66 m. ago Middle East crisis live: US backs Israel’s stance on Unrwa at ICJ hearing

US official tells international court of justice about ‘serious concerns’ over agency’s impartialityThere is now a live feed from the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where the US is giving evidence (see 8.52am). You may need to refresh the blog to see it.An Iranian man convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel was executed on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Major supermarket issues urgent recall for chicken over food poisoning fear

Asda is urgently recalling its own-brand chicken breast slices over fears that the product was packaged with an incorrect use-by date.

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2 h. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Pope College of Cardinals' Meeting Week 2

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

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6 h. ago Vatican issues 'sede vacante' postage stamps valid until a new pope is elected

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops started selling this week special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis' death and the election of his successor

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6 h. ago Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review – the horror is still breathtaking

This dreadfully suspenseful four-parter about the killing of the innocent Brazilian man reveals the staggering number of blunders that led up to itIn Britain, we are not short of stories of police incompetence, malfeasance or deception, but the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes stands out because the manner of his death is so shocking. De Menezes, a 27-year-old Brazilian working as an electrician in London, boarded the tube at Stockwell station on the morning of 22 July 2005. Moments later, before the carriage doors could close, armed police sprinted on to the train and shot him seven times, point blank, in the head. De Menezes had been mistaken for a suicide bomber; he was entirely innocent of any crime.Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a four-part drama by Jeff Pope, portrays the horror of that moment with breathtaking clarity. The sheer power and speed of the killing are viscerally startling: De Menezes (Edison Alcaide) is tackled, pinned and shot before he can ...

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10 h. ago Convicted cardinal bows out of conclave to 'obey the will of Pope Francis'

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 76, formally withdrew from the process on Tuesday despite previously insisting he was still entitled to cast his vote.

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12 h. ago Donald Trump reveals who he wants to be new Pope and his answer WON'T shock you

Donald Trump gave a rather unsurprising answer when asked who he would like to be the new Pope today - it comes after the US President was spotted on his phone at the late pontiff's funeral

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13 h. ago Trump says 'I'd like to be pope' as X users joke about getting the first orange Pontiff

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13 h. ago Delphi murders: Pictures of gun, ‘magic’ bullet and slain girls’ phones among evidence released by prosecutors

In late 2024, Richard Allen was convicted and sentenced to 130 years in prison for the February 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, Indiana

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13 h. ago Trump and Vance are 'billionaires and tech bros' putting 'all

The author of Conclave, Robert Harris has slammed Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Dunce for their 'all-out assault on everything that the Christian message is'

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14 h. ago Melania Trump's confidants tell all about sudden shift in marriage to 'unsteady' Donald

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania looked practically newlywed as they packed on the PDA this weekend while in to Rome for Pope Francis 's funeral...

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14 h. ago Cardinal convicted over London property scandal drops out of conclave

Cardinal convicted over London property scandal drops out of conclave  The Telegraph

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14 h. ago Jacob Fearnley bows out of Madrid Open as tennis resumes after power outage

Fearnley slips to 6-4, 7-6 (3) defeat to DimitrovCaja Mágica power restored at 8am on Tuesday morningJacob Fearnley has not been a full-time professional player for a full year, yet on an unforgettable Monday afternoon in Madrid, he found himself in a bizarre scenario that even many of the very best players in the world would not be able to overcome.Fearnley, a qualifier at the Madrid Open, had been mounting a courageous last stand against the veteran 14th seed, Grigor Dimitrov, when the city and country came to a standstill. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago With Canada’s stunning electoral rebuke and doubts over China trade talks, has Trump’s bluster reached its expiration point?

ANALYSIS: Mark Carney’s condemnation of the United States’s ‘betrayal’ is a sign that the world is no closer to submitting to Trump’s trade demands, writes John Bowden

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16 h. ago Prolific shoplifter convicted after stealing more than £3,000 worth of books and board games from Waterstones

Paul Mangal stole over £3,000 worth of goods over an extended period from his local Waterstones

Economics

18 h. ago UFC legend and Tyson Fury rival Francis Ngannou 'involved in fatal motorbike crash'

UFC legend and Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's former boxing rival Francis Ngannou has reportedly been involved in a fatal motorbike crash in his native Cameroon

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18 h. ago Giro d'Italia cycling race to go inside the Vatican's walls in homage to Pope Francis

It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican

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18 h. ago Afghanistan war veteran raped vulnerable teenagers while they were drunk

A judge described Johnathan Sutton as a "calculating, manipulating individual". He maintains his innocence despite being convicted of the vile attacks

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19 h. ago Judge tells victims of fugitive paedophile: ‘Only one person to blame’

Richard Burrows, who spent 27 years on the run, was convicted of multiple child sex offences.

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19 h. ago UFC and boxing superstar Francis Ngannou 'involved in fatal motorcycle crash with a 17

Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou has allegedly 'been involved in a fatal motorbike accident in Cameroon'. Ngannou, 38, was riding the motorcycle when he 'was in a collision'.

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