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Labour is already dominating the online general election campaign | Matthew McGregor
Read More Starmer’s party was quicker out of the digital gate, with slicker, more engaging content than the Tory offering The video opens with an old clip of Cilla Black singing her classic ‘Surprise, Surprise!’. The caption reads “POV: Rishi Sunak turns up at your 18th birthday to send you to war.” This appeared on…
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Social Security chief resigns amid claims she tried to block investigations into her office
Read More Several problems emerged under Social Security Inspector General Gail Ennis’ leadership Several problems emerged under Social Security Inspector General Gail Ennis’ leadership
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India’s exit polls predict a big majority for Modi’s BJP-led alliance
Read MoreA summary of exit polls project the NDA could win between 355 and 380 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliament.A summary of exit polls project the NDA could win between 355 and 380 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliament.
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North Korea launches new wave of ‘trash balloons’ towards South Korea
Read MoreNorth Korea says balloons are a response to leaflets launched across border by activists in South Korea.North Korea says balloons are a response to leaflets launched across border by activists in South Korea.
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Being a politician was ‘very yucky’, ex-MP Rory Stewart tells Hay audience
Read More Former Tory minister admits at festival that he felt a fraud due to need to give the impression he was in three places at once Former Conservative MP Rory Stewart found being a politician “very yucky” and felt like a fraud, he told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. Asked whether he…
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How federal agents protect candidates in Mexico’s deadly election season
Read MoreCongressional candidate Bryan LeBaron was nervous about accepting a government security team. Then he saw the benefits.Congressional candidate Bryan LeBaron was nervous about accepting a government security team. Then he saw the benefits.
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What do Mother Teresa, Al Capone, Elvis and Jesus have in common? Trump has compared himself to all of them
Read More Mother Teresa joins a long list of historical figures that the former president has improbably claimed kinship with, writes Joe Sommerlad Mother Teresa joins a long list of historical figures that the former president has improbably claimed kinship with, writes Joe Sommerlad
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Watch Biden React to Trump Blaming Him For Hush-Money Trial Conviction
Read More As President Joe Biden started walking out of the press room on Friday afternoon, after finishing a speech outlining a cease-fire plan for the Israel-Hamas war, a journalist called out, questioning him on former President Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial conviction. “Donald Trump refers to himself as a ‘political prisoner’ and blames you…
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Record number of NHS mental health patients kept in hospitals longer than necessary
Read More Lack of care and support leaves patients stranded on units when they are clinically ready to be discharged The number of patients stuck in NHS mental health units in England despite being clinically ready to leave has reached its highest level in at least eight years. “Delayed discharges” of patients from hospitals in…
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British kayaker who went missing found dead in Swiss lake
Read More Family and friends pay tribute to British record-holder Bren Orton, 29, who disappeared in the Melezza River A British man who went missing while kayaking in Switzerland has been found dead, Swiss police have confirmed. Bren Orton, 29, went missing on 16 May. Authorities searched for the professional kayaker for two weeks before…
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Environmental activist sticks protest poster to Monet’s “Poppy Field”
Read MoreThe activist targeted Claude Monet’s “Poppy Field” painting, affixing a sticker that covered about half of the artwork with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene.The activist targeted Claude Monet’s “Poppy Field” painting, affixing a sticker that covered about half of the artwork with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene.
