2 h. ago New book sheds light on Lincoln’s misunderstood killer: ‘he’s not that person at all’

In Midnight on the Potomac, author Scott Ellsworth looks back at the tumultuous last year of the US civil warScott Ellsworth’s new book, Midnight on the Potomac, is about the last year of the American civil war and “the crime of the century”: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington on 14 April 1865.Asked how the book came to follow The Ground Breaking, his acclaimed history of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, Ellsworth said his thoughts focused on two areas: historical parallels to the modern-day US, and the true crime genre. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet.In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Desperate plea for Sudan aid from UK as civil war rages: ‘Why is nobody watching?’

Aida Elsayed, from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, is in the UK to urge MPs not to forget what has become of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. She speaks to Rachel Schraer about the horrors her country is facing

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31 h. ago Plea for Sudan aid from UK as civil war rages: ‘Why is nobody watching?’

Aida Elsayed, from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, is in the UK to urge MPs not to forget what has become of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. She speaks to Rachel Schraer about the horrors her country is facing

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35 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell's family breaks their silence with bombshell claim as Trump decision to close Epstein case triggers MAGA civil war and cover

Her statement comes as President Donald Trump and his Attorney General Pam Bondi face MAGA mutiny amid claims they botched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's laundry list of crimes.

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52 h. ago Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids

Rights group says targets of Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan were ‘empty of military objectives’Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to Sudanese activists.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in the area, one of the key frontlines of a civil war in Sudan that has raged since April 2023. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Trump's top ally turns on him again over 'broken promises' as MAGA civil war escalates over Ukraine

The latest chapter in the internal MAGA fight features Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green blasting the Trump administration's pivot to sending arms to Ukraine.

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60 h. ago Dad of British backpacker murdered in the Aussie outback makes urgent plea to his killer

The father of Peter Falconio has made a desperate plea to his son's killer Bradley John Murdoch to confess where he dumped the body before he dies.

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67 h. ago Sudan paramilitary forces kill almost 300 in village raids, say lawyers

Rapid Support Forces accused of targeting villages ‘completely empty of any military objectives’ in North Kordofan state as civil war ragesSudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to Sudanese activists.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in that area, one of the key frontlines of a civil war in Sudan that has raged since April 2023. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids

Rights group says Rapid Support Forces accused of targeting villages ‘completely empty of any military objectives’ in North Kordofan stateSudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to Sudanese activists.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in that area, one of the key frontlines of a civil war in Sudan that has raged since April 2023. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump takes side in MAGA civil war over Epstein files as FBI director Kash Patel breaks silence on Pam Bondi

FBI Director Kash Patel has publicly dismissed speculation surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, breaking his silence amid a growing rift inside the Trump administration.

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5 d. ago Brad Pitt makes 'desperate plea' to reunite with two children after 'unfixable' fallout

Brad Pitt has endured a difficult relationship with the six children he shares with ex-wife Angelina Jolie - and he is said to be 'desperate' to reunite with his teenage twins

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6 d. ago Union militants kick out Angela Rayner as Birmingham bin war threaten to plunge Labour into another civil war

Members of the powerful hard left union Unite voted to suspend her at its policy conference in Brighton today over her criticism of the walk out that left the city a festering rat-infested mess.

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6 d. ago ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region

The International Criminal Court believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are continuing in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region where civil war has raged for more than two years, the tribunal’s deputy prosecutor says

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7 d. ago Chelsea handed Premier League snub after making desperate Club World Cup plea

Chelsea will face Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Club World Cup in New York on Sunday, but the Blues are already concerned about their workload ahead of the Premier League season

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8 d. ago The men who brought down Christian Horner: How Max Verstappen's VERY outspoken father and Red Bull revolters won F1 civil war over £12m

Horner's departure from the team he spent 20 years leading came on Wednesday, with Red Bull confirming they had released him from his contract with immediate effect.

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8 d. ago Now UN panel wades into Labour's benefits civil war complaining reforms will boost poverty as Starmer faces demands for MORE concession

The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights has written to the government demanding more information on the impact of the overhaul.

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8 d. ago Elon Musk names top Trump ally in the Epstein files as MAGA civil war spirals

Billionaire Elon Musk has launched another salvo at MAGA world by claiming that former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is implicated within the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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9 d. ago Fiona Phillips' desperate plea to husband as Alzheimer's 'wipes her away'

Ahead of the publication of their new book, Fiona Phillips and her dedicated husband, Martin Frizell, have spoken candidly about the realities of life with Alzheimer's Disease, including the former presenter's heartbreaking plea

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1 week ago EastEnders Minty star Cliff Parisi makes desperate plea after 'strange' soap comeback

Cliff Parisi reveals his thoughts on going back to EastEnders, where fans adored him as Minty Peterson on the soap, amid his brief return to Albert Square earlier this year for the show’s 40th anniversary

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