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Prosecutor in Diddy and Epstein cases fired by justice department
The US Department of Justice has fired a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, and hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. It is not clear why Maurene Comey was removed from her job at the Southern District of New York, but her exit…
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Mystery surrounds Russian mum and children found in Indian cave
Imran Qureshi BBC Hindi, Bengaluru Karnataka police Kutina has defended her lifestyle saying she and her children were happy living in the cave Police in India are trying to piece together the story of a Russian woman who was found living in a cave in the southern state of Karnataka with her two young daughters.…
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Mcebisi Jonas ‘shunned’ and Scott Bessent skips G20 meeting
Getty Images The Trump administration is treating South Africa almost like a pariah, blacklisting its envoys, refusing to send top-level officials to meetings it hosts, and threatening to hit the nation with such high tariffs that its economic crisis is likely to deepen. The latest sign of this came with the revelation by the second-biggest…
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Largest Mars rock ever sells for $4.3m at auction
An “unbelievably rare” piece of Mars – the largest ever found on Earth – has sold for $4.3m (£3.2m) at a New York auction on Wednesday. The meteorite known as NWA 16788 weighs 54lb (24.5kg) and is nearly 15in (38.1cm) long, according to Sotheby’s. It was discovered in a remote region of Niger in November…
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Trump says Coca-Cola will use cane sugar in US drinks
President Donald Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its drinks sold in the US. Coca-Cola uses corn syrup in its American products, but Trump’s Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has voiced concern about the ingredient’s health impacts. “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in…
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Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival
A fire has destroyed the main stage at Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, just two days before the event was set to open. “Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged,” festival organisers said on Wednesday evening. The statement said nobody was injured during the blaze,…
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US ambassador calls on Israel to ‘aggressively investigate’ West Bank killing
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he has asked Israeli authorities to “aggressively investigate” the killing of a Palestinian-American in the occupied West Bank. Sayfollah Musallat, known as Saif – a 20-year-old dual US citizen – was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the town of Sinjil on Friday, according to the Palestinian…
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Inside the US base tracking global missile launches
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent Reporting fromBuckley Space Force Base, Colorado Watch: US Space Force Guardians spring into action during training exercise There’s a short sharp shout: “Launch Yemen!” The men and women in uniform sitting in front of computers all respond in unison, “Copy, launch Yemen.” In the US Space Force, they’re called Guardians, not…
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Donald Trump says it is highly unlikely he will fire US Fed chair
Trump on firing Powell: ‘We’re not planning on doing anything’ President Donald Trump has said it is “highly unlikely” he will fire the chair of the US Federal Reserve, hours after asking lawmakers whether he should sack Jerome Powell. Stock markets and the dollar slipped following reports Trump had broached the idea with Republicans on…
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Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?
Prime Minister François Bayrou has put the cat among the pigeons in promising to cut two of France’s national holidays in order to rescue the country’s finances. Predictably enough, his proposal on Tuesday to axe the Easter Monday and 8 May holidays triggered howls of protest from the left and the populist right – with…
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