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The video shows fictitious scenes of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the phone, celebrating with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and others, at the prospect of Mr. Netanyahu losing re-election.
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US president suggests he might support his Argentinian acolyte’s drive to reclaim sovereignty of disputed islandsDonald Trump has long embraced vengeance. “I am your retribution,” he declared to an admiring audience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as he commenced his march back to the White House.It is unlikely Argentina, and far-flung holdovers of the former British empire, were on the US president’s mind at the time. Continue reading...
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The antitrust division was instructed earlier this week to pause all work with the Canadian government, amid a trade dispute.
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Netanyahu maneuvered, with his top rival’s help, as his defense minister urged a dramatically different fight.
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One of two workers rescued from a hydroelectric plant said he had recited prayers over and over while trapped deep underground. “How many days has it been?” he asked.
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Officials decline to confirm whether death was one of two announced last week as Lancaster county outbreak growsA six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles, the Lancaster County coroner has determined, following two measles-related deaths in the county last week.The determination comes as Lancaster county faces a growing measles outbreak. Continue reading...
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The president was moved to a separate aircraft during a July trip after officials learned of a possible Iranian threat, leaving questions about the plane’s defenses unansweredDonald Trump intends to use the Boeing jet gifted by Qatar for his trip to Ireland next week, marking the first time the aircraft will leave the US since concerns were raised over whether it can adequately protect the president from attack.The decision, a senior administration official told the Washington Post, comes weeks
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The case essentially goes back to the same status as before the trial began, and prosecutors have to decide whether to try againFull report: Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy caseSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA Massachusetts jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of murdering her three children, and a mistrial has been declared by Judge William Sullivan.The 12-person jury was made up of nine women and three men
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Fox announced host’s departure Thursday but gave no explanation, only saying it was effective immediatelyMaria Bartiromo’s lawyer sharply denied that she was fired from her job at Fox News on Friday, after reports that she was dismissed after divulging the network’s editorial guidance to the White House.Fox announced Bartiromo’s departure on Thursday but provided no explanation, saying only in a statement that it was effective immediately. Continue reading...
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Just as the party leader had hoped to change the narrative, along came Channel 4 to spoil his conference funWhy, oh why, oh why? You could almost feel Nigel Farage’s frustration. Why was it always him? Surely it was about time that someone gave him a break. There he was trying to earn some money from a Thai crypto billionaire and a gold bullion dealer, and yet still Reform kept getting linked to dodgy cash.It was almost as if a pattern was emerging. First there was the £5m gift, then the Posh Ge
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James Orr, an associate professor, was shown in Channel 4 News footage apparently trying to sidestep electoral lawCambridge University has said it is examining the conduct of James Orr, its associate professor and a top Reform UK aide, after he was filmed appearing to try to circumvent electoral laws on foreign political donations.Orr, the suspended head of policy for the party, is one of two senior officials to step aside after claims that he orchestrated a plot to have polling paid for by a fo
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Nazir Afzal to focus in review’s first stage on support given to professor in immediate period before his deathThe University of Cambridge has asked Nazir Afzal, a former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, to lead the first part of its review into the death of the scholar Jason Arday.Arday died at his home in south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation as a Cambridge professor amid swirling allegations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career. C
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Splits emerge within party after resignation of officials reported to police for apparent plot to evade donations lawNigel Farage sought to shore up his damaged leadership on Friday as he attempted to distance himself from two of his most senior officials reported to the police for apparently plotting to evade the law on foreign donations.As the scandal engulfed Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham, Farage was forced to suspend his closes aide, Dan Jukes, and head of policy, James Orr, aft
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Labor department report alleges Lori Chavez-DeRemer also made a staffer attend a strip club while on a personal tripDonald Trump’s former secretary of labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, drank during working hours, kept alcohol on federal property and made a staffer attend a strip club while on a personal trip, according to a new report by the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General .Chavez-DeRemer was appointed by Trump to serve as labor secretary in January 2025 and resigned in April 2026 am
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Insisting on seeing things for himself, even in hostile terrain, Mr. Carney opposed the closing of the U.S. embassy in Khartoum while Osama Bin Laden established himself there.
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The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
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The late-baroque Portrait of a Lady was lost for 80 years until it was spotted in photographs of a house for sale near Buenos Aires.
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Five of Israel’s six desalinization plants are offline. Untreated wastewater from Gaza’s destroyed sewage system could be part of the problem, experts warn.
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Alejandro Betancourt was warned that taking on the U.S. government as a business partner would have costs, but America's backing already is providing big benefits.
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British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rulesWhat is the latest finance scandal facing Reform UK?A polling firm at the centre of allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law is being investigated by two industry bodies.JL Partners, which is run by former Conservative aides, has been accused of breaking transparency rules by failing to declare that three separate polls had been commissioned by th