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A FORMER Foreign Office official has claimed bosses told him to downplay Israel’s war crimes in Gaza so they “sounded less bad”.

Gunmaker Smith Wesson Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:SWBI) reported Thursday that steel tariffs by the Donald Trump administration cut into its profitability last quarter and are expected to continue squeezing margins. The company posted a net loss for its first fiscal quarter despite what it called robust demand for new products.

This is supposed to be the era of manufacturer-led Formula 1. A sport dominated by the mega-buck operations set up by vast global entities such as Toyota and Honda, to promote their brands and boost their reputations in markets stretching from the US to China.

Radical racer Marcus Littlewood has shot up to second in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings, while Ali Bray has extended his lead at the top of the table.

Beijing has a virtual monopoly on supply of the critical minerals used to make everything from cars to wind turbines.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants China to lift restrictions on exporting rare earths and other critical minerals that Beijing imposed as part of a yearslong trade war

When the 911 call comes from inside the nursing home, health care workers are sometimes the victims.

Holders of Interrail and Eurail passes have long lamented the hoops they have to jump through to reserve seats on Spanish trains, but all that’s about to change.

Breaking Eurostar’s monopoly was never going to be easy, but a handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it happen.