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☆ Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding: Celebrity guests arrive for lavish star studded ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Oscar Holland | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Attendees dressed the part, streaming past photographers in custom sarees, lehengas and kurtas at an event that may set forthcoming trends in Indian wedding fashion. A lavish affairThe Ambani family has remained tight-lipped about proceedings in the build-up to Friday’s wedding, though rumors about the guest list and the identity of star performers have swirled in recent weeks. The celebrated couturier produced bespoke outfits for various members of the Ambani family throughout the month-long wedding celebrations. Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty ImagesIt is not known precisely how much money the Ambani family has spent on the pair’s wedding celebrations. The weekend schedule concludes seven months of build-up to what has been described India’s wedding of year.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Kim, Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, Tony Blair, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Ram Nath Kovind, Anant’s, Mukesh, John Cena, Francis Mascarenhas, Law Roach, Cherie Blair, Nick Jonas sparkled, sequins, Jonas, Prabal Gurung, Khloé, Nita Ambani, “ reimagine, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Vijay Kumar, Monika Maurya, Ambani, Manish Malhotra, ”, Justin Bieber, haldi, Viren, Shaila Merchant, Anat Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Nita, Sujit Jaiswal, Devanshi Zaveri, Jenica Kothari, It’s, …, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Rihanna, Pitbull, Isha, Anand Piramal Organizations: CNN, British, team, Reliance Industries, Forbes, Reuters Former British, Reuters International, New York Fashion, Brown University, Reliance, Encore Healthcare, Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé Locations: Mumbai, Varanasi, India’s Uttar Pradesh, AFP, ”, Antilia, Europe

“It’s not like Biden’s inner circle didn’t know this,” one Democratic strategist close to the White House said of the extent of the president’s recent decline. “Expect a drip, drip, drip,” said one former Biden White House official. “Blinders are off and everyone is aware,” one source close to the White House told CNN. “He’s declined,” one House Democratic lawmaker who attended the gala told CNN. She wields influence in the White House and campaign, and sits in on some of the president’s political meetings.

Persons: Joe Biden, George Clooney wasn’t, Biden, “, ”, Barack Obama, Obama, Bill Clinton, “ He’s, –, ’, Camp David, “ It’s, Tom Vilsack –, Andrew Bates, “ Joe Biden, ” Bates, Jens Stoltenberg, Keir Starmer, Jacquelyn Martin, Nancy Pelosi, Lester Holt, Ari Emanuel, Ron Klain, ” Emanuel, Klain, Emanuel, Bates, Brett McGurk, Xi Jinping, Kevin Lamarque, Lady Jill Biden, Hunter Biden’s, Emmanuel Macron, Jill Many, Jill Biden, Chris Kleponis, “ She’s, she’s, Jill Biden’s, Valerie Biden Owens, Jill, Valerie won’t, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, Kylie Atwood, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz, Phil Mattingly Organizations: CNN, Peacock Theater, Radio City Music Hall, Democrat, White, Democratic, Biden, Camp, Los, “, Biden White House, NATO, British, AP, MSNBC, NBC, White House, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Economic Cooperation, Getty, Democratic Party Locations: Los Angeles, Italy, California, New York, Washington, Las Vegas, Aspen , Colorado, United States, Filoli, Asia, Woodside , California, Wilmington , Delaware, Paris, France, Wilmington, Pennsylvania, AFP

