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Stop taking advantage of Ukraine crisis, China warns US
Read More Beijing has pushed back on Washington’s “groundless” claims about arming Moscow Washington is deliberately prolonging the Ukraine conflict and seeking to profit from it, while “smearing” Beijing with false accusations, the Chinese deputy envoy to the UN told the Security Council on Monday. During the meeting about the Ukraine conflict, Ambassador Geng Shuang…
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Mom speaks out after daughter is detained for bringing ammo to the Caribbean
Read More Sharitta Shinese Grier is the fifth American to be detained in the Turks and Caicos Islands since February for carrying ammunition into the British territory Sharitta Shinese Grier is the fifth American to be detained in the Turks and Caicos Islands since February for carrying ammunition into the British territory
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Michael Cohen admits to stealing from Trump Organization while clawing back Stormy Daniels’ hush money
Read More Cohen paid a tech firm to rig opinion polls for Trump, then overbilled his former boss as a form of ‘self help’ Cohen paid a tech firm to rig opinion polls for Trump, then overbilled his former boss as a form of ‘self help’
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Portal installations linking Dublin to New York City reopen after shutdown
Read More Two installations host a 24/7 live stream in both cities, but a small number of visitors initially abused the opportunity The live video portal linking Dublin, Ireland, to New York, New York, has reopened after unruly behavior got the modern art sculpture temporarily shut down. The two installations making up the Portal –…
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UK infected blood scandal report confirms this tragedy was preventable
Read More To many who were infected, or whose loved ones were, the report confirms what they already knew “We have been gaslit for generations,” was the reaction of Andy Evans, chair of campaign group Tainted Blood, in response to the final report into the contaminated blood scandal. To many who were infected, or whose…
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ChatGPT suspends AI voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson
Read More OpenAI says ‘Sky’ is not an imitation of actor’s voice after users compare it to AI companion character in film Her OpenAI removed a heavily promoted voice option from ChatGPT on Monday, following a widespread reaction to the flirtatious, feminine voice that sounded almost identical to Scarlett Johansson. The company used the voice,…
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Diplomatic row deepens after Javier Milei calls wife of Spanish PM ‘corrupt’
Read More Spain recalls ambassador from Buenos Aires and demands apology from Argentina’s populist president The Spanish government has recalled its ambassador from Buenos Aires and repeated its calls for Argentina’s populist president, Javier Milei, to apologise after he reopened a festering diplomatic row by suggesting that the wife of Spain’s prime minister was “corrupt”.…
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Roy Cohn: Ruthless McCarthy lieutenant-turned-Trump mentor so universally loathed he was ‘a new strain of sonofab****’
Read More Decades before Trump erected his Tower, an insidiously well-connected New York power-player was cutting a ruthless path through US society, politics and courtroom battles. A new film debuting at Cannes charts Roy Cohn’s outsized influences on America and the 45th president, writes Sheila Flynn Decades before Trump erected his Tower, an insidiously well-connected…
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UK report finds decades-long infected blood scandal was covered up
Read MoreReport lays bare a ‘catalogue of failures’ with ‘catastrophic’ consequences for victims and their loved ones.Report lays bare a ‘catalogue of failures’ with ‘catastrophic’ consequences for victims and their loved ones.
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‘We were kids’: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials
Read More Pupils were viewed as ‘cheaper than chimps’ at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C UK politics live – latest updatesKey takeaways from infected blood report A survivor of a school at the centre of the contaminated blood scandal where pupils were viewed as “cheaper than chimps” says…
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Hunter Biden says he’s suing Fox News because they used drug addiction to ‘dehumanize’ him and take down dad
Read More President’s son argues right-wing network used leaks of his private photos to establish image of him as a ‘degenerate drug addict’ President’s son argues right-wing network used leaks of his private photos to establish image of him as a ‘degenerate drug addict’
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Soldiers’ drawings, possible Napoleon hanging, found on 18th-century door
Read MoreA door to a French Revolution-era watchtower in England is engraved with more than 50 drawings, including gruesome depictions of people being hanged.A door to a French Revolution-era watchtower in England is engraved with more than 50 drawings, including gruesome depictions of people being hanged.
