartel Behind Reynosa FGR Delegate’s Grenade Attack

Merz Vows Unity, Fresh Court Nominees After Judicial Vote Stumble

France Begins Talks on Monetizing Fifth Week of Paid Leave

Main Suspect Held as Far-Right Protest Falters in Torre Pacheco

Germany’s Justice Minister Proposes Joint Motherhood From Birth

Argentina’s Provinces Seek New Revenue-Sharing Deal as Federal Transfers Fall

Gutted Welfare Bill Passes Commons After 49-MP Labour Revolt

Starmer Concedes Benefit Cuts to Protect Existing Claimants

NATO Agrees 5% GDP Defense Spending Goal by 2035

French Parliament Demands Repeal of Pension Reform in Symbolic Vote

Chancellor allocates £15.6bn to boost transport across North and Midlands

Salvini Agrees to Reinstate €350M for Road Upkeep, Pending Spending Criteria