☆ UAW chief and other board members have concerns about Biden’s ability to beat Trump, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other members of the union’s board have expressed concerns about President Joe Biden’s ability to beat Donald Trump in November, a source close to the union says. The union is discussing the way forward on how to beat Trump in November, but the group is not considering rescinding its endorsement of Biden at this time, the source added. When a reporter at a Thursday press conference raised the UAW’s concerns, the president responded, “The UAW just endorsed me.”“There’s a long way to go this campaign,” the president later added. In a statement Wednesday, the day Biden visited the group, the AFL-CIO executive council said in a statement: “The labor movement understands, as Joe Biden does, that solidarity is how we win. “I said I was going to be the most pro union president in American history, well guess what I am,” Biden said Wednesday.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Biden, “ I’m, ” Biden, Fain, Trump, “, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, White, George Clooney, couldn’t, Liz Shuler, Keir Starmer, ” CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN — United Auto Workers, Trump, CNN, Reuters, UAW, AFL, NATO, Wednesday, Michigan, New York Times, British Locations: Washington ,, Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ Before Biden can save Ukraine, he must use the NATO summit to save himself
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —The NATO summit was long planned to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, to lock in longterm military support for Ukraine and even to future-proof the West against a possible second term for Donald Trump. But his achievements, including Sweden and Finland’s entry into the group, will be eclipsed at the summit by his battle to save his political future. She added: “At this critical time for our country, President Biden must seriously consider the best way to preserve his incredible legacy and secure it for the future.”Biden will also have an important audience overseas. “Is it going to be President Biden? On the eve of the summit, Biden’s campaign distributed a memo lauding his leadership in keeping Kyiv standing more than two years after the Russian invasion.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, George H.W, Biden, Sen, Patty Murray, ” Biden, Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kurt Volker, ” Volker, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Volker, ”, Joe Biden, John Kirby, “, They’ve, Adam Smith, “ We’ve, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Joe ”, Putin, “ Donald Trump, Republican nominee’s, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau, Giorgia Meloni, Trudeau, Keir Starmer, CNN’s Alex Marquardt Organizations: CNN, NATO, Trump, Biden, United, Kyiv, Democratic, Senate, House Armed Services Committee, MSNBC, ABC News, Nordic, Republican, NATO Alliance, Canadian, Liberal Party, British Locations: Ukraine, Washington, George H.W . Bush, Sweden, Atlanta, Moscow, United States, Europe, Asia, European, Kyiv, Russian, Soviet Union, NATO, Toronto

☆ New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan 'dead and buried'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his speech outside Downing Street 10, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory. But no one was sent to Rwanda under the plan because of years of legal challenges. At his first press conference since becoming prime minister, Starmer said that the Rwanda policy would be scrapped because only about 1% of asylum seekers would have been removed and it would have failed to act as a deterrent. "The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Starmer, It's, I'm, Tony Blair Organizations: British, Downing, Conservative Locations: London, Britain, Rwanda, East, British, Downing

☆ Downing Street’s New Occupant Will Have Just Hours to Move In
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the United States, a new president usually has a two-month window to prepare to move into the White House. Freshly elected British prime ministers move into Downing Street swiftly, often within hours of elections. Keir Starmer, whose Labour Party won a commanding majority in the House of Commons, was formally appointed prime minister on Friday by King Charles III. Just hours after his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, made his exit, the new prime minister is about to make a speech to supporters outside the front door of 10 Downing Street. Since the last general election five years ago, three prime ministers have lived there, including Liz Truss, who called Downing Street home for less than seven weeks.

Persons: Keir Starmer, King Charles III, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss Organizations: Downing, Labour Party, Institute for Government Locations: United States, British

☆ Opinion: What Britain’s first Asian prime minister, Rishi Sunak, meant to my family
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Opinion Sunder Katwala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He has a place in history books as the first British Asian prime minister — but now also as the prime minister to suffer one of the heaviest election defeats in Britain’s modern political history. “I would like to see him carry on as prime minister — but the country also needs a change of government,” Dad said. He became prime minister just seven years after becoming an MP — shorter than any other recent occupant of Downing Street. Again, on becoming prime minister, Sunak personally had a much better public reputation than his Conservative Party. Diversity at the topSunak as a Hindu was the first ever British prime minister to practice a non-Christian faith.

