3 d. ago 50 Cent claims that Mamdani could ‘defund the police’ and create a ‘purge’ in NYC in latest criticism of mayor

Mamdani plans to raise taxes on New Yorkers who earn more than $1 million dollars, causing 50 Cent to claim that ‘NYC finished’

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3 d. ago Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’

Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a givenAfter New York City’s race for mayor catapulted Zohran Mamdani from state assembly member into one of the world’s most prominent progressive voices, intense debate swirled over the ideas at the heart of his campaign.His critics and opponents painted pledges such as free bus service, universal childcare and rent freezes as unworkable, unrealistic and exorbitantly expensive. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mamdani reacts to Trump’s threat to defund New York City if he wins mayoral race

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has dismissed threats by Donald Trump to cut federal funding to the Big Apple if the democratic socialist secures city hall.

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1 week ago British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

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2 w. ago Holidaymaker issues warning after receiving just £61 from £600 delayed luggage claim

A holidaymaker has issued a warning to other travellers after receiving just over 10 per cent of their delayed luggage claim from the budget airline, Ryanair.

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2 w. ago Government should introduce new statutory category of Send support – report

A Send taskforce set up by the Institute for Public Policy Research has recommended creating a new system of additional learning support.

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2 w. ago Pandemonium at pop star Rosalía's flash mob prompts criticism from Madrid's mayor

Rosalía’s surprise unveiling of the cover her new album has drawn criticism from Madrid’s mayor after thousands of fans of the pop star gathered in a flash mob in Spain’s capital on Monday

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2 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan says police taking no further action over ‘anti

The Free Speech Union says it will sue the Met Police for wrongful arrest

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3 w. ago Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall

Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fillHolding court for the cameras in Sharm el-Sheikh last week, a manically self-congratulatory Donald Trump, Gaza’s make-believe saviour, hailed his fellow “tough guys” – tame tyrants, such as Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who helped fabricate his flimsy Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.Yet later this month, the American pharaoh-president is due to face a far less biddable tough guy: China’s leader, Xi Jinping. Bookmakers may withhold odds on the outcome. In the US-China race for 21st-century primacy, Xi is sprinting ahead, assisted by spur-heeled Trump’s many missteps.Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign affairs commentator Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Witness statement for China spy case was 'just 5 per cent short of being enough', CPS head claims

Pressure was building last night on the Director of Public Prosecutions to explain why the China spy case was dropped even though there was bombshell evidence against the accused.

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3 w. ago Warning issued over flu season with five groups urged to get the vaccine

Recent vaccine policy changes have created some confusion, particularly around COVID-19 vaccines

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3 w. ago Why holidaymakers are turning their backs on Iceland as tourism plummets and budget airline goes bust

In recent years, tourism to Iceland has been in decline, with the country's tourism bureau claiming international visitors have dropped six per cent in the last year.

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last month ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout

At least 20 injured after hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles target energy infrastructure in KyivA massive Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cynical and calculated” attack.Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure”, and fragments from downed drones struck several parts of the city. Images posted online showed firefighters working to tackle burning blocks of flats. Continue reading...

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last month ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital triggers blackouts and sets high

Powerful blasts reported in Kyiv as missiles and drones target energy infrastructure, injuring nineThe Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early on Friday by what the air force called a “massive attack”, as Russia pummelled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies and triggering a fire in a high-rise apartment building.Kyiv’s mayor said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure” and nine people had been injured, with five of them taken to hospital. Vitali Klitschko also said power cuts and disruptions to the water supply had hit districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River that runs through the city. Continue reading...

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