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Friday, January 16, 2026
TopicScotland

Topic: scotland

UK’s PM Starmer to meet US President Trump later this month in Scotland

Trump & Starmer recently signed a trade deal on the sidelines of a G7 meeting that formally lowered some U.S. tariffs on imports from Britain.

UK’s Labour Party wins Scottish by-election after bitter campaigns, defeats SNP & Reform UK

PM Keir Starmer’s Labour secured a surprise victory as voters rallied around popular local candidate Davy Russell, winning 8,559 votes in the election for the Scottish parliament.

Former Scottish First Minister visits Philippines

Lord Jack McConnell met with local leaders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.

Stonehenge’s giant Altar Stone came all the way from north-east Scotland

This stunning discovery sheds new light on the capabilities and long-range connections of Britain’s Neolithic inhabitants.

John Swinney to replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s first minister

Swinney was the SNP leader from 2000 to 2004, serving as Scotland's deputy first minister and finance minister. He was the sole candidate in the contest to pick a new premier.

Loch Ness monster aficionados prepare for the biggest hunt in 50 years

Amateur sleuths and fans of the supernatural creature will gather in Scotland to hunt and find evidence of the country’s biggest mystery.

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Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.