Persons: Sunder Katwala, Read, Rishi Sunak’s, Sunder, Sunak, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss’s, Dad, ” Dad, “, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Theresa May, Richard Pohle, dented Organizations: British, CNN, Conservative Party, Sunak, Britain, Brexit, National Service of, Reuters, Commonwealth, Reform, Downing, Twitter, Wales Locations: Downing, Britain, India, Covid, London, France, British, Scotland

☆ Meet Victoria Starmer, wife of new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —The British public has elected a new government, and with that a new family will be moving into 10 Downing Street. So, who is Victoria Starmer, and what do we know about the new occupants of 10 Downing Street? Starmer’s wife, whom he usually refers to as Vic, kept a relatively low profile during the election campaign. Ian Forsyth/Getty ImagesBoth lawyers by training, they married in 2007 – the year before Starmer became Director of Public Prosecutions. Their relationship grew out of an unlikely first meeting at work, as the Labour leader told Piers Morgan in 2021.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Victoria Starmer, Vic, Ian Forsyth, Starmer, Piers Morgan, “, Morgan, ” Starmer, Victoria, ”, Emperor Naruhito, Masako, Aaron Chown, ITV’s Organizations: London CNN, British, Downing, Labour Party, Getty, Public Prosecutions, Labour, Guardian Locations: United States, Victoria, “, Israel, Japan, Buckingham Palace, London, British, Kentish Town

☆ Britain's Labour pulled off a thumping election victory with just 34% of the national vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Vicky Mckeever | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Toby Melville | ReutersLONDON — The U.K.'s Labour Party won a huge parliamentary majority in the country's general election, but a quirk of the British electoral system means it did so with just 34% of the total votes cast. Results show that the opposition Labour Party has won 412 parliamentary seats of the total 650, with just two seats yet to be declared. This translates as roughly 63% of the total seats, but Labour has won just 34% of the total "popular" vote, while the Conservative Party has secured nearly 24% of that number. Meanwhile, smaller parties including the centrist Liberal Democrats, right-wing Reform U.K. and the Greens took nearly 43% of the popular vote but gained just less than 18% of the seats available. Unlike in other voting systems, there are no second rounds or ranking of first- and second-choice candidates, meaning it can be difficult for smaller parties to translate an increased share of the popular vote into parliamentary seats.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Victoria Starmer, Toby Melville, Gabriella Dickens, Dickens Organizations: British, Labour, Reuters LONDON, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Greens, U.K, AXA Investment, Scottish National Party Locations: London, Britain

☆ 'We don't do God' and massive ad spends: How UK election races differ from American ones
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Here are a handful of them:1) CampaignsBy the time a presidential election takes place in the United States, the electorate will have already endured months of seemingly endless electioneering — with the entire election campaign process from candidacies and the campaign trail to the actual presidential election and inauguration taking up to two years. In the U.K., the time frame between a prime minister calling a general election to the actual vote is just six weeks. It sounds simple, and usually is, unless there's a "hung parliament" in which no political party wins a majority of seats. In the U.K., political advertising on TV and radio is not allowed, so U.K. voters are subjected to the somewhat quaint "party political broadcasts" during election campaigns. 6) 'Absurd' diversionsBritish political experts note that, unlike in the U.S., where broad political debates tend to remain the key focus, U.K. election campaigns can see more minor or fringe issues dominate the short election campaign.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Paul Ellis, Sir Keir Starmer, Stefan Rousseau, Bobby Duffy, Donald Trump, Tom Brenner, —, Britain's, Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, Ben Curtis, Blair, Dan Stevens, Joe Biden's, Trump, Brian Snyder, Keir Starmer, Institute's Duffy, Duffy, Biden, Rodin Eckenroth, Rodin, John Curtice, it's, Ludovic Marin Organizations: Britain's, North Atlantic Council, NATO, South Derbyshire College, Trent, Commons, King's College London, CNBC, Brit, Republicans, U.S, Federal, Former U.S, Republican, Reuters, Electoral Commission, Inverness Royal Academy, Labour, of, Exeter University, Trump . Democratic Party, Reuters Incumbent British, Labour Party, Trump, European, Conservative Party, U.K, UK Ministry of Defence, Royal British, Afp, Getty Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, United States, Burton, U.S, Britain, Philadelphia, Great Britain, England, Wales, Scotland, British, America, Western Europe, Atlanta , Georgia, Hollywood , California, European Union, Normandy, Ver, Gold, France

