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The author, who will interview members of royal family for book, says being chosen for role is a 'profound honour'Anna Keay, a historian whose most celebrated book is about Britain's republican period, has been confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II's official biographer.Keay will interview members of the royal family and the late queen's friends and...
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President Trump said "very good conversations” are taking place with Iran after warning the U.S. may start "dropping bombs again” if no deal is met by next week when the ceasefire with Iran expires. It comes as Iran is declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed in response to the U.S. continuing its blockade of Iranian ports. NBC News' Julie Tsikrin...
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Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSupanova continues in Melbourne after pedestrian killed, another seriously injuredA comics and gaming convention in Melbourne will continue on Sunday morning, after a person was killed and another seriously injured leaving the event last night.We here at Supanova...
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Passengers on flight from Chicago to New York exited via slides as FBI, bomb technicians and K-9 unit responded Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA United Airlines flight bound for New York City was forced to land and evacuate in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning after crew members reported a "possible...
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The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in MoscowUkrainian investigators are examining whether a terrorist attack in Kyiv was directed by Moscow after a man shot dead six people on Saturday before he was killed by police.The gunman, 58, opened fire on passersby before barricading himself...
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The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuseSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton's free Clear Air newsletter hereIs this how a national scheme to cut climate pollution is supposed to work?Australian government data released this week...
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Coal Australia denies its donations to the 'community-driven association' amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the publicGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn "independent, community-driven association” that ran anti-Labor adverts during the last federal election was entirely funded by a coal...
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Officers responded after group claimed to have targeted nearby Israeli embassy with 'dangerous substances'Kensington Gardens in London has reopened after the discovery of several suspicious items including two jars containing a powdered substance that was deemed to be non-hazardous, police said.Officers in protective clothing responded to an...
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Soldiers were participating in 'land navigation training' when bear injured them in a 'defensive attack'Two US army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, Alaska, the military said on Friday.The incident happened on Thursday as the soldiers were participating in a "land navigation...
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Deputy prime minister says it is 'inexplicable' top civil servant kept Downing Street in darkKeir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK's ambassador to Washington had he known he failed security vetting, David Lammy has said, as he attempted to shore up the prime minister amid damaging fallout from the row.In his first...
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Two men died at the scene after head-on motorway collision near Kincross, Police Scotland sayTwo drivers have died in a motorway crash in Scotland involving a car apparently travelling in the wrong direction on the carriageway, police have said.The two men died at the scene of the collision on the M90 near Kinross, a town in Perth and Kinross, at...
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State investigated claims of bear attacks on cars, unconvincingly backed up by video of person in bear suitWhen it comes to the California department of insurance, don't poke the bear.That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an insurance fraud scheme in which they staged attacks...
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Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party's checks 'clearly not fit for purpose'Reform UK's checks on candidates are "clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May's local elections were accused of making offensive or potentially racist social media posts.Meanwhile, it emerged that Restore...
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US president's desperation for war to end has seen him trying to speed through a process he does not fully controlMiddle East crisis – live updatesA set of mismanaged and premature media announcements by Donald Trump and Tehran has led to the collapse of progress towards a peace settlement between Iran and the US.The recent missteps ended with...
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Rising sea levels and ecological damage caused by heavy use of flood defence system force city authorities to consider next moveThe Arsenale, the colossal shipyard that was the engine of the Venetian Republic's domination for seven centuries, remains the nucleus of the city's control over the water. Its northern section is made up of cavernous...
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CAIRO — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three people and two firms over allegedly recruiting and deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's war, which has entered its fourth year with no end in sight
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IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopened• Middle East crisis – live updatesIranian officials say they have reversed the reopening of the strait of Hormuz and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping lane after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iranian...
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A British man has pleaded guilty in the US for his role in a cybercrime scheme that defrauded at least 12 companies and stole over $8 million in cryptocurrency. Tyler Buchanan admitted to using SMS phishing to steal login credentials, which were then used to access company systems and steal digital assets. He faces up to 22 years in prison.
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After the attempted arson attack on a London synagogue, communities remain determined that 'building higher walls' will not stem rising tide of antisemitism"How good and how wonderful it is when friends sit together,” reads a variation on a verse from Psalms painted high on the wall inside Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS). For the congregation...
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Péter Magyar hopes building stronger relations with Poland will help restore ties with bloc after Orbán's ruleThe Hungarian election winner, Péter Magyar, is eyeing a special relationship with Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk to draw on the neighbouring country's experience of repairing relations with the EU after years of illiberal...
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Disgraced financier's links to politicians and civil servants as far back as 30 years ago to be examined The Epstein files have shaken Norway's faith in democracy, the head of the Norwegian parliament's oversight committee has said, as a sprawling investigation into the connections between its foreign office and the late sex offender gets under...
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Met describe 'similarities' with other recent attacks after business in Hendon was targeted on FridayCounter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into an arson attack on a business in Hendon, north-west London.The force said that, while it was not yet being linked to arson attacks on a nearby synagogue and Jewish ambulance charity,...
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