9 h. ago As communist troops streamed into Saigon, a few remaining reporters kept photos and stories flowing

They’d watched overnight as the bombardments grew closer, and observed through binoculars as the final U.S. Marines piled into a helicopter from the roof of the embassy to be whisked away

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3 d. ago All options ‘remain on the table’ for Ukraine – Downing Street

Downing Street has said that all options “remain on the table” when it comes to support for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday that “advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace” and “all options remain on the table” when it comes to supporting Kyiv.The Times newspaper reported on Friday that the UK is likely to abandon plans to send troops to Ukraine as risks are considered to be too high, however Number 10 said that it does not recognise that report.A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday: “All options remain on the table and advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace.”The spokesman also pointed to the Operation Interflex programme training Ukrainian troops as one of the ways the country is being supported.Asked whether troops being deployed would be dependent on the US offering a “backstop” to a peace deal, the spokesman said he would not give a running commentary on talks, but added: “As the Prime Mini...

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7 d. ago Trump Tower incident: Man arrested after being spotted inside Donald Trump's skyscraper

The male suspect, whose identity and motives remain undisclosed, was reportedly stopped by security personnel before he could reach the roof of the Trump Tower skyscraper

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9 d. ago Moments from disaster: From a teen's smiling pose on railway tracks to a father

Chilling photographs, often taken mere moments before disaster, have become an eerie testament to our most universal fear - death.

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2 w. ago Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen – review

This harrowing study of the Russian leader’s weaponising of sexual violence argues that misogyny goes hand in hand with imperialismIn 1944, the Red Army pushed the Germans out of the Baltic state of Estonia. Soon afterwards, Soviet officers took away Sofi Oksanen’s great-aunt for interrogation. It was night. When she returned the next morning Oksanen’s young relative appeared unscathed. In fact, she had been raped. She could only mutter a few words: “Jah, ära”, or “Yes, please don’t”.The consequences of her unspoken ordeal were lifelong. As Oksanen relates it, her great-aunt became mute. She never married, had children or a relationship. Nor were the men who abused her punished. After the Soviet reoccupation – which saw Estonia erased from Europe’s map – she lived quietly with her ageing mother. Black-and-white family photos and the stories that went with them were hidden.Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen is published by HarperVia (£16.99). To support the Guard...

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2 w. ago Rami Malek and Emma Corrin Break Up After 2 Years as London House Ownership Remains Unclear; Report

Rami Malek and Emma Corrin Break Up After 2 Years as London House Ownership Remains Unclear; Report  Pinkvilla

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2 w. ago Police issue major update on catastrophic A1 crash 'following high

A fifth officer has now been discharged, the Mirror reports, while two remain for in hospital. The two occupants of the BMW were uninjured.

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2 w. ago Liverpool receive Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk contract boost after "progress" claim

Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are out of contract in the summer, but Liverpool are reportedly close to reaching an agreement for the pair to remain at Anfield

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3 w. ago Second child reportedly dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak

US health and human services department confirmed death but insisted the exact cause is under investigationA second child with measles has reportedly died in Texas amid a steadily growing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 people in that state alone.The US health and human services department confirmed the death to NBC late Saturday, though the agency insisted exactly why the child died remained under investigation. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the eight-year-old girl had died from “measles pulmonary failure” early Thursday at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, citing records obtained by the outlet. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How much taxpayers contributed to popular leisure centres and key swimming venue in Swansea

They remain popular but need a subsidy, says report

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3 w. ago Women behind the lens: ‘Through needle and thread, a quiet defiance of patriarchy’

One of a series of photographs taken across India in which women, many of them abuse survivors, use traditional needlework to embellish portraits of themselvesThis is a portrait of Praween Devi, a woman I met in 2019 through a local organisation while working on my project Nā́rī. I met her alongside other women who gather in their back yards to embroider together, sharing stories over cups of chai.When I asked to take her photograph, she suggested the main hall of her home, mentioning its lack of decoration and how the walls were bare except for a framed image of flowers and, notably, a photograph of all the men in the house. Before we began, she brought in a rug from another room, subtly curating the space. As I composed the shot, I included the photograph of the men, wondering how she would choose to alter the image through embroidery. Continue reading...

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