5 d. ago US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the U.S. visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month’s high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly

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7 d. ago London Varsity meets New York Collegiate in leisurewear collection launched today | News | Official Site

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy picks Olha Stefanishyna as ambassador to US

Ukrainian officials due in Washington on Friday; Russians short of fuel as oil refineries burn. What we know on day 1,282Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Olha Stefanishyna, a former top cabinet minister, as Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, ending months of speculation. She takes over as ambassador from Oksana Markarova, who held the position for six years, including more than three years of full-scale war with Russia, and became a target for partisan criticism from Republicans. It was announced in July that Markarova would be replaced. Stefanishyna served in Zelenskyy’s administration as a deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, playing a major role in the country’s integration into western institutions, and as minister of justice.Zelenskyy announced his officials will meet US counterparts in New York on Friday as the Ukrainian president continues to push for a one-on-one meeting with Vladimir Putin despite Kremlin refusals. “Friday, meetings will take plac...

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7 d. ago Israel's military calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ as Washington hosts talks on post

Israeli and American officials are preparing to meet in Washington to discuss postwar Gaza

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1 week ago BBC shares statement after Hozier’s poignant Palestine speech was cut from broadcast

The BBC explained the reason behind not broadcasting Hozier's performance as the artist delivered an emotional speech which included support for Palestine and rap group Kneecap

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1 week ago Mom of besieged teenage trans athlete launches furious attack on critics as school meeting turns to chaos

On Thursday, parents turned up to speak at the Riverside Unified School District board meeting, with Hernandez's mother Nereyda Hernandez accusing one official of 'moral failure'.

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly says she will meet Trump officials for talks on free speech

The wife of a Tory councillor – who was was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers – was released from prison on Thursday.

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1 week ago Top officials of Amazon nations meet in Colombia to push joint rainforest protection plan

Leaders from South America's Amazon nations have gathered in Colombia to agree on a joint plan to protect the rainforest

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1 week ago I was Keir Starmer's political prisoner, says Lucy Connolly after being freed as she reveals she's set to meet Trump officials and is planning to sue police

Lucy Connolly, 42, revealed she is planning legal action against the police as she told of her 377-day prison ordeal for the first time.

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1 week ago US Fed’s Powell signals possible rate cut in Jackson Hole speech – business live

Chair of the Federal Reserve says US economy is facing ‘challenging situation’ as inflation risks persist and job market coolsUnions are raising concerns about the threat of TikTok layoffs, warning it would put millions of British TikTok users at risk.John Chadfield of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said:TikTok workers have long been sounding the alarm over the real-world costs of cutting human moderation teams in favour of hastily developed, immature AI alternatives.This has been a constant concern throughout the process of TikTok workers’ effort to form a union. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK has backed down on demand to access US Apple user data, spy chief says

Tulsi Gabbbard says Home Office no longer demanding ‘backdoor’ to encrypted materialThe UK government has dropped its insistence that Apple allows law enforcement officials “backdoor” access to US customer data, Donald Trump’s spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, says.The US director of national intelligence posted the claim on X following a months-long dispute embroiling the iPhone manufacturer, the UK government and the US president. Trump had weighed in to accuse Britain of behaving like China, telling the prime minister, Keir Starmer: “You can’t do this”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump reportedly backs Ukrainian land concession in peace plan with Putin – live

Putin in return offered ceasefire across Ukraine and written promise to not attack again, according to senior officialsZelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefingAt the Alaska summit, Putin demanded Ukraine withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk as a condition for ending the war, but offered Trump a freeze along the remaining frontline, two sources with direct knowledge of the talks told the Guardian.Although Luhansk is almost entirely under Russian control, Ukraine still holds key parts of Donetsk, including the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk and heavily fortified positions whose defence has cost tens of thousands of lives. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago In London, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer Discussed Expectations for the Meeting in Alaska, Continued Support for Ukraine, and Security Guarantees — Official website of the President of Ukraine

In London, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer Discussed Expectations for the Meeting in Alaska, Continued Support for Ukraine, and Security Guarantees — Official website of the President of Ukraine  Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin praises ‘sincere efforts’ from US administration to end Ukraine war – Europe live

Russian president holds meeting with top officials as he prepares to meet US president at 11.30am local time in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday 15 Augustin BerlinGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz’s stab at heading up Ukraine diplomacy has received measured praise at home, with a perception that Donald Trump’s declarations after Wednesday’s video conference sounded slightly less alarming to European ears than before. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tennessee town considers deal to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility

Officials in a rural Tennessee town are scheduled to meet to consider an agreement to turn a former state prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company

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3 w. ago White House weighs inviting Zelensky to Trump–Putin Alaska summit

A senior administration official said a three-way meeting remains ‘absolutely’ possible

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3 w. ago Sir Chris Hoy: Cyclist and wife Sarra Hoy hold 'important first' meeting with John Swinney at Bute House

Sir Chris Hoy and John Swinney have both spoken after holding a meeting at the First Minister’s official Edinburgh residence Bute House.

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3 w. ago China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak as thousands fall ill

The US has issued a travel advisory telling citizens not to visit China's Guangdong province

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3 w. ago ‘It’s not a coincidence’: after Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison move what next?

Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking accomplice was sent to a minimum security facility after meeting a top DoJ official who is Trump’s ex-attorney – experts say ‘this is not the end’When Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security prison camp last week, despite being convicted of sex trafficking for Jeffrey Epstein, her move fueled ever-growing speculation about authorities’ handling of the late financier’s crimes.For many, the timing of Maxwell’s sudden relocation from a Florida penitentiary to a Texas lockup known for its more campus feel and celebrity inmates was especially suspect – with two Epstein victims reportedly describing the event as a “cover-up”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago China tells officials: fewer meetings, shorter memos, cut the speeches

Directive suggests 5,000-character limit for documents as Beijing takes aim at bureaucracy

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