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Close-up of Iranian president’s helicopter wreckage broadcast on TV after crash
Read More Close-up images of what a Turkish television channel said were the remains of the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi‘s helicopter that crashed in northwest Iran, killing him and the country’s foreign minister, were broadcast on Monday, 20 May. Close-up images of what a Turkish television channel said were the remains of the Iranian president…
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Gilgo Beach serial killer investigators return to Rex Heuermann’s home for another search
Read More Mr Heuermann, 60, pleaded not guilty to killing four women whose bodies were found in Gilgo Beach Mr Heuermann, 60, pleaded not guilty to killing four women whose bodies were found in Gilgo Beach
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Israel-Gaza – live: ICC seeks arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu for alleged war crimes
Read More Prosecutor Karim Khan is also seeking warrants for three top Hamas leaders over 7 October terror attack on Israel Prosecutor Karim Khan is also seeking warrants for three top Hamas leaders over 7 October terror attack on Israel
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Netanyahu under pressure to detail post-war plans for Gaza
Read MoreIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from both the U.S. and his country’s parliament to explain what will happen in Gaza after the war against Hamas.Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from both the U.S. and his country’s parliament to explain what will happen in Gaza after the war against…
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Slovakian PM Robert Fico communicating and stable, say doctors
Read More Health update comes as country reels from assassination attempt and contends with political fallout The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition and communicating after last week’s assassination attempt, doctors have said, as the country continues to grapple with the political fallout from the shooting. On Monday, the FD Roosevelt…
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Edinburgh rape crisis worker wins tribunal over gender critical views
Read More Hearing finds Roz Adams was unfairly dismissed after questioning rules on trans women working with survivors A rape crisis worker was unfairly dismissed from her role at a support centre for survivors of abuse after she expressed gender critical views, a tribunal has ruled. Roz Adams was subjected to a “Kafkaesque” internal disciplinary…
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House Republicans vow to kill renewed Senate Democratic effort at immigration reform – live
Read More Latest push shows Democrats are worried about not looking tough enough on US southern border as polls show immigration a major concern for voters In a letter to lawmakers, Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic majority leader, appealed to Republicans to reconsider their opposition to the bipartisan Border Act as he moves towards holding…
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Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch
Read MoreDonald Trump’s former lawyer is the prosecution’s last witness in the ex-president’s hush-money trial in New York.Donald Trump’s former lawyer is the prosecution’s last witness in the ex-president’s hush-money trial in New York.
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International Diplomat Erik Solheim on Politics, Climate Change, Much-Needed UN Reform and Trump
Read More OSLO, May 20 (IPS) – Politician and diplomat Erik Solheim argues that developed countries should bear responsibility for the environmental damage they cause. Talking about the Loss and Damage Fund, which is critical to bringing climate justice to communities in the developing world, he says it’s important that it become unbureaucratic and focus…
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Trump hush-money trial: Michael Cohen expected back in court for final day of testimony – live
Read More Ex-president’s former lawyer due for fourth and likely last day of questioning today as it remains unclear if Trump will testify in criminal trial Sign up to our free Trump on Trial newsletter Donald Trump is entering the courtroom. He turned to look at the left side of the courtroom as he walked…
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Iran’s president, other officials killed in helicopter crash
Read MoreIran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials were killed in a helicopter crash. It took searchers hours to find the wreckage in the steep and mountainous terrain in northwestern Iran.Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials were killed in a helicopter crash. It took searchers hours to find…
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Read MoreA prosecutor has asked the U.N.’s International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, defense minister and 3 top Hamas leaders.A prosecutor has asked the U.N.’s International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, defense minister and 3 top Hamas leaders.
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Boeing whistleblower fears for safety after colleagues’ sudden deaths: ‘I’m always looking to make sure nobody’s following me’
Read More EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m not saying that I’m scared, but at the same time, I can’t put a blind eye to the reality of what could be,’ says whistleblower Santiago Paredes EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m not saying that I’m scared, but at the same time, I can’t put a blind eye to the reality of what could…
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Trump would be committing ‘act of near-insanity’ if he testifies in own defence at hush money trial
Read More Exclusive: Former president taking the stand would be ‘all downside with almost zero up,’ according to a criminal lawyer Exclusive: Former president taking the stand would be ‘all downside with almost zero up,’ according to a criminal lawyer
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‘People are in no mood to mourn’: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi
Read More Iran’s supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the country’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border…
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Haiti: Multinational mission and the “inexorable requirement to restore security conditions”
Read More The establishment of a Multinational Security Support mission for Haiti is moving closer as the Caribbean nation continues to face a crisis of violence and insecurity caused by entrenched criminal gang activity. Read the full story, “Haiti: Multinational mission and the “inexorable requirement to restore security conditions””, on globalissues.org → The establishment of…
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
Read MoreThey are wanted for alleged war crimes committed in the 7 October attacks and the war which followed.They are wanted for alleged war crimes committed in the 7 October attacks and the war which followed.
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ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
Read More Israel’s PM and defense minister as well as Hamas leaders, are suspected of committing war crimes, Karim Khan has said The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Hague-based court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has announced. There are “reasonable grounds to…
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ICC seeking arrest warrant against Israel PM Netanyahu over alleged Gaza war crimes
Read More Chief prosecutor Karim Khan KC also accuses three Hamas leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel Chief prosecutor Karim Khan KC also accuses three Hamas leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel
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Dublin-New York portal reopens with set hours after closing due to ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Read More Portal has extra technological assets to try and prevent the misbehaviour that led to its closure Portal has extra technological assets to try and prevent the misbehaviour that led to its closure
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11 presumed dead, 9 rescued after fishing boat sinks off South Africa
Read More“The families of the bereaved fishermen have been informed that the search has been called off,” an official said.”The families of the bereaved fishermen have been informed that the search has been called off,” an official said.
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Condition of Slovakia’s prime minister improves following an assassination attempt
Read MoreSlovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policiesSlovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policies
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Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s interim president?
Read MoreMokhber led the Iranian supreme leader’s multibillion-dollar charitable conglomerate for 14 years.Mokhber led the Iranian supreme leader’s multibillion-dollar charitable conglomerate for 14 years.
