Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
In an unannounced visit to American troops, the US president says the "Taliban wants to make a deal".
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Trump Visits Afghanistan and Says He Reopened Talks With Taliban
Trump Visits Afghanistan and Says He Reopened Talks With Taliban
Details were unclear. The declaration came on an unannounced trip as the president seeks to highlight a record of achievement while he campaigns for re-election.
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Eknath Khadse leads voices within BJP criticising party’s approach
Eknath Khadse leads voices within BJP criticising party's approach
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In Afghanistan, Trump voices hope for ceasefire
In Afghanistan, Trump voices hope for ceasefire
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Army HQ restructuring stuck in bureaucratic procedures
Army HQ restructuring stuck in bureaucratic procedures
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Namami Gange projects to be completed by 2022
Namami Gange projects to be completed by 2022
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Hillsborough: David Duckenfield found not guilty of manslaughter
Hillsborough: David Duckenfield found not guilty of manslaughter
Former South Yorkshire police chief was on trial after new investigation and inquestsHow David Duckenfield’s trial left Hillsborough families distraught againThe former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter more than 30 years after he commanded the police at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, at which 96 people died.The verdict came in a retrial at Preston crown court that began on 7 October. A first trial on the same charge, heard by the same judge, Sir Peter Openshaw, ended on 3 April with the jury unable to reach a verdict. Duckenfield was charged in June 2017 following a new police inves...
‘Our house is on fire’: EU parliament declares climate emergency
'Our house is on fire': EU parliament declares climate emergency
Bloc warned against making symbolic gestures not backed up by concrete actionThe European parliament has declared a global “climate and environmental emergency” as it urged all EU countries to commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.The vote came as scientists warned that the world may have already crossed a series of climate tipping points, resulting in “a state of planetary emergency”. Continue reading...
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Revealed: Tory candidates issued with attack manuals on how to smear rivals
Revealed: Tory candidates issued with attack manuals on how to smear rivals
Party’s dossier contains dubious and outdated claims about Lib Dems and LabourConservative candidates in the general election have been issued with a detailed dossier on how to attack Labour and Liberal Democrat rivals which contains numerous rehashed and potentially misleading claims, the Guardian can reveal.The documents accuse the Liberal Democrats of pushing “pro-pimp” policies and sex work as a career for schoolchildren. Continue reading...
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Maltese PM’s aide accused of being mastermind of Caruana Galizia killing
Maltese PM's aide accused of being mastermind of Caruana Galizia killing
Businessman Yorgen Fenech is telling police Keith Schembri was behind murder, sources sayPolice investigating the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have questioned the prime minister’s closest aide over claims he was the mastermind behind the killing, according to sources close to the inquiry.The allegations against Keith Schembri were made by a prominent businessman, Yorgen Fenech, who was arrested last week and is understood to be seeking legal immunity in return for his testimony. Continue reading...
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Three teenagers admit threatening women on London night bus
Three teenagers admit threatening women on London night bus
Youths confronted Melania Geymonat and her partner, Christine Hannigan, early on 30 MayThree teenage boys have admitted threatening two women on a bus after they refused to perform a sex act.Melania Geymonat, 28, and her girlfriend, Christine Hannigan, were on the upper deck of a double-decker night bus in Camden, north London, when they were confronted by the youths in the early hours of 30 May. Continue reading...
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Macron is a sponsor of terrorism, says Turkish foreign minister
Macron is a sponsor of terrorism, says Turkish foreign minister
Fresh tensions between France and Turkey come in the week before a Nato summit in London.
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Iraq unrest: 27 killed in fresh wave of protests
Iraq unrest: 27 killed in fresh wave of protests
Troops fire live rounds in Nasiriya, Baghdad and Najaf on one of the bloodiest days of unrest so far.
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Zimbabwe ‘on brink of man-made starvation’, UN warns
Zimbabwe 'on brink of man-made starvation', UN warns
Many people can only afford one meal a day amid an economic collapse, a top UN official says.
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Bodies ‘left to rot’ at Paris-Descartes University donation centre
Bodies 'left to rot' at Paris-Descartes University donation centre
The facility at Paris-Descartes University closes while a government investigation is carried out.
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China Condemns U.S. Over Hong Kong. That Won’t Stop Trade Talks.
China Condemns U.S. Over Hong Kong. That Won’t Stop Trade Talks.
Legislation signed by Trump poses a direct challenge to Beijing’s rule, but trade and the softening Chinese economy present bigger problems.
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Uddhav Thackeray takes oath as CM of Maharashtra
Uddhav Thackeray takes oath as CM of Maharashtra
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Opinion: Pawar-Sonia axis can revive Cong, NCP
Opinion: Pawar-Sonia axis can revive Cong, NCP
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IFS manifesto verdict: neither Tories nor Labour have credible spending plan
IFS manifesto verdict: neither Tories nor Labour have credible spending plan
Respected thinktank describes stark choice between Labour’s sweeping change and Tories pledging nothing newLatest election news – live updatesThe Institute for Fiscal Studies has attacked the spending plans of the UK’s two main parties, saying neither election manifesto “is a properly credible prospectus”.Paul Johnson, the director of the respected thinktank, noted that the Conservatives’ election manifesto in 2017 pledged more austerity and spending cuts, but in reality public service spending had gone up, and was due to be around £27bn higher next year than implied by the manifesto. In fact, he said, it was closer to the 2017 Labour pledge than the Tories’ own manifesto. Continue reading...
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‘Bags for life’ making plastic problem worse, say campaigners
'Bags for life' making plastic problem worse, say campaigners
Calls for ban or higher prices as sales jump to 1.5bn, equivalent to 54 bags per householdPlastic “bags for life” should be banned or raised in price, campaigners say, as new figures reveal a surge in the bags is fuelling a rise in the plastic packaging footprint of leading supermarkets.Despite high profile promises by the country’s best known supermarkets to tackle the amount of plastic waste they create, their plastic footprint continues to rise, according to research from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Greenpeace. Continue reading...
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Hong Kong protests: China warns US over Human Rights and Democracy Act
Hong Kong protests: China warns US over Human Rights and Democracy Act
Beijing says it will take firm counter-measures if Washington continues "down the wrong path".
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Iraq unrest: 13 killed in fresh wave of protests
Iraq unrest: 13 killed in fresh wave of protests
The government announces it is setting up military "crisis cells" to quell the unrest.
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Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconduct
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconduct
Three women say Gordon Sondland made unwanted sexual contact in business settings - which he denies.
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Trump Signs Hong Kong Democracy Legislation, Angering China
Trump Signs Hong Kong Democracy Legislation, Angering China
The measure, which could lead to sanctions on Chinese officials for cracking down on the protesters, drew bipartisan support from Congress.
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TikTok Reverses Ban on Teen Who Slammed China’s Muslim Crackdown
TikTok Reverses Ban on Teen Who Slammed China’s Muslim Crackdown
The video app said it would review its policies after a 17-year-old in New Jersey who discussed Chinese detention camps was locked out of her account.
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