☆ Opinion: Will Britain’s widely expected next Labour prime minister, Keir Starmer, be the heir to Tony Blair?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Opinion Philip Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In its 118 years of existence, the Labour Party has been in power for only 33 years. Since the Second World War, Labour has had only three election winners — Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair. Newly elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair is greeted by a sea of well-wishers in Downing Street, on May 2, 1997. Rebecca Naden/PA/APIn 1997 Tony Blair had been leader of the Labour Party for three years and had never been behind in the opinion polls. Britain's current Labour leader, Keir Starmer with former Labour leaders and prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown during a reception for King Charles III, in September 2022.

Persons: Philip Collins, Tony Blair, Read, CNN —, — Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Sir Keir Starmer, Tony Blair’s, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson, Blair, Adam Butler, Noel Gallagher, Rebecca Naden, Neil Kinnock, John Smith, Philip Collins Starmer, Kinnock, Smith, Starmer, Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson’s, Keir Starmer, Gordon Brown, King Charles III, Brown, Blair's, Kirsty O'Connor, Bury, – Organizations: CNN, CNN — Britain’s Labour Party, Labour Party, Labour, Conservative Party, Conservative, Conservatives, British, Blair's Labour Party, British Prime, Oasis, New Labour, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, Getty, Bury, Twitter, Facebook Locations: British, Downing, Bury, England –, Britain

☆ Russia's UN ambassador shoots down Trump's claim he could end the fighting in Ukraine in a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia's ambassador to the UN flatly disagreed with Trump's claims he could end the Ukraine war in a day. Vassily Nebenzia blamed Ukraine's Western allies for failed cease-fire talks. Trump has repeatedly said that he could quickly bring about the end of the war. AdvertisementIt's one of former President Donald Trump's most regular claims on the campaign trail: give him the chance, and he'd make sure Russia's war in Ukraine was over in just a day. "The Ukrainian crisis cannot be solved in one day," Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said when asked about the claim on Monday.

Persons: Trump's, Vassily Nebenzia, Ukraine's, Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Nebenzia, Boris Johnson — Organizations: Service, UN, British, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Istanbul

☆ How Britain’s political parties got their colors
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

While these are the only two parties with a realistic chance of winning the election, other smaller parties across the British political system offer a veritable kaleidoscope of differing — and sometimes duplicate — colours. The Liberal Democrats (orange), and Reform UK (turquoise) and the Green Party (you guessed it), are all vying for votes. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer during the launching of Labour Party election manifesto, in Manchester, on June 13, 2024. Among the smaller parties, color choices have sometimes been relatively straightforward – the Green Party uses green, unsurprisingly, due to its obvious connections with environmentalism. Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, during an election campaign visit in Frome, UK, on May 30, 2024.

Persons: Sinn Féin, Dominic Wring, Rishi Sunak, Jeff J Mitchell, ”, Keir Starmer, Oli Scarff, Liberal Democrats —, Ed Davey, Hollie Adams Organizations: CNN, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform, Green Party, Scottish National Party, Northern, Wales ’ Plaid Cymru, UK’s Loughborough University . British, British, British Union of Fascists, Labour Party, Getty, Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Social Democratic Party, Lib, Bloomberg, UK Independence Party, Christian Democrats, Marijuana Party of Canada, Republicans Locations: Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, British Union, Manchester, AFP, Frome, UK, Europe

☆ Why Britain’s Murky Election Betting Scandal Is Causing Outrage
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five weeks ago, the British prime minister bet the house on his belief that a summer election might offer his Conservative Party a better chance of holding onto power than waiting until the fall. Calling a snap election served as Mr. Sunak’s last roll of the dice. Reviewing data from the week before Mr. Sunak’s announcement, bookmakers noticed a spike in bets being placed on the election date. The amounts being staked were small — totaling just a few thousand pounds — but the sudden frenzy of activity was enough to warrant further investigation. It also encapsulates how some parts of the electorate perceive the party that has governed Britain for 14 years.

