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US family demands pro-Palestine protester’s release after hospitalisation
Loved ones say they were 'stonewalled' by immigration agents as Leqaa Kordia rushed to hospital from detention centre.
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US Commerce Secretary admits Epstein island lunch as pressure mounts to resign
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday acknowledged having lunch on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in 2012, as newly released records intensified scrutiny of his past ties to the convicted…
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Venezuela’s National Assembly chief rules out new presidential election
Jorge Rodriguez, the interim president's brother, says the current government is focused on national stability.
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Norway to set up independent commission over Epstein revelations
The release of the cache of new files in the US has revealed a host of new Jeffrey Epstein connections with politicians, royals and the ultra-rich right across Europe. In Oslo, the parliament has agreed…
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Palestine urges ‘powerful partners’ to stop Israel’s West Bank ‘annexation’
Islamic nations group tells UN that Israeli push to deepen control of the occupied territory fuels 'violence' in region.
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EU lawmakers back tougher asylum rules allowing fast-track rejections
EU lawmakers on Tuesday approved changes to the bloc’s asylum system that would allow fast-track rejections and the transfer of asylum seekers to countries deemed “safe”, a move that marks a sharp hardening…
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Frank confident of keeping Spurs job despite Newcastle defeat
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank believes he will retain the support of the club's owners despite more calls for the Dane to be sacked after a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Tuesday.
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Colombian senator kidnapped, president targeted in election run-up
A Colombian senator was rescued from kidnappers Tuesday as the country's president reported an attempt on his own life in the run-up to elections that observers have warned could be marred by violence.
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Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalog for some $200 million, US media reports
US pop singer Britney Spears has reportedly sold the rights to her music catalog for as much as $200 million, US media reported Tuesday.
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Gisele Pelicot publishes memoir of rape trial that shook France
Gisele Pelicot on Tuesday published a memoir reflecting on the landmark rape trial in France that made her a global symbol in the fight against violence against women, after she chose to confront her…
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Business - Macron visits steel mill as ArcelorMital confirms €1.3 billion low-carbon furnace project
French metal giant ArcelorMittal has confirmed it will go ahead with a plan to build a new electric furnace to replace one of its coal-powered ones at its steel mill in northern France. Half of the €1.3…
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A propos - 'Trump wants to reverse history,' professor says as oil blockade pushes Cuba to the brink
The island economy was already struggling under the burden of decades of US sanctions, but the situation in Cuba has rapidly deteriorated since Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to impose…
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