Fearing explosives, farmers in the DRC torn by war burn their own land Aitrend

Fearing explosives, farmers in the DRC torn by war burn their own land

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Lubero, Democratic Republic of Congo – In February, Stino Muhindo Sivyaghendera turned on a match and held him in the grass in the field of eucalyptus that he had planted three years earlier. During the previous months, the army had installed a position there and had left fatal ammunition behind. He had heard of two … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer vows to defend budget decisions ‘all day’ as farmers criticize ‘disrespectful’ PM | Political news Aitrend

Sir Keir Starmer vows to defend budget decisions ‘all day’ as farmers criticize ‘disrespectful’ PM | Political news

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Sir Keir Starmer said he would defend decisions made in the Budget “all day long”, amid anger from farmers over changes to inheritance tax. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this last month in his keynote speech that from April 2026, farms worth more than £1 million will face an inheritance tax rate of 20%, instead of … Read more