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Canadian mining firm says its abducted workers found dead in Mexico
Vizsla Silver Corp says that family members of some of the kidnapped workers have informed the company that their relatives were found dead.
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Norway police investigate diplomat over Epstein links
Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rød-Larsen - who played a vital role in the Oslo Accords - are being investigated for "aggravated corruption".
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Keir Starmer says he is ânot prepared to walk awayâ after call for resignation
PM survives day of high tension after Scots Labour leader Anas Sarwar urges him to step down amid Peter Mandelson row UK politics live â latest updates How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day Exclusive: Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days Keir Starmer has seen off an immediate challenge to his position from Labourâs leader in Scotland, telling his MPs he was ânot prepared to walk awayâ from power and plunge the country into cha...
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Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu expresses sympathy for Hess after Trumpâs âloserâ attack
Freeskier was ambivalent about representing US Fellow athletes defend friend after presidentâs attack Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu have weighed in on Donald Trumpâs attack on Hunter Hess after the freeskier said he was ambivalent about representing the US during the presidentâs immigration crackdown. âI think in moments like these, it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another for all thatâs going on,â said Kim, the two-time Olympic gold medalist whose parents are Sou...
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Senegalese TV Presenter and Singer Are Arrested in Crackdown on Homosexuality
A TV presenter and one of Senegalâs best-known musicians appeared in court on Monday in one of the countryâs most high-profile, anti-gay cases in years.
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Air Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel access
Airlines from as far away as Russia, China and Spain have also been affected as island nation warns of fuel shortage Air Canada has cancelled all flights to Cuba after the islandâs authorities said they were running out of aviation fuel, as a consequence of the US oil blockade on the Caribbean country. The airline, one of a dozen who serve the island, said it would begin repatriating 3,000 customers. Cubaâs beaches are a major holiday draw for Canadian tourists in winter, and one of the gover...
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Beloved LA taco shop makes surprise cameo in Bad Bunnyâs half-time show
Owner of Villaâs Tacos said the rapper loved their restaurant and asked the business to join his Super Bowl performance A beloved Los Angeles taqueria made its primetime debut during Bad Bunnyâs Super Bowl LX half-time show, delighting and surprising its legion of faithful patrons. Bad Bunnyâs 13-minute performance was a love letter to the culture, history and legacy of Puerto Rico, with sets depicting sugarcane fields, a house party and even a wedding ceremony, complete with Lady Gaga perfor...
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Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest
Amid activistsâ objections, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had invited President Isaac Herzog to visit to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.
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âRayner for leaderâ site proves race to succeed Starmer is well under way
Allies of leading candidates keen to tout credentials but others despair at options at top of Labour party ⢠Revealed: âRayner for leaderâ site briefly went live in January ⢠Explainer: political leadership campaigns that launched too soon ⢠UK politics live â latest updates As Keir Starmer fights for his political life, the contest to replace him has already begun. The prime minister was already under pressure when the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, called for on Monday a change of pri...
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Australia politics live: police under fire for handling of Sydney protests; chief says speakers âincitedâ crowd to march
Fallout begins after violent scenes in Sydney. Follow the latest news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast After chaotic scenes at a Sydney rally opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzogâs visit last night, assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna faced the media and accused the speakers at the rally of âinciting the crowd to marchâ. âIt was really something that was quite inflammatory,â he told reporters last night. Those officers are in a very vulnerable, prec...
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Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue Englandâs largest council tax rise
Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority Reform-led Worcestershire county council is likely to issue Englandâs largest council tax rise this April after it was given special permission by the government to increase it by up to 9%. Worcestershire is one of a handful of authorities whose requests to be allowed to increase local rates above the standard 5% cap from April have been accepted by ministers. Continue reading...
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Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Womenâs prize for playwriting
Judges, including Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, praise Georgina Duncanâs play as the kind âproducers dream of and audiences yearn to watchâ A work that explores what happens when trauma is left to fester, set in Troubles-era Belfast, has been named the winner of the Womenâs prize for playwriting 2025. Judges praised what they described as unflinching and moving writing in Sapling by Georgina Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire. Continue reading...
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Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days
Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the door The most senior civil servant in Downing Street is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shake-up of Keir Starmerâs operation after one of the most dramatic 48 hours of the prime ministerâs time in office, sources have said. Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is understood to be negotiating the terms of his departure from No 10, which would make him the third senior member of staf...
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DWP permanent secretary to step down after carerâs allowance scandal
Peter Schofield tells staff he will leave the department for personal reasons The governmentâs top welfare official is to step down after his departmentâs handling of a longstanding benefits failure that plunged thousands into debt and became known as the carerâs allowance scandal. Sir Peter Schofield, the permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, announced to staff on Monday that he is to step down in July for personal reasons. Continue reading...
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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank
The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the land.
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Is Britain about to lose another prime minister?
While the herd is yet to move against Keir Starmer, many believe his tenure may be coming to an end When Boris Johnson resigned as the British prime minister in 2022, he explained that the politicians who had once loyally supported him had turned against him. This had sealed his fate. âThe herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves,â he said . Continue reading...
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Revisionism the order of Labourâs day as the wagons circle around Starmer | John Crace
The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support Not another one. On Sunday it was Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmerâs chief of staff, who took one for the team by resigning over the Peter Mandelson appointment. On Monday, No 10âs head of communications, Tim Allan, did likewise without offering much by way of an explanation. Presumably it was a last stand to defend the boss against the circling wagons. âWe need a futile gesture,...
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Ilia Malinin, Who Led the U.S. to Gold, Is Bringing Ice Skating Back Into the Limelight
Ilia Malinin, who led the United States to a team gold medal at the Winter Olympics and will now vie for his own, is testing the physical limits of what is possible on the ice.
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Italian reporters to protest over bossâs gaffe-filled Olympic commentary
Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah Carey Sports journalists at the Italian state broadcaster are staging a series of protests in response to blunders made by Paolo Petrecca, sports director at Rai, throughout his commentary on the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Petrecca, who was appointed to the role in 2025, first welcomed viewers to Romeâs Stadio Olimpico instead of Milanâs San Siro, where F...
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Two senior Norwegian diplomats being investigated over Epstein links
Financial crimes squad opens inquiries into former ambassador Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, ex-president of International Peace Institute Two high-profile diplomats are under investigation by Norwegian authorities in connection with their relationship to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Norwayâs financial crimes squad, Ăkokrim, is investigating Mona Juul, who resigned as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq on Sunday, on suspicion of gross corruption while working at the ministr...
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