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Hamas releases final 13 hostages to Red Cross, completing return of all captives held for over two years
The Palestinian group Hamas has handed over the last 13 hostages to the Red Cross, meaning all 20 people who had been held captive for over two years are returning home.
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Murder of convicted paedophile and Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins: two inmates charged
Two men have been charged with the murder of Lostprophets convicted paedophile Ian Watkins, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed.
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Trump threatens to arm Ukraine with Tomahawks unless Putin ends war
Donald Trump has warned Russia he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow does not end its war soon.
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Badenoch accuses Starmer of avoiding scrutiny after spy charges dropped
Kemi Badenoch has addressed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, demanding answers in Parliament regarding the questions surrounding the collapse of a case against alleged Chinese spies.
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Royal Marines deliver £35m blow to drug trade in Middle East operation
Royal Marines have incapacitated a high-speed drug boat with a single, precise sniper shot in one of the most dramatic counter-narcotics operations the Royal Navy has conducted in the Middle East.
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UK officials probe Russian link to cyberattack on car giant JLR
Russia is reportedly being investigated as the possible culprit behind the cyberattack that forced Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to halt production for more than a month.
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Trump arrives in Israel to meet Netanyahu amid Gaza ceasefire efforts
President Donald Trump stepped out of Air Force One on Monday morning to the sound of trumpets before descending the stairs and shaking hands with officials who awaited him on the red carpet at Ben Gurion Airport.
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Trump travels to Israel and Egypt as Gaza hostage release nears
Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to oversee the crucial hours of a Gaza ceasefire he helped broker, as relatives of hostages "held their breath" ahead of their expected release.
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Rachel Reeves may raise taxes or cut spending to strengthen fiscal rules
British finance minister Rachel Reeves plans to build up a bigger buffer against her main fiscal rule at next month’s budget in an effort to better insulate government finances from future shocks, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau caught in intimate hug amid recent separations
Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been pictured mid-embrace aboard a luxury yacht together.
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Two young children found dead at home in Stafford
Two children found dead at a home in Stafford have been identified by police.
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Man urinates on Vatican altar in front of shocked worshipers
A man urinated on the Vatican’s holiest altar in front of hundreds of horrified worshippers, according to local reports.
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Britain pledges £20 million aid for water and sanitation in Gaza
Britain will provide a £20 million ($27 million) aid package to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene services in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday, as he arrived in Egypt for a world leaders’ summit on ending the conflict.
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Palace insiders say Harry’s latest move “blows it all up again”
Prince Harry’s delicate relationship with his father, King Charles III, has deteriorated after the duke restated his demand for taxpayer-funded armed police protection when visiting the U.K.
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Johnson’s £1m backer joined him for meetings with Zelenskyy in Kyiv
As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had his usual entourage of aides and bodyguards—plus the man who had donated £1 million to him.
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Three dead after light aircraft crashes at Shellharbour Airport in NSW
Three people have died in a plane crash at Shellharbour Airport in the Lake Illawarra area of NSW.
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Nigel Farage vows to “shake up” Welsh politics as Reform UK eyes Senedd breakthrough
Nigel Farage has pledged to shake up the status quo in Wales if Reform wins next year’s Senedd election.
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South Korea summons Cambodian envoy after student tortured to death in employment scam
South Korea summoned the Cambodian envoy to express concern after a Korean college student was kidnapped and brutally tortured to death in a case that threatened to spark a diplomatic row between the two countries.
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Israel and Hamas prepare for hostage and prisoner swap under ceasefire deal
Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal, which could end the two-year war in Gaza.
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Two children found dead in Stafford home as woman, 43, arrested for murder
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two children in Stafford.
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Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way
Madagascar’s president announced that an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was happening, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday declared it was taking control of the army.
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Estonia shuts border crossing due to Russian military presence
Estonia has taken the unusual step of temporarily closing a road vital for its citizens, which ordinarily passes through a segment of Russian territory.
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Lost Thatcher leadership documents expected to fetch over £100,000 at auction
A box of documents that chart Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power in the 1970s has been discovered in a garage in Somerset.
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Court documents reveal Chinese money on SpaceX’s shareholder list
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received funds directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed testimony, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most significant military contractors.
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Qantas customer data leaked on dark web after global cyberattack
A cybersecurity expert has told the media that the personal data of Qantas customers has been released on the dark web.