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What to know about the LA protests as Trump deploys National Guard

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Drip-fed aid, a starving population and the most air strikes since October 7: Gaza’s growing crisis in numbers

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Israeli military ‘will do whatever it takes’ to stop Greta Thunberg’s ‘Freedom Flotilla’ reaching Gaza as boat nears

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Where Does Syria’s Political Transition Stand?

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New Chinese embassy in London likely to be blocked, says former MI6 boss

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Everything we know about Reeves’s spending review – and the tax rises that loom

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How likely Waspi women are to win their High Court battle for compensation

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Bath vs Leicester is the perfect answer to rugby’s breakaway circus

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Nick Thomas-Symonds: Labour will deliver Brexit reset benefits before next election

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Trump shrugs off possible reconciliation with Musk

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New babies announced in unusual way in Switzerland as people left baffled

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The tortuous process of finding a name for your band

Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the governor’s objections

Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the governor’s objections

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'I moved to Tenerife with my husband to get away from angry people at home'

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The mega £3.4bn bridge in Europe that has roads, railway and artificial island with tunnel

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Colombian presidential hopeful shot in head is fighting for life, family says

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Israel says it will stop aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza

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What to know about the LA protests as Trump deploys National Guard

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British backpacker faces 20 years in jail after being charged over Australia e-scooter crash death

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British soldier 'arrested in Kenya over alleged rape' near army barracks linked to murder of woman in 2012

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Tropical Storm Barbara forms off southwest Mexico coast

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Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

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UN Ocean Conference sets sail in France on World Oceans Day

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'Death to all Zios': Nova Scotia man charged with hate crimes

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Israel vows to stop ship carrying Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza ‘by whatever measure necessary’

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6,000-year-old mystery skeletons could rewrite human history

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Prince William warns world's oceans are 'diminishing before our eyes'

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Israel's defence minister vows to stop Greta Thunberg aid boat from reaching Gaza

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British soldier arrested on suspicion of raping woman in Kenya

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MAGA's blue-collar base waits patiently for populist payoff

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Democrats fume about "f***ed up" GOP measure denouncing Boulder attack

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Global streamers fight CRTC’s rule requiring them to fund Canadian content

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Chad announces suspension of visas to US citizens in response to Trump travel ban

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Panic in top Brit holiday spot as prices of popular foods and drinks soar by over 50%

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Central Asia’s largest Lenin statue taken down to be replaced by flagpole

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Chad to suspend visas for US citizens in response to Trump’s travel ban

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Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ in planned swap of dead troops

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Kyrgyzstan removes towering Lenin statue from second city

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Russia continues to accuse Ukraine of delaying planned exchange of dead fighters

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Iranian rapper Tataloo once supported a hard-line presidential candidate. Now he faces execution

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'Buy Canadian': Here are 6 of the best homegrown condiment brands

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Elon Musk has PTSD & made a mistake by helping Trump, his dad claims as he reveals verdict on what caused explosive feud

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Elon Musk believes he has made Donald Trump 'mistake', dad Errol claims

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Colombian Presidential hopeful shot at Bogotá rally

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Israeli fire ‘kills 4 Palestinians’ near Gaza aid sites

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