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Jake Sullivan meets Netanyahu amid rise of Israeli far right
Read MoreThe US official’s visit comes a month after Israel inaugurated the most far-right government in its history.The US official’s visit comes a month after Israel inaugurated the most far-right government in its history.
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Biden lands in California to tour storm-ravaged communities
Read MoreUS president will visit hard-hit areas of California where flooding, intense waves and mudslides forced evacuations.US president will visit hard-hit areas of California where flooding, intense waves and mudslides forced evacuations.
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Halyna Hutchins shooting: Father of slain camerawoman hopes Alec Baldwin charges will bring change to film industry
Read More Camera operator Sarah Jones’ film career was cruelly cut short when she was killed on the set of the 2014 movie Midnight Rider. Her father Richard Jones tells Bevan Hurley that involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin may finally bring meaningful change to industry attitudes towards safety. Camera operator Sarah Jones’ film career…
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George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars
Read More He seems to have lied about everything, from the straightforward to the utterly absurd. Holly Baxter speaks to experts on lying — and reports on why we all become complicit when a prolific liar reels us in He seems to have lied about everything, from the straightforward to the utterly absurd. Holly Baxter…
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‘A whole new level’ of war if NATO arms Ukraine, Russia warns
Read More‘Extremely dangerous’ move to supply Kyiv with heavy weapons could threaten ‘global and pan-European security’.’Extremely dangerous’ move to supply Kyiv with heavy weapons could threaten ‘global and pan-European security’.
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US ‘working’ on arming Latin America – general
Read More General Laura Richardson suggested that Washington may arm its enemies if they donate their own weapons to Ukraine General Laura J. Richardson, who heads the Pentagon’s Southern Command, claimed on Thursday that Washington is in talks with as many as nine Latin American countries, aimed at supplying them with American weapons if they…
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Halyna Hutchins shooting: Alec Baldwin will ‘fight’ manslaughter charges as lawyer blasts ‘miscarriage of justice’
Read More ‘We will fight these charges, and we will win’, Baldwin’s lawyer Luke Nikas says over Rust shooting ‘We will fight these charges, and we will win’, Baldwin’s lawyer Luke Nikas says over Rust shooting
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Scholz stalls on Ukraine tanks decision but looks poised to give go-ahead
Read More Observers expect Germany’s hesitant chancellor will soon say yes to allowing supply of Leopards to war effort Less than a year ago it would have seemed barely imaginable that the German state would be supplying arms in a conflict. Yet now the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, finds himself under mounting international pressure to give…
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Supreme Court says internal probe hasn’t found leaker of Dobbs ruling
Read More ‘The team has to date been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence’ ‘The team has to date been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence’
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Why has Germany prevented supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine?
Read MoreWhy are tanks seen as so crucial in the war?Why are tanks seen as so crucial in the war?
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A tradition of plunging in an icy river persists in Ukraine, despite the war
Read More For many in Ukraine, the tradition of plunging into an icy body of water on Epiphany, which marks the day of Jesus’ baptism, serves as a reminder that the new year represents a fresh start. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) For many in Ukraine, the tradition of plunging into an icy body of water…
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Family says six-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher has ‘acute disability’
Read More The family of the six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Newport News, Virginia has said that he suffers from an “acute disability”. The family of the six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Newport News, Virginia has said that he suffers from an “acute disability”.
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UAE-based company still promotes Russian armored vehicles
Read More UAE-based Streit Group, one of the world’s largest armored vehicle manufacturers, is still promoting Russian-made combat vehicles on its website and promo. Streit Group has released on its YouTube Channel a promo video with contains footage of the VPK-Ural vehicle developed and manufactured in Russia by the Military-Industrial Company (VPK). The VPK-Ural is…
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Stockport hospital failed woman who took poisonous substance, inquest finds
Read More Priory hospital Cheadle Royal provided ‘inadequate care’ for Beth Matthews, who killed herself last year A private psychiatric hospital provided “inadequate care” for a woman who killed herself by swallowing a poisonous substance, a jury has found. Beth Matthews, a mental health blogger, was being treated as an NHS patient for a personality…
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Kshama Sawant: America’s highest profile socialist not to seek reelection
Read More Socialist wildely credited with helping Seattle become first major US city establish $15-per hour miniumum wage Socialist wildely credited with helping Seattle become first major US city establish $15-per hour miniumum wage
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France strikes: One million protest against Macron’s rise in retirement age
Read MoreProtesters take to the streets across France over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.Protesters take to the streets across France over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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Fox chief Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in Dominion defamation
Read MoreMurdoch will be questioned in $1.6bn defamation lawsuit over his network’s coverage of unfounded US vote-rigging claims.Murdoch will be questioned in $1.6bn defamation lawsuit over his network’s coverage of unfounded US vote-rigging claims.
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Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 Sainsbury’s outlets
Read More Group says move due to ‘changing market conditions’, as industry warns of insufficient government funding Lloyds Pharmacy is closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets amid fears of insufficient government funding for the industry. The group said it was making the closures – which are thought to affect about 2,000 jobs…
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Manhunt underway after five men escape from jail in stolen car
Read More A manhunt is underway after five men escaped from a Missouri jail in a stolen car. A manhunt is underway after five men escaped from a Missouri jail in a stolen car.
