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US statesman Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 after decades shaping foreign policy
The controversial secretary of state for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger died Wednesday at the age of 100 after shaping American foreign policy for over 50 years
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Palestinian boy, 12, 'vomited with fear' as IDF burst into home and arrested him
Othman Ghawanmeh described his family's terror when IDF soldiers went on a rampage in the occupied West Bank and arrested his brother Karim amid the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel
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'I love Sooty's Xmas song as it's powerful and raising money for a good cause'
Linda Nolan said Sooty's Christmas song cover feels like a surprise - but she loves it as proceeds of the festive hit will go to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London
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Negotiations ongoing in bid to extend 6-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel
The truce between Hamas and Israel is due to end on Thursday morning - and now Egyptian and Qatari mediators are carrying out talks to potentially extend it for longer
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American woman is released by Hamas as her husband remains in captivity
Liat Beinin Atzili, 49, was kidnapped on October 7 along with her husband, Aviv Atzili, who was not part of the release deal as the next batch of hostages were released tonight
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Helen Skelton on how Strictly boosted her confidence after whirlwind 12 months
Helen talks to the Mirror's Outdoors in Mind podcast in support of the Hats On For Mind campaign
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Billy Bragg on music, politics and activism 40 years since first album released
Billy Bragg is now a 65-year-old dad and grandad and as he looks back on his career with a retrospective album, The Roaring Forty, he tells The Mirror all about it
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See how different White House decorations are from Melania Trump to Jill Biden
The Biden Christmas decorations at the White House are all about children and the magic of the season putting them in stark contrast to the efforts of the Trump era
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Nightmare tenant leaves flat piled with three feet of toilet paper and takeaways
A shocked landlord in China has found his female tenant left her flat buried in mounds of rubbish including toilet paper, takeaway boxes and empty drinks bottles up to three feet high
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People are mind-blown to discover that baked beans aren't grown in the UK
Although a staple item of the full English breakfast, many Brits have only just learned that baked beans aren't entirely British - as the bean used in them aren't traditionally grown in the UK
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Israel investigates Hamas' claim 10-month-old hostage Kfir Bibas killed in Gaza
Hamas has claimed that 10-month-old baby hostage Kfir Bibas has been killed in Gaza during clashes, with the Israeli authorities saying that they are now investigating
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Sex and The City star on hunger strike to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Actress Cynthia Nixon has joined several activists and politicians from five US states who decided to go on hunger strike to urge Joe Biden to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
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Fears China's 'mystery pneumonia' is spreading as European country sees surge
Heath chiefs in Utrecht, Netherlands, have warned a 'striking' number of children and falling ill as a rise in pneumonia cases mirrors a surge in China
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Wreckage of military helicopter found in sea as witness says it exploded in air
A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a US military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead
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Deranged Vladimir Putin orders Russian women to have 'eight or more' children
Vladimir Putin told Russian women they needed to be having 'eight or more children' as his war in Ukraine worsens a dive in the population and makes them reluctant to start new families
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Jeremy Clarkson has ‘double risk of dementia’ in rare health update
Ex Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has suffered with hearing problems for years on end and was recently told by a doctor he has a 'double risk' of being diagnosed with dementia
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Hamas hostage, 9, returned to Israel 'too afraid to speak after horror ordeal'
Emily Hand, nine, was taken hostage by Hamas during a sleepover in Kibbutz Be’eri in October and endured 50 days of captivity before her release during this week's ceasefire
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Military helicopter crashes into sea with 6 onboard as coastguard heads to scene
According to officials, the Japanese coastguard received a call at 2.47 pm that a US military Osprey, with six crew members, crashed off Yakushima Island, south of Japan's southernmost main island Kyushu
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Girl, 9, 'can't speak above a whisper' after Hamas kidnapped her from sleepover
Emily Hand was held hostage for 50 days by Hamas and now dad Thomas has revealed she only speaks in a "whisper" and is sensitive to loud noise after her long ordeal
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Diabetes risk could be slashed by simply walking faster, study shows
A review in the Lancet Diabetes and Endo-crinology journal has found that every 1km an hour increase in walking speed was linked to a 9% lower risk of getting diabetes
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North Korea accuses US of biochemical plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un
North Korea claims America and agents in neighbouring South Korea had come up with a plan to assassinate dictator Kim Jong-un with radioactive poisons radioactive toxins which they claim were were provided by the CIA to topple the dictator
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I'm A Celebrity campmate shares behind-the-scenes 'dump' of jungle experience
Geordie Shore star Nathan Henry appeared in Australia's version of I'm A Celebrity earlier this year, with the North East reality show very popular Down Under
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Ex-President Jimmy Carter makes rare appearance at wife's funeral in wheelchair
Former President Jimmy Carter was pictured attending his wife's funeral in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, wearing a custom-made suit, carrying a blanket and sitting in a wheelchair
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Donald Trump's Christmas wrapping paper with mugshot to boost campaign donations
Former president Donald Trump is giving away free wrapping paper of his face in his police mugshot. The black and white image shows him in a Santa hat which supporters will receive after donating
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Omid Scobie 'upset' on learning truth about what happened to William after Spare
Omid Scobie dished on the current status of William and Harry's relationship during his appearance on Good Morning America, sharing his 'upset' over their current relationship status