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Seoul warns public of more balloons being sent from North Korea
Read More A city-wide message asks people not to touch the balloons and that they will be handled by the military Seoul warned the public on Saturday to avoid more balloons sent from North Korea and to report them to the military or police. South Korea’s military said North Korea was sending more balloons carrying…
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Polls close in India after mammoth six-week election
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‘I miss my solitude’: Booker winner Paul Lynch says he is a ‘social introvert’
Read More Author of novel Prophet Song about an imagined fascist Ireland tells Hay audience he is not a political writer “I miss my solitude,” last year’s Booker prize winner Paul Lynch told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. “In many ways I didn’t sign up for this. I’m an introvert who’s learned how…
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Hackers carry out major attack on Germany’s centre-right CDU party
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Downtown Atlanta water service disrupted, forcing business closings, water boil notice
Read MoreDowntown Atlanta businesses and attractions were closed as the city tried to repair water main breaks that led to water outages and low pressureDowntown Atlanta businesses and attractions were closed as the city tried to repair water main breaks that led to water outages and low pressure
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New documentary explores real-life “Truman Show” in Japan
Read MoreIn “The Truman Show,” Jim Carrey’s character, Truman, learns that his entire life is a lie and that he is the subject of a reality TV show. Before the film even hit theaters, a similar real-life scenario was taking place in Japan: Nasubi, a 22-year-old aspiring comedian, became an unwitting participant on a twisted…
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NATO expansion not to blame for Ukraine conflict – US defense chief
Read More Moscow has cited Kiev’s aspirations to join the military bloc as among the reasons for the military campaign NATO’s eastward expansion was not to blame for the outbreak of the military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin believes. He singled Moscow out as the sole responsible party for the…
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‘She just says blah blah’: why Italy’s downtrodden are turning against Giorgia Meloni
Read More The PM is talking up her underdog credentials ahead of this week’s European elections. But many in an impoverished Rome neighbourhood are sceptical Sitting in the dark, cramped dining room of her home in Tor Bella Monaca, a densely populated council estate on the outskirts of Rome, Giovanna has just returned from one…
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No Gaza ceasefire until Israel war aims achieved, Netanyahu says
Read MoreIsrael’s PM says war in Gaza will not end until Hamas is defeated and all hostages returned.Israel’s PM says war in Gaza will not end until Hamas is defeated and all hostages returned.
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South Africa to embark on new political path after ANC loses majority
Read More After 30 years in power, the African National Congress must engage in tricky coalition talks with its rivals The African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid…
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Hostage Families Call For Biden-Backed Cease-Fire Deal. Israel Says Conditions Must be Met
Read More TEL AVIV, Israel — Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by U.S. President Joe Biden to end the nearly 8-month-long war and bring their relatives home, but Israel’s government said conditions for a cease-fire still must be met. Biden outlined a three-phase…
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Gaza: The War on Hospitals
Read MoreIsrael is attacking Gaza’s hospitals in violation of international law, but is it part of a pattern going back to 1948?Israel is attacking Gaza’s hospitals in violation of international law, but is it part of a pattern going back to 1948?
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How Biden’s Reversal Could Change the War in Ukraine
Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS – It may be President Biden’s most consequential decision about the Ukraine war since Russia’s February 2022 invasion: allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with American weapons. “The president recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use U.S.-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region,”…
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North Korea is sending more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
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North Korea floats more excrement-filled balloons over South Korean border
Read MoreSouth Korea’s military has warned people to avoid touching the balloons and report them to authorities.South Korea’s military has warned people to avoid touching the balloons and report them to authorities.
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In a historic election, South Africa’s ANC loses majority for the first time
Read More In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time. (Image credit: Zinyange Auntony) In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time.
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ANC Party That Freed South Africa From Apartheid Loses Its Majority in Landmark Election
Read More JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant…
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Man appears in court charged with murder of Amie Gray
Read More Nasen Saadi also charged with attempted murder of another woman on beach in Bournemouth in May A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Amie Gray and the attempted murder of another woman on a beach in Bournemouth. Nasen Saadi, from Croydon, spoke only to confirm his name and…
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A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’
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Photos: India votes in last phase of world’s largest electoral exercise
Read MoreIndians cast ballots in the last phase of the country’s weeks-long electoral process.Indians cast ballots in the last phase of the country’s weeks-long electoral process.
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Climate deniers like DeSantis hurt most vulnerable communities, scientists say
Read More On first day of predicted intense Atlantic hurricane season, Nature Conservancy urges action and warns against misinformation Misinformation spread by climate deniers such as Florida’s extremist Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, increases the “vulnerability” of communities in the path of severe weather events, scientists are warning. The message comes on Saturday, the first day…
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Nelson Mandela’s party loses 30-year majority in South Africa
Read MoreWith nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in the election, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid.With nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in the election, well short of…
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Will the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 help cricket finally take off in the US?
Read MoreCricket has been historically unsuccessful in winning over the US, so how can the T20 World Cup help flip the script?Cricket has been historically unsuccessful in winning over the US, so how can the T20 World Cup help flip the script?
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Close race as Iceland votes to elect new president
Read MoreNo single issue has dominated the campaign period for the polls, which is likely to be a race between three women.No single issue has dominated the campaign period for the polls, which is likely to be a race between three women.
