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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it – to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump’s stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar. Redrado was fired as head…

Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees. The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic. Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: “I deny having abused, coerced,…

Philippa Roxby and Jim ReedHealth reporters Getty Images Taking paracetamol while pregnant is safe and there’s no evidence it raises the risk of autism, ADHD and developmental issues in children, say experts behind a major new review. Pregnant women “should feel reassured” by the findings, they say, which contradict controversial claims from US President Donald…

Laura GozziOdesa, Ukraine BBC Sergii, Mariia and Eva’s Odesa apartment suffers from frequent power cuts From Mariia’s 16th-floor flat, the calm waters of the Black Sea stretch out into the horizon beneath the fading twilight. “Up here you can see and hear when the drones come,” she says, standing by a wall-length, floor-to-ceiling window. When…

Guinea Presidency Official pictures of Mamadi Doumbouya have portrayed him in a more relaxed mode From the moment he seized power in September 2021 Guinea’s Mamadi Doumbouya struck an imposing figure. Just 36 years old at the time, the broad-shouldered colonel, standing at well over six feet (1.8m), wearing military fatigues, mirrored sunglasses and a…

Reuters Customs and Border Patrol agents gather as protests continue outside Minneapolis’ Whipple Federal Building, which has become a de-facto ICE headquarters The US justice department is investigating two prominent Minnesota officials over alleged attempts to impede federal immigration agents, in an escalation of the Trump’s administration’s clash with Democrats. Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis…