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US to hold talks in Paris with Europeans
Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and top diplomat Marco Rubio will hold talks with European counterparts in Paris today to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The talks – which UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will also attend – form the highest level of transatlantic engagement about the war since February. In…
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Italy’s Meloni heads to US with unlikely mission for Europe
EPA Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is heading to the US to meet Donald Trump – a visit that will see her walk a tightrope between representing the interests of the EU and remaining in the US president’s good books. As the first European leader to travel to Washington since Trump introduced – then paused…
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Canada party leaders grilled in election debate on how to tackle Trump
The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties have been grilled about their response to US President Donald Trump and clashed over energy and housing in their first televised debate of the country’s election campaign. The French-language face-off marked a key moment in the election as it gave leaders a chance to woo voters in…
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Spanish police uncover illegal underground shooting range
Spanish police uncovered an illegal underground shooting range during a search of a home in the southern province of Granada. They suspect the range, located three floors underground, was operated by a weapons trafficking ring to test assault rifles and other arms being supplied to drug gangs. Police said neighbours could not hear guns being…
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Tesla whistleblower wins legal battle against Elon Musk
Graham Fraser Technology reporter Getty Images A Tesla whistleblower who has fought Elon Musk and his company through the courts for years has won the latest round of a long-running legal battle. Engineer Cristina Balan lost her job after she raised a safety concern in 2014 about a design flaw which could affect the cars’…
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Star of Philippines cinema dies aged 71
Nora Aunor, one of the Philippines’ most celebrated film stars, has died at the age of 71. Ms Aunor’s death on Wednesday was announced by her children on social media, but no further details were provided about her cause of death. “She touched generations with her unmatched talent, grace, and passion for the craft. Her…
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Michigan town forms human chain to move 9,100 books for shop
Community members from all ages in the small town of Chelsea, Michigan, a small town of 5,000 people, rallied to help a bookshop move to a new location by forming a human chain. A total of 9,100 books were moved one-by-one to the new retail space, about a block away. Source link
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Michelle Trachtenberg died from diabetes complications, medical examiner says
US actress Michelle Trachtenberg died a natural death from complications caused by diabetes, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. The 39-year-old actress was found “unconscious and unresponsive” in her New York City apartment in February. Officials did not perform a post-mortem examination, but said toxicology tests determined Trachtenberg’s cause of death. The…
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US government sues Maine over refusing to ban transgender athletes
The Trump administration is suing the state of Maine for refusing to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. The move is an escalation in the public battle between the state’s governor and Donald Trump that has included threats from the president to cut funding to Maine’s education department. “The Department of Justice will…
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Viral videos claim luxury bags are made in China, is it true?
Viral TikTok videos from Chinese manufacturers claim that luxury brands are making their products in China. This comes as both the US and China have raised tariffs on each other’s imported goods. BBC Verify’s Jake Horton looks into the truth behind the claims, and what we know about how luxury goods are made. Produced by…
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