Persons: Rishi Sunak’s, Sunak’s Organizations: Conservative Party, Conservatives Locations: Britain

☆ UK PM Sunak could cease to be a lawmaker in landslide election defeat, new poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to farmers as he campaigns on a farm near Barnstaple on June 18, 2024 in North Devon, United Kingdom. North Devon has been held by the Conservative Party since the 2015 general election. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could become the country's first sitting prime minister to lose their seat at a general election, according to the findings of a shock new poll. If correct, the upcoming vote would deliver Labour a supermajority of 382, comfortably more than former Prime Minister Tony Blair's historic 1997 victory. The analysis showed that left-leaning Scottish National Party is set to win 8 seats, while Wales' pro-independence political party Plaid Cymru is expected to win 4.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Tony Blair's, Savanta, James Cleverly's, Jeremy Hunt's Organizations: Conservative Party, British, Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party, Wales, Plaid Cymru, Greens Locations: Barnstaple, North Devon, United Kingdom, Richmond, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, Braintree, Essex, Godalming, Ash, Surrey

☆ Just Stop Oil protesters spray Stonehenge with paint
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Caitlin Danaher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A video posted on X by Just Stop Oil shows two of the group’s activists spraying the landmark using fire extinguishers. “The Just Stop Oil protestors demanded the incoming government sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030,” the group posted on X. The protesters were a 21-year-old student from Oxford and a 73-year-old man from Birmingham, Just Stop Oil said in a press release. The official Stonehenge X account described the incident as “extremely upsetting.”“Orange powdered paint has been thrown at a number of the stones at Stonehenge. The protesters were a 21-year-old student from Oxford and a 73-year-old man from Birmingham, Just Stop Oil said in a press release.

Persons: ”, Rishi Sunak, Mona Lisa, Van Organizations: CNN — Environmental, Oxford, Wiltshire Police, Police, Heritage, Northern, British, Magna Carta, British Museum Locations: Birmingham, Salisbury, England, London

☆ Opinion: The G7 ‘family photo’ of world leaders tells a bigger story
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The annual G7 summit, a gathering of leaders of some of the world’s wealthiest democracies, used to be a staid, predictable affair. Tensions were about to explode in 2018, when G7 leaders met in Canada. Behind the smiles and waves, a fraught 2018 G7 summit in Canada. German Chancellor Angela Merkel deliberates with US president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 2018 G7 summit in Canada. German Chancellor Angela Merkel chats with a relaxed US President Barack Obama outside during the 2015 G7 summit in southern Germany.

Persons: Frida Ghitis, Read, Joe Biden, Pope Francis, Volodymyr Zelensky –, —, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Cole Burston, Trump, Angela Merkel, Merkel, Angela Merkel deliberates, Jesco Denzel, Barack Obama, Michael Kappeler, George W, Bush, backrub, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Covid, ” Biden, ” Macron, Boris Johnson, Ludovic Marin, Biden, Emmanuel Macron’s, autocrats, Lady Melania Trump, Trudeau, Andrew Parsons, Giorgia Meloni, ” Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Frida Ghitis CNN, European Council, Canadian, Bloomberg, Trump, Getty, Deutschland, Kremlin, Parliamentary, United, Brothers Locations: Puglia, Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Bavarian, AFP, St Petersburg, Russia, Russian, St . Petersburg, Handout, Crimean, Washington, United States, British, Ukraine, Biarritz, Italian, Europe

☆ Why the far-right surge in European elections could be an omen for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

