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Diddy smashed Cassie Ventura’s door with hammer, court told
Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly used a hammer to try to break into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment after the now-infamous assault at an Intercontinental Hotel in 2016, a New York court has heard. Security video of Mr Combs’ assault on his then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura has been shown to the jury several times in his sex-trafficking trial.…
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JD Vance invites Pope Leo XIV to White House after Vatican talks
Watch: Pope Leo greets US Vice-President JD Vance after inaugural Mass US Vice-President JD Vance has invited Pope Leo to make an official visit to Washington following a “cordial” meeting the Vatican, the White House has confirmed. Vance handed the pontiff a letter from President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump inviting him to…
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How China benefited from India-Pakistan hostilities
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Regional Editor X/Shehbaz Sharif Chinese warplanes, used by Pakistan, made their combat debut during the recent hostilities The four-day conflict between arch-rivals India and Pakistan this month ended with a ceasefire and both claiming victory – but it now appears that China’s defence industry might also be an unlikely winner. The…
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Who are the winners and losers?
Ben Chu, Tom Edgington and Tamara Kovacevic BBC Verify Getty Images A deal to “reset” relations between the UK and the EU following Brexit has been agreed at a summit in London. The agreement covers a range of issues, including defence, fishing, the trade in food products and the ability of young people to move…
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Huge challenges await new president of divided Romania
Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Imagine having a president called Nicky. That’s what Romanians just voted for: a softly-spoken, slightly geeky mathematician who everyone refers to by his first name, Nicusor – or Nicky. On Monday, hours after claiming victory in the elections, the new president picked up his daughter from school as usual.…
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Mexico mourns killed Navy cadets
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Watch: Brooklyn Bridge events were ‘illogical’, says victim’s family Mexicans are mourning the death of two young Navy cadets who were killed on Saturday when the training tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc crashed into Brooklyn Bridge. América Sánchez, 20, and 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos were among the 277 crew members on…
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Russia and Ukraine to ‘immediately’ start ceasefire talks, says Trump
US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” start negotiating towards a ceasefire and an end to the war after a two-hour phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump, who described the conversation as having gone “very well”, also said conditions for peace would need to be negotiated between the two parties.…
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Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for Venezuelans
The US Supreme Court has said it will allow the Trump administration to terminate deportation protections for some 350,000 Venezuelans in the US. The ruling lifts a hold that was placed by a California judge that kept Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in place for Venezuelans whose status’ would have expired last month. Temporary Protected Status…
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Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK
Britain and Iran have summoned each other’s envoys after three Iranians were charged with spying in the UK. Three Iranian men were arrested on 3 May and appeared in court in London on Saturday on charges of spying for the Islamic republic. Iran’s IRNA news agency said the British charge d’affaire was asked on Sunday…
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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez calls for Israel to be banned
The Spanish prime minister has called for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest over its military action in Gaza. Pedro Sánchez noted Russia has been banned from the contest since 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and said there should not be “double standards”. Israel came second in the contest’s grand final…
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