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LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicideJames Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, has died in Los Angeles.Information from the Los Angeles medical examiner indicated Ransone, 46, died on Friday from suicide. Continue reading...
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Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic postureThe Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump's...
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Vilma Palacios, 22, tells local outlet 'I want my freedom back' as she may be forced to return to HondurasA recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been held in an ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, for the past six months following her arrest by immigration agents over the summer.Vilma Palacios had just...
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Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offenderThe US justice department said on Sunday it had restored an image it had removed a day earlier from the public release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein after concluding that the photograph, which included within it...
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UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcareFrom herbalists in Africa gathering plants to use as poultices to acupuncturists in China using needles to cure migraines, or Indian yogis practising meditation, traditional remedies have increasingly being shown to work, and deserve more attention and...
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NSW Nationals to oppose gun law reforms introduced in wake of Bondi attack, as Greens say protest laws are 'draconian' and may be unconstitutionalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGun laws will be significantly tightened and protests restricted for up to three months in...
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Follow the latest updatesGun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese orders review of AFP and Asio processes in lead-up to Bondi attackWhile he has resisted calls for a federal royal commission, the prime minister, Anthony...
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Vessel does not appear to be on list of US-sanctioned vessels, which would represent escalation in blockadeUS forces on Saturday apprehended a second merchant vessel carrying oil off the coast of Venezuela in international waters in the midst of an American blockade against the country's oil, according to the US homeland security department.The...
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Fantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate book sales, as adult colouring also makes a comebackFantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate the UK's bestsellers list for 2025, topped by Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune. The fifth book in his Thursday Murder Club series secured the top position at 391,429...
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Business lobby survey finds firms 'put brakes on key spending decisions' before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to grow economyUK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands firms pile of paperworkBusiness leaders have warned that Britain is entering 2026 amid a...
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TV host who came under pressure from Trump government will say: 'From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year'The US comedian whose late-night show was briefly cancelled after pressure from Donald Trump's government is to urge UK audiences to stand up for free speech.In a defiant alternative Christmas message on Channel 4, Jimmy...
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MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government interventionTwo Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have been taken to hospital, as their next of kin and MPs expressed concern over prison conditions and called for immediate government intervention.Amu Gib, 30, who...
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Saturday's arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455More than 800 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for a day in December, according to the Home Office.December is traditionally one of the quietest months for Channel crossings, as a combination of low temperatures and stormy...
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Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demandSeveral of the UK's big supermarkets have been forced to source turkeys from elsewhere in Europe to keep shelves stocked this Christmas, after avian flu curtailed UK production.Asda, Lidl and Morrisons are understood to be stocking branded turkey...
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Health secretary's comments push further than government's position on EU in wide-ranging interviewA deeper trading relationship with the EU would be the best way of growing Britain's economy, which has an "uncomfortable” level of tax, Wes Streeting has said.The health secretary said it would not be possible for any partnership with the EU to...
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New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objectsIt's a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn't know. But unanswered questions and archival silences are at the heart of the new Africa Hub at Manchester Museum, north-west England, which is inviting people around the world to help fill...
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Presidential spokesperson says all those abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state last month are now freeNigerian authorities say they have secured the release of a further 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in November, after 100 were freed earlier this month."Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in...
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Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continuesIsrael has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that poses a further threat to the possibility of a Palestinian state.It brings the...
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Putin's top foreign policy aid says proposals could prolong conflict as talks with US negotiators are held in MiamiRussia has renewed its criticism of efforts by Europe and Ukraine to amend US proposals to end the war in Ukraine, saying they did not improve prospects for peace.Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters...
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Agency hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after Friday release includes limited, heavily redacted trove. This blog is now closed.Analysis: Trickle release signals move to bury Trump tiesPhotos from the first batch of Epstein filesA book titled Massage for Dummies was seen among the partial files released yesterday by the Department of...
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Silver steward is one of three people arrested in connection with alleged theft from presidential residenceA silver steward employed at the Élysée Palace in Paris has been arrested for stealing silverware and porcelain, amid a wave of thefts from high-profile French institutions.Investigators arrested the man and two alleged accomplices last...
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Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out The notion of humanitarian aid being used to combat poverty and hunger is being replaced in Europe with geopolitical "games” as states redirect aid to Ukraine and to defence spending, analysts warn after...
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Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA group of the world's top economists – including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz – have called for Sri Lanka's debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.More than 600 people were killed...
