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Report those who celebrate the shooting to employers, Vance says
People who celebrate the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk should be held accountable, US Vice-President JD Vance has said. “Call them out, and hell, call their employer,” Vance said as he guest-hosted an episode of the Charlie Kirk Show. “We don’t believe in political violence, but we do believe in civility.” Pilots, medical professionals,…
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Kenya’s high court issues arrest warrant for British national
A Kenyan High Court has issued an arrest warrant for a British national suspected of murdering a 21-year-old woman more than a decade ago. Agnes Wanjiru was killed in March 2012 and her body later found in a septic tank of a hotel in the central garrison town of Nanyuki nearly three months after she…
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Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit
The world’s fourth-biggest company, Google owner Alphabet, has announced a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in UK artificial intelligence (AI). The money will be used for infrastructure and scientific research over the next two years – the first of several massive US investments being unveiled ahead of US President Donald Trump’s state visit. Google’s president and chief…
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India-US seek breakthrough in day-long trade talks
Anahita SachdevBBC News, Delhi AFP via Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump have long shared a warm relationship but ties between the countries have taken a hit India and the US are holding a day of trade talks, sparking hope that stalled negotiations on a bilateral agreement will…
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023: killing members of a group,…
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UN genocide report a blunt indictment of Israel’s actions in Gaza
Jeremy BowenInternational editor AFP via Getty Images The report is intended to be detailed and damning, presenting evidence it says shows that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It says that Israel has breached the Genocide Convention that was passed in 1948 by the newly established United Nations. The word genocide, and the convention that…
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Nigeria’s Hilda Baci breaks world record for largest jollof rice dish
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week. Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed the achievement on social media, saying Ms Baci’s concoction of the popular West African dish weighed in at a staggering 8,780kg. After nine hours of cooking, the effort…
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Christian Brückner refuses Met Police interview
Reuters Christian Brückner has not been charged over Madeleine’s disappearance The prime suspect in the high-profile case of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance has declined to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police, the force has said. The Met said an international letter of request was sent to Christian Brückner, ahead of his imminent release for a separate…
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‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia
A convicted con artist who was the subject of a popular 2022 Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, local officials said. Israeli Simon Leviev was taken into custody at Interpol’s request after arriving at Batumi airport in the country’s south-west, Georgia’s interior ministry said on Monday. Leviev, 34, gained notoriety after…
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Senate confirms Trump pick to Fed board ahead of key interest rate vote
The US Senate has cleared President Donald Trump’s pick Stephen Miran to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors – part of a panel responsible for setting the country’s interest rates. Miran, who is chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, will be the first sitting White House official to join the Fed’s board since…
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