US voters don’t take direction from foreigners, and American presidential elections, which play out state by state, are far different from those for the European Union. Another lesson of the European elections is that in an age of inflation, incumbents are vulnerable to a disgruntled electorate. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are smarting from their rebuke in European elections that rewarded far-right parties that echo the continent’s dark past. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s low approval ratings mean he might not even lead his Liberal Party into elections due by the end of next year. Macron, who heads a centrist party that was routed in the European elections, may be betting that the higher turnout in legislative elections could reverse the trend.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump’s, Hillary Clinton’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, he’ll, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau’s, Rishi Sunak, Macron, Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s, ” He’s, ” Organizations: CNN, European Union, Canadian, Liberal Party, British, Conservative, “ Make, GOP, Labour Party, Trump, National Rally, Paris Locations: Britain, Europe, Italy, Poland, Normandy, EU

☆ UK tech bosses urge focus on AI skills and growth in high-stakes election — no matter who wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Pa Images | Getty ImagesLONDON — British technology executives and entrepreneurs want the next government to focus on promoting skills around the development and use of artificial intelligence and growth-oriented fiscal measures. Upskilling in an AI ageOne thing U.K. tech executives are pushing for is fostering innovation in artificial intelligence and cultivating citizens' grasp on AI-centric skills — across multiple generations. Last month, dozens of business executives, entrepreneurs, and investors signed an open letter stating their support for Labour in the upcoming election. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSignatories included several influential names in the world of U.K. tech: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Founders Forum co-founder Jonathan Goodwin, and Atom Bank CEO Mark Mullen. Tech bosses CNBC spoke with found themselves unable to point to specific policies and plans from either of the main political parties.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, Keir Starmer, Zahra, Salesforce, Einstein, Astro, Matthew Houlihan, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner, Leon Neal, Jimmy Wales, Jonathan Goodwin, Mark Mullen, Sunak, Liz Truss, Jeremy Hunt, Danny Lawson, Rishi Khosla, Khosla Organizations: Conservatives, Labour Party, LONDON, it's, Labour, CNBC, Innovation, Cisco, coy, Centre, Getty, Founders Forum, Atom Bank, BAE Systems, Tech Locations: Downing, Salesforce's, Europe, Purfleet, United Kingdom, Ukraine, British, Barrow, Furness, England

☆ UK's Rishi Sunak announces election pledges, looking to bounce back from D-Day gaffe
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Conservative party rally, after he called for a general election, in London, Britain, May 22, 2024. LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak released his Conservative Party's official election manifesto on Tuesday, announcing help for first-time home buyers and promising more tax cuts. The pledges come as the Conservatives look set for a drubbing to the rival Labour party at the July 4 General Election, while Sunak has personally come under fire several times during the campaign. Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer are both forefronting economic growth, the cost of living and taxes in their campaign messaging. Polls have for some time been pointing toward a Labour victory in a General Election after the Conservatives' ratings tanked following a series of scandals under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's tenure.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Insurance —, Keir Starmer, Boris Johnson's Organizations: British, Conservative, LONDON, Labour, Insurance, Conservatives Locations: London, Britain, France

☆ Michael Mosley likely died soon after becoming unwell, Greek police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Eleni Giokos | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —British TV personality and health guru Michael Mosley may have died shortly after becoming unwell while walking alone on the Greek island of Symi, local police told CNN on Monday. ET) on Wednesday, the day he went missing, Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told CNN. A direction sign on a rocky path in the hills of Pedi, a small fishing village in Symi, pointing toward Agia Marina, where the body of TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley was discovered. Yui Mok/PAAn initial autopsy concluded that Mosley died from natural causes and that there were no injuries on his body that could have caused his death, the BBC reported. The position in which his body was found suggests he was sitting at the time of his death, Dimoglidou said.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Mosley, Konstantia Dimoglidou, Yui Mok, Dimoglidou, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, Papakalodoukas, Mosley’s, Clare Bailey, “, ”, Tom Watson, Mosley “, Rishi Sunak Organizations: CNN, Police, BBC, Associated Press, Daily Mail, British, PA Media Locations: British, Symi, Nikolaos, Pedi, Agia Marina, Britain

