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Toyota's Hybrid Surge Drives Record 2025 Sales, Defying Trade Headwinds

Toyota Motor Corp. has cemented its position as the world's top-selling automaker for 2025, posting record global sales fueled by robust demand for its hybrid vehicles. The results underscore the company's strategic bet on a multi-pathway approach to electrification, even as new U.S. tariffs and shifting trade policies challenge the global industry.

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Pressure Mounts on Lord Mandelson to Resign from House of Lords Amid Deepening Epstein Scandal Fallout

Former UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, faces intensifying political and public pressure to relinquish his lifetime seat in the House of Lords following new revelations about his financial and personal ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for his resignation, as documents suggest payments and close correspondence between the two.