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Man jailed for life after Israel-Gaza ‘revenge’ murder in Hartlepool
Read More Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney, 70, and tried to kill another man in attacks described as terrorism A man who murdered a pensioner in the street in “revenge” for the Israel-Gaza conflict has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 45 years. Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney, 70, six…
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French police kill armed man who set synagogue on fire in Rouen
Read More Interior ministry says armed suspect ‘neutralised’ after attempting to set fire to synagogue in Normandy city French police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue – latest updates French police have shot dead a man armed with a knife and iron bar who set fire to a synagogue in the…
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China to cut mortgage rates as part of plan to prop up property market
Read More Local authorities will be allowed to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing China will cut mortgage rates and allow local authorities to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing, in a series of drastic measures by Beijing aimed at propping up the country’s faltering property market. The People’s Bank of…
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British asylum housing tycoon breaks into Sunday Times rich list
Read More Graham King, whose firm is paid £3.5m a day to accommodate arrivals in the UK, listed among country’s 350 richest people An Essex businessman who won government contracts paying his company £3.5m a day for transporting and accommodating asylum seekers has been named among the 350 richest people in the UK. Graham King,…
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Maine mass shooter had ‘severe’ traumatic brain injury from time as grenade instructor, family tells commission
Read More ‘I wish I had done everything in my power to get him the help he needed,’ the sister of the Maine mass shooter testifies ‘I wish I had done everything in my power to get him the help he needed,’ the sister of the Maine mass shooter testifies
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Preview: Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk – heavyweight boxing fight
Read MoreThe contest will decide the first undisputed heavyweight champ in nearly 25 years, with both fighters unbeaten as pros.The contest will decide the first undisputed heavyweight champ in nearly 25 years, with both fighters unbeaten as pros.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clash over ‘fake eyelashes’ accusation
Read More Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed after the Republican accused Democrat Representative Jasmine Crockett of wearing “fake eyelashes” during a chaotic House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday, 16 May. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed after the Republican accused Democrat Representative Jasmine Crockett of wearing “fake eyelashes” during a chaotic House…
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Key weeks ahead for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Read MoreRussia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.
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WWF Pakistan: Industry backing needed to unlock regenerative agriculture potential
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EU hits Meta with new investigation
Read More Facebook and Instagram could cause addictive behavior in children, the European Commission claims The EU has launched a new investigation into Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm tasked with proposing new laws and policies,…
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First Thing: Man who killed Black Lives Matter protester pardoned
Read More Texas governor pardons Daniel Perry, who has been serving a 25-year sentence for murder. Plus, more David Copperfield accusations Good morning. A former US army sergeant who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice has been pardoned by the…
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Why I Kept My Kinks a Secret
Read More For the past decade, while I worked on a novel, I clung to a lie. On most days, I recited this lie, out loud, as if praying, hoping to relax the panic that held me in its grip for much of that time, and still hasn’t let me go. It kept me writing,…
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Discovery of long-lost river may solve ancient pyramid mystery
Read MoreThe 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
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Russia’s Putin eyes greater support from China for Ukraine war effort
Read MoreIn a visit also focused on trade, the Russian leader hails the partnership with China that guarantees energy security.In a visit also focused on trade, the Russian leader hails the partnership with China that guarantees energy security.
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‘Exhausting and extremely dangerous’: Mohammad Rasoulof on his hazardous escape from eight-year sentence
Read More Exclusive: The Iranian director of The Seed of the Sacred Fig details how he discarded electronic devices and fled over the mountains on foot Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof escaped imminent imprisonment in Iran by discarding all trackable electronic devices and walking across a mountainous borderland on foot, the film-maker has told the Guardian…
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Israel accuses South Africa of false claims at ICJ
Read MoreIsrael’s lawyers push back against South Africa, which is trying to get its Rafah offensive stopped.Israel’s lawyers push back against South Africa, which is trying to get its Rafah offensive stopped.