☆ Biden to meet with Zelensky in Normandy and at next week’s G7, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Sam Fossum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while he is in Normandy, France, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. CNN previously reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not extended an invitation, according to a French presidential source. Sullivan added that Biden is also expected to meet with Zelensky during the G7 in Italy next week. “In the course of a little more than a week, the president will have two substantive engagements with President Zelensky,” Sullivan said. The two leaders last met in person when Zelensky was in Washington, DC, in December 2023 to make an in-person plea for military and economic aid.

Persons: Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jake Sullivan, “, Zelensky, ” Sullivan, Biden, Rishi Sunak, Justin Trudeau, Vladimir Putin, Sullivan, ”, Janet Yellen’s, Emmanuel Macron, CNN’s Jack Forrest, Joshua Berlinger, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Eric Cheung Organizations: CNN, White House, Ukraine, Air Force, British, Canadian, Zelensky, “, Russia, US, US Army Rangers, Biden, NATO Locations: Normandy, France, he’s, he’ll, Ukraine, Europe, Italy, Washington , DC, Kharkiv, “, United States, Germany, Biden’s, Pointe du Hoc

☆ Rob Burrow, rugby league star and inspirational fundraiser, dies from motor neuron disease at age 41
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former rugby league star Rob Burrow, whose quiet strength and relentless campaigning captured the hearts of many Britons after he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND), has died aged 41, his former team Leeds Rhinos announced on Sunday. Rob Burrow became a Leeds Rhinos legend during his rugby league career. “Rob Burrow had a huge heart. Kevin Sinfield carries Rob Burrow across the marathon finish line. Rob Burrow, wife Lindsey (who ran the half marathon), daughters Macy and Maya and Kevin Sinfield, who ran the full marathon, all pose for a picture after the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon.

Persons: Rob Burrow, Lindsey, Kevin Sinfield, Burrow, Daniel L Smith, Prince William, Sinfield, “, “ Rob Burrow, ’ Catherine, Jackson, Macy, ”, Danny Lawson, Shields, Maya, MND ”, ” Burrow, Burrow’s, ” Sinfield, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Starmer, Rob, Sunak Organizations: CNN — Former, Leeds Rhinos, MND, league, Rugby League, England, Super, League, Marathon, Headingley Rugby Stadium, Headingley, British, Labour Party Locations: Leeds, England, British, Lindsey, Britain

☆ 80th anniversary of D-Day: This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans, so organizers are all-out
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Fifteen Canadian veterans, including three or four that fought on D-Day, are traveling with the Canadian delegation, according to John Desrosiers, the director of international operations for Veterans Affairs Canada. US D-Day veterans attend an event at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial as part of the 79th anniversary D-Day celebrations on June 6, 2023. American and Canadian organizers told CNN that they will seat veterans last at their respective national ceremonies to keep them comfortable. The general public at the American event, for example, may need to be seated about an hour in advance due to security precautions. American troops march up from Omaha Beach on June 18, 1944.

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☆ With Trump, Silicon Valley elites see AI regulation as they see fit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While Musk hasn't formally endorsed Trump, one reason Silicon Valley heavy-hitters could be gravitating toward a convicted former president is a desire to see less regulation on tech development in America. AdvertisementCuban, a vocal opponent of Trump who has expressed his support for Joe Biden, told Business Insider in an email that he views the support from Silicon Valley and Wall Street billionaires for Trump as "self-serving." "So unless it's very light touch, which is unlikely at this point, the more influence they have over Ai regulation the better the opportunity to advantage themselves." "It's still very early to be imposing regulation," Sacks said. That's not to say every Silicon Valley player investing in AI and Trump hopes to see an unrestrained, Wild West of artificial intelligence development.

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