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Fear that confrontation is on the cards as policing of ships becomes more aggressive and Russia challenges EuropeThe "shadow fleet” used by Russia, Iran and Venezuela to avoid western sanctions and ship cargo to customers including China and India is "exploding” in its scale and scope, and there are concerns that efforts to counter it are...
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This blog is now closedNSW will move to ban phrase 'globalise the intifada' in crackdown on 'hateful' rhetoric. Here's what we know so farGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian football star pays tribute to Bondi victims in Scottish league gameA rising Australian player in Scotland has paid tribute to victims of the...
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Minister says risk to 'any individual' from cyber-attack is low and that it is still unclear who is responsible The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was hacked in October, a minister has said.Chris Bryant, a trade minister in Keir Starmer's government, told Sky News there was a low risk to "any individual” from the cyber-attack....
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Jewish leaders call for federal royal commission into Bondi beach attack that killed 15 people as huge crowd marks one week anniversaryVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesJewish leaders have called for a federal royal commission into the Bondi...
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PostNord's decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over 'increasing digitalisation' of Danish societyThe Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition.Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the...
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Former Asio chief Dennis Richardson to lead review into AFP and Asio processes amid growing calls for a royal commissionVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesAnthony Albanese has announced a major review into intelligence and law enforcement...
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Results of Sunday's snap election in Extremadura are seen as key test of Pedro Sánchez and his PSOE partySpain's beleaguered prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, faces a key test on Sunday when voters in the south-western region of Extremadura cast their ballots in the first major election to be held since a series of corruption and sexual harassment...
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Perth and Brisbane to swelter through hottest conditions of Australia's capital cities on ThursdayFollow the latest live news updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildly different weather is on the way across Australia for Christmas Day, as a clearer picture emerges of the forecast for celebrations on Thursday.The...
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Clubs including Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City hope to entice fans of top teams looking for festive football fixThe presents are open, the turkey's devoured and the family bickering has momentarily paused. For hundreds of thousands of football fans that can mean only one thing: it's time for the match.But not this Boxing Day. With just one...
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National register would have allowed police to better assess risk posed by alleged Bondi shooters before attack, expert saysVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updates A national firearms register, which would track weapons across the country in real...
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Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effectThe Israeli military killed six Palestinians, including a baby, who were in a school that sheltered displaced people in Gaza City on Friday, hospital officials have said. The attack brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since...
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Family who said they paid cash were left embarrassed after being accused of not paying £20.01Drivers have accused a leading petrol station security company of issuing "false” fuel theft debts, which left one family unable to fill up their car at more than 1,000 filling stations for more than a year.Amjad Khan and his family were barred from...
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Joint venture will take over part of app's US operations, including data protection, algorithm security and content moderationBusiness live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesTikTok has reached a deal to form a joint venture that will allow it to continue operating in the US, five years after Donald Trump threatened to ban the...
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Who Is Your Neighbour? lets people talk in constructive, thoughtful ways to offer an antidote to division and despair• Donate to the charity appeal hereIt was a filthy day in Rotherham as Storm Bram swept through the town earlier this month. Roads had turned into rivers and sodden St George's flags flapped from lamp-posts at half mast.Inside the...
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Cyclist and road safety groups argue proposed alternative route away from traffic-free Le Piétonnier is unsafeOn an unseasonably mild winter's day, people are gathering at Le Piétonnier, the pedestrian zone in the heart of Brussels. Tourists buy mulled wine and churros at the Christmas market outside the Bourse, the old stock exchange, now...
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Anthony Albanese said he would 'support whatever action the NSW government takes'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has backed the NSW premier's call for a state-based royal commission into last weekend's terror attack at Bondi beach, after Chris Minns called for a full "comprehensive look” at the deadly...
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Two-trailer carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries caught alight near Yass on Saturday morning, closing traffic in both directions Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA truck carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries has caught alight and closed traffic on a major New South Wales highway, with disruptions expected to...
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Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in 'abject misery and severe distress'A sociologist who surveyed more than 100 young transgender people and their parents following a puberty blocker ban in the UK has warned similar bans in Australia and New Zealand will lead...
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Pope Leo names Rev Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, who has criticized US immigration policies, as bishop of Palm BeachPope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, now pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.The diocese is home to the Mar-a-Lago estate of...
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Hourly night-time welfare checks left detainees so sleep deprived that it risked their right to a fair trial, supreme court judge foundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian supreme court judge has strongly criticised police for the "idiotic” and "cruel” practice of unnecessarily waking up people in custody...
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