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Trump bemoans a painting of him
US President Donald Trump has been gifted a new portrait from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin – while decrying an existing painting of him as “truly the worst”. The new portrait has not been shown publicly. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described it as a “personal gift”, adding that only Putin himself had the right to…
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Meghan launches online site for fans to buy her style favourites
The Duchess of Sussex has launched a new digital shop, allowing fans to purchase her favourite clothing, accessories and jewellery recommendations. Meghan, who described her ‘high-low’ style approach to mixing designer and accessible fashion during an episode of her recent Netflix series, shared the ShopMy link to her 2.6 million Instagram followers on Monday. She…
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Top US officials appeared to message a journalist Houthi strike plans
The White House has confirmed that a journalist inadvertently was added to a group chat in which US national security officials planned a strike against the Houthi rebel group. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, reported on Monday that he was added to a Signal message group that included accounts labelled as White House National…
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Tiger Woods confirms relationship with Vanessa Trump
TIGER WOODS Golfer Tiger Woods has announced he is dating Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of US President Donald Trump. Vanessa, 47, was married to Donald Trump Jr for 13 years. The pair, who have five children, divorced in 2018. On Sunday, Woods, 49, posted pictures of Vanessa and himself on social media saying: “Love…
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Russia accused of ‘hollow’ peace talks after Sumy strike wounds dozens
Russia must stop its attacks instead of “making hollow statements about peace”, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said, after a Russian missile strike injured dozens of people in the city of Sumy. “Any diplomacy with Moscow must be backed by firepower, sanctions and pressure,” Andrii Sybiha said. The attack, which Ukraine says targeted civilian infrastructure, took…
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US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives
Imogen Foulkes BBC Geneva correspondent AFP US funding cuts will lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections each day and over six million further deaths over the next four years, the UNAids chief has warned. It would mark a stark reversal in the global fight against HIV, which has seen the number of deaths…
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The Indian scholar arrested in US over Palestinian sympathies
Neyaz Farooquee BBC News, Delhi BBC Badar Khan Suri, a scholar of conflict studies, was arrested on 17 March over terror charges It was an invitation from a classmate 15 years ago that changed the life of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian scholar now facing deportation from the US over accusations he is linked to…
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Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul’s mayor
Beneath the acrid smell of tear gas on the night air in Istanbul, there is a hint of something else – a whiff of panic on the part of Turkey’s long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. One of his rivals has been put behind bars – so far, so familiar. But the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu,…
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Andrew and Tristan Tate make police appearance in Romania
Will Vernon & Rachel Hagan BBC News Reporting fromBucharest and London BBC Andrew Tate refused to say whether he would remain in Romania British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have appeared at a police station after returning to Romania from the US. The brothers registered with the authorities in the capital, Bucharest, in…
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US deportation flights to Venezuela resume after spat
A flight carrying 199 Venezuelans deported from the US to their homeland has landed at Simón Bolívar airport near Caracas. US repatriation flights to Venezuela had ground to a halt weeks ago after the Trump administration revoked a licence allowing Venezuela to export some of its oil to the US despite sanctions. But on Saturday…
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