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Why Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s speech embraced at Benedictine College’s commencement
Read More Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism, but he received a standing ovation at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism, but he received a standing ovation at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas
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Finland auctions off asylum seekers’ bicycles
Read More The Nordic nation previously accused Russia of aiding illegal migrants in a bid to undermine the EU – a claim Moscow has strongly denied Finnish authorities have auctioned off a hundred bicycles used by asylum seekers to cross the border with Russia. Authorities said that most migrants attempting to enter the Nordic country…
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Mom of Chiefs player under fire for telling women to be homemakers is a renowned physicist
Read More The chiefs player comes from a line of oncologists The chiefs player comes from a line of oncologists
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Ukraine situation ‘obviously incredibly dire’ – Washington
Read More Kiev’s forces have been rapidly losing ground to Russia in Kharkov Region Ukraine is on the back foot in its conflict with Russia but renewed American military aid should turn the tide, a spokesman for the Department of State has said. Kiev’s forces have experienced a series of setbacks on the battlefield in…
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Jeremy Hunt attempts to draw general election dividing line between the Conservatives and Labour over tax – UK politics live
Read More The chancellor is expected to attempt to draw up an election battle line between the Conservatives and Labour over tax The Daily Express and Daily Mail have both asked questions about the taxing of pensions. Jeremy Hunt is on combative grounds here. He is asked when calling Labour’s plans a “myth” is he…
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North Korea continues recent spate of weapons tests, South says
Read MoreNorth Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill.North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew…
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Suspect in shooting of Slovak prime minister is escorted to his home as police search for evidence
Read MoreA man charged with attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been escorted by police to his homeA man charged with attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been escorted by police to his home
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French police kill man trying to ‘burn synagogue’
Read MoreFrench police kill an armed man who aimed to set fire to Rouen synagogue, the interior minister says.French police kill an armed man who aimed to set fire to Rouen synagogue, the interior minister says.
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French police shoot dead armed man who wanted to burn down synagogue, officials say – Europe live
Read More The attacker was carrying a knife and iron bar, according to local authorities Le Figaro reports that police intervened around 6:45am due to smoke at a Rouen synagogue. Officials saw a suspect on the roof, who then jumped and rushed at police with an iron bar and knife and tried to stab a…
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Decade-old image of Ugandan mudslide misleadingly shared as Kenyan landslide
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine drone attack in Crimea cuts power supplies in Sevastopol
Read More A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea early on Friday caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia, as Russian troops continue to make advances in Kharkiv Ukrainian forces shot down all 20 drones Russia dispatched in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Friday.…
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Aid starts flowing into Gaza Strip across pier U.S. just finished building
Read MoreTrucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have started rolling across a newly-built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time.Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have started rolling across a newly-built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time.
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Israel-Gaza war: Israel to respond after South Africa urges ICJ to order halt to Rafah offensive
Read More Israel to appear at international court of justice in response to request that judges issue emergency order to stop offensive into Gaza’s southernmost city See all our Middle East coverage Rebecca Ratcliffe is the Guardian’s south-east Asia correspondent. Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths of two…
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US House pushes through bill to send arms to Israel
Read More The Biden administration paused a delivery of heavy bombs to the Jewish state last week over fears they would be used in Rafah The Republican majority in the House of Representatives has passed a bill designed to force shipments of US heavy munitions to Israel. The White House had held off on a…
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Four dead and almost one million without power as severe storm rips through Texas
Read More Four dead, windows shattered and almost a million left without power after fast moving storm rips through Texas Four dead, windows shattered and almost a million left without power after fast moving storm rips through Texas
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Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea leaves Sevastopol without power
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Protesters meet with University of Melbourne after police action threatened over pro-Palestine camp
Read More Encampment at Arts West building continues as tensions simmer at other university campuses Pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Melbourne have met with executives a day after police action was threatened over an encampment inside one of it’s buildings. As tensions simmer between university administrations and student activists across the nation, those inside…
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Irish woman says Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner’s eyes ‘bored into my skull’
Read More Hazel Behan alleges Christian Brückner tied her up, raped her and whipped her for hours when she worked in Portugal in 2004 Hazel Behan alleges Christian Brückner tied her up, raped her and whipped her for hours when she worked in Portugal in 2004
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Severe Storms in Southeast Texas Leave Several Dead and Many Without Power
Read More HOUSTON — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 850,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Officials urged residents to keep off roads, as…