Thursday, April 17, 2025

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The UK Supreme Court rules on the legal definition of a woman, Independent readers push back against US calls to scrap hate speech laws for a trade deal, and world affairs editor Sam Kiley unpacks how Trump's victim blaming of Ukraine points to a deeper threat.

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1 | Dismay and jubilation as trans women told: you are not women

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2 | British tourists banned from bringing meat and cheese back from Europe

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3 | Fears over child safety if Starmer agrees to US free speech demands

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4 | Triple killer Nicholas Prosper's sentence referred to Court of Appeal

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5 | One of UK's largest companies sees £2bn wiped off shares through Trump tariffs impact

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$15.7bn

Spending on international aid by wealthy countries fell in 2024 for the first time in five years, data shows.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

The US should stop whining about itself being a victim in global trade

State media outlet China Daily warned Donald Trump to "stop whining" in the escalating trade war between the two nations.

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