Donald Trump’s decision to launch “major combat operations” in Iran is the biggest gamble by any American president since George Bush invaded Iraq more than two decades ago. The US commander in chief – who came to power as an arch opponent of the US’s so-called “forever wars” – has set out ambitious and extensive […]
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A man has been charged after a statue of Sir Winston Churchill was defaced with graffiti. Words including “Zionist war criminal”, “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine” were sprayed in red paint on the bronze statue in Parliament Square in Westminster in the early hours of Friday. Caspar San Giorgio, 38, of no fixed address,
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Former US president Bill Clinton has released a video statement on his deposition over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The 42nd president became the first sitting or former president to testify before members of Congress in more than 40 years, as he faced the House Oversight Committee in their investigation into the paedophile financier. In
Amid all the investigations into the Epstein affair, there is much talk – and no argument – about the importance of listening to the survivors. And yet, at a lectern outside the venue where she’d just been questioning a former president, Republican Nancy Mace told the media this: “Epstein victims have exonerated President Trump. This
Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK’s asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration. The home secretary will say the generosity of the British asylum system is attracting people from across the world, funding human traffickers and encouraging false asylum claims, according to a government source, She is
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A military plane has crashed on to a busy road in the city of El Alto, near Bolivia’s capital La Paz, killing 15 people and injuring at least 30 others, according to media reports. The Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft was transporting new banknotes to the interior of the country, media station Unitel said, citing
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Not one, not two, but six planets are due to line up in the night skies this weekend in a relatively rare planetary parade. The phenomenon will see Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune align, with some of the planets visible to the naked eye. This will mean a potential of six planets on
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In the most clear and consequential policy move on AI safety yet, the Trump administration has announced it will blacklist a leading AI lab over its refusal to allow unfettered access to its technology for military purposes. It is the president and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, going nuclear over Anthropic’s refusal to allow
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At night, in 100 parks across the UK, small solar panelled lights illuminate wooden benches with these words carved into the wood: “Someone is always listening”. This week, half a dozen former football stars unveiled the 100th bench of this kind. They are a simple but powerful beacon of hope for people suffering from mental
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American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka has died aged 86. In a statement, the family of the Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and Laughter In The Rain singer said: “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka. “A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions,
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