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Massive strikes hit France
Read More Teachers, railway workers and public sector employees abandoned their posts to protest a planned increase in the retirement age Train services, schools, flights and scores of businesses in France were disrupted on Thursday as labor unions organized mass protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age to 64, a move…
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Kim Kardashian buys amethyst cross pendant worn by Princess Diana
Read MoreThe cross belonged to the late businessman Naim Attallah, CBE. It was expected to sell for up to $120,000, but Kardashian spent more.The cross belonged to the late businessman Naim Attallah, CBE. It was expected to sell for up to $120,000, but Kardashian spent more.
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Head of Indian wrestling federation accused of sexual harassment
Read More Wrestlers including Olympic medallists stage sit-in demanding federation is disbanded Two Olympic medal-winning wrestlers in India have accused the head of their sport’s governing body and its coaches of sexually harassing female players and have vowed to protest until the federation is disbanded and its leader investigated. Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, who…
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Plymouth shooting inquest: police took ‘high risk’ decision to return shotgun licence
Read More Devon and Cornwall force say they did not have enough staff to deal with number of licensing applications A police force that took the “high risk” decision to return a shotgun licence to a man who went on to kill five people in Plymouth has admitted it did not have enough staff to…
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Alec Baldwin shooting: Halyna Hutchins cried out ‘that was no good’ seconds after fatal shot
Read More Hutchins, director of photography for the Western film Rust, died on 21 October after Baldwin discharged a firearm while practising a gun-drawing technique on set Hutchins, director of photography for the Western film Rust, died on 21 October after Baldwin discharged a firearm while practising a gun-drawing technique on set
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Halyna Hutchins’ final words after being shot on Alec Baldwin’s Rust set
Read More Hutchins, director of photography for the Western film ‘Rust’ died on 21 October 2021 after Baldwin discharged a firearm while practising a gun-drawing technique on set Hutchins, director of photography for the Western film ‘Rust’ died on 21 October 2021 after Baldwin discharged a firearm while practising a gun-drawing technique on set
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Russia suggests “defeat” in Ukraine could “trigger a nuclear war”
Read MoreThe Kremlin and its allies have long tried to paint Vladimir Putin’s assault on his neighbors as an existential war, and they want the world to believe they mean it.The Kremlin and its allies have long tried to paint Vladimir Putin’s assault on his neighbors as an existential war, and they want the world…
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Nato nations pledge ‘unprecedented’ military aid to Ukraine – but no German tanks yet
Read More ‘I am moderately moderately pessimistic because the Germans are defending themselves against this like a devil protects himself against holy water,’ says Polish PM ‘I am moderately moderately pessimistic because the Germans are defending themselves against this like a devil protects himself against holy water,’ says Polish PM
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Alec Baldwin charged with manslaughter over ‘Rust’ shooting
Read MoreBaldwin denied wrongdoing after accidentally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set with a prop gun in 2021.Baldwin denied wrongdoing after accidentally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set with a prop gun in 2021.
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Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting on Rust film set
Read More Film’s armorer overseeing weapons, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will also be charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 shooting The actor Alec Baldwin is facing criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal of the western film Rust, according to prosecutors. The film’s armorer overseeing weapons, Hannah…
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Ukraine: European countries to donate more heavy weapons
Read MoreNine European nations promise more artillery and missiles, ahead of a major donor conference on Friday.Nine European nations promise more artillery and missiles, ahead of a major donor conference on Friday.
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Lara Trump’s show devolves into conspiracies over Joe Biden’s classified papers
Read More Ex-president’s daughter-in-law helps take heat off Mar-a-Lago scandal Ex-president’s daughter-in-law helps take heat off Mar-a-Lago scandal
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RMT has received new pay offer from train operators, union says
Read More Companies have made a ‘final offer’ to union including pay rise of 9% over two years UK politics live – latest news updates Train operators have made a fresh offer to the RMT union of a 9% rise over two years for onboard crew and station staff, raising hopes of a breakthrough in…
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Alec Baldwin shot a woman on set. He’s now facing involuntary manslaughter charges. What changed?
Read More Nearly 15 months after the fatal shooting, investigators announced criminal charges over the on set fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Bevan Hurley explains the complicated case Nearly 15 months after the fatal shooting, investigators announced criminal charges over the on set fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Bevan Hurley explains…
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The Journalist Stranded in Europe’s "Guantᮡmo"
Read More NABARNIZ, Spain, Jan 19 (IPS) – It’s 23 hours a day in a cell without natural light and just one to walk around in a 7×4-metre courtyard. For Pablo González, an independent Spanish-Russian journalist, it’s been almost a year spent in solitary confinement in Poland. Read the full story, “The Journalist Stranded in…
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They were Biden’s biggest fans at the beginning of his presidency. What do they think of him now?
Read More A few of the 46th president’s prominent boosters sound off to Andrew Feinberg on whether the reality matches the hype A few of the 46th president’s prominent boosters sound off to Andrew Feinberg on whether the reality matches the hype
