3 h. ago Trump issues Oval Office address over Charlie Kirk's assassination: 'This is a dark moment for America'

The president published a grave, four-minute statement from the Oval Office to his Truth Social account.

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39 h. ago Americans book flight to France but end up in Africa after mortifying mistake

Two American tourists ended up on the wrong continent after claiming to mix up a popular French city with a place in North Africa after making a blunder at the airport

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67 h. ago Need I list all the reasons why Trump shouldn’t get a Nobel peace prize? | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump has been an enabler of war, famine, disease and deathDonald Trump’s thuggish campaign to bully his way to the Nobel peace prize should not be the cause for the committee to reject him. There are many more substantial grounds that render him patently unqualified to receive the award.Among the numerous reasons that make him one of the least deserving people in the world who should be honored, he has single-handedly destroyed the United States Agency for International Development, which has saved hundreds of millions of people from hunger and disease, and promoted democracy and the rule of law around the world. In an executive order issued on his inauguration day, 20 January, Trump slandered USAID as “not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values” and claimed that its workers “serve to destabilize world peace”.Sidney Blumenthal, former senior adviser to Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, has published three books of a projected five-volume p...

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4 d. ago College professor dies in devastating accident when cable car broke loose in Portugal

A South Carolina college professor was confirmed as the sole American killed in a shocking cable car crash in Portugal, which claimed the lives of 16 people.

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6 d. ago Daughter of Nazi officer who stole 'Portrait of a Lady' and her husband charged with cover

Prosecutors in Argentina have charged the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official with trying to hide an 18th-century painting from authorities following revelations that it had been stolen from a Jewish art dealer during World War II

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6 d. ago Daughter of Nazi who 'stole' missing painting from Jewish man is charged with crimes linked to genocide

The daughter of a Nazi who stole a painting from a Jewish art collector during WWII was dragged before a judge after the Argentine woman has been accused of also hiding the art work.

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6 d. ago Trump’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent | Kenneth Roth

Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they chooseThe US military’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers traveling by boat in international waters in the Caribbean is an illegal use of war powers to address what should have been a situation of law enforcement. Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they choose by simply declaring a “war” against them.Last month, it was reported that Donald Trump had signed a secret decree authorizing the Pentagon to use military force against certain designated Latin American drug cartels, claiming that they were “terrorist” organizations. On Tuesday, Trump wrote that on his orders the military had targeted Tren de Aragua “narcoterrorists”, accusing them of “operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro”, the Venezuelan leader, and being “responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, ...

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7 d. ago Mohamed Salah hits out at Liverpool fan account over 'disrespectful' social media post

Reds star unhappy with tweet unfavourably comparing Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez to new signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak

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7 d. ago Sex offender got into more trouble after failing to tell police about social media accounts

Martin Grimason, 35, should have kept officers up to date about his online activity as he was on the sex offenders' register.

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9 d. ago Playboy model fumes as American Airlines flight attendant forces her to 'button up' in order to board plane

Sara Blake Cheek, 34, a former Playboy Playmate and OnlyFans model, has claimed she was singled out by an American Airlines flight attendant who found her outfit too inappropriate to travel.

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9 d. ago Children as young as 11 tempted to try betting after being ‘flooded’ by celebrity endorsement

Those in UK aged 11-17 said seeing a celebrity gambling or advertising it made them want to emulate them, survey findsChildren as young as 11 feel tempted to try betting after being “flooded” by celebrities and sports stars promoting it, according to two reports that found nearly 90% of children aged 13-17 are exposed to gambling content online.The UK’s leading gambling charity, GambleAware, which commissioned the reports, urged regulators and policymakers to address social media accounts and influencers producing betting content on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch in light of the findings. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Man, 26, is arrested after Jewish boy was shot in the head with an air rifle over weekend of antisemitic attacks

The shooting happened on the same weekend that several homes owned by Jewish people in the same area of Bournemouth were daubed in Nazi swastikas.

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1 week ago Premier League striker's imposter 'messaged derogatory things to his own club's chairman'

Former West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has revealed the impact that a parody account on social media had behind the scenes after messaging late ex-chairman David Gold

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1 week ago Outrage in Italy over pornographic website with doctored images of prominent women

Phica posted altered photos, with vulgar and sexist captions, of women including prime minister Giorgia MeloniA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women, including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform, called Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Outrage in Italy over porn site with doctored images of prominent women

Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on site along with vulgar and sexist captionsA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man Utd make subtle social media change just hours after Grimsby humiliation

The Red Devils made a subtle change to their social media accounts after they were beaten at the hands of fourth-tier Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup

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1 week ago Twilight fans 'crying' over cryptic update 12 years after last film

The official Twilight social media accounts have shared a cryptic update

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1 week ago People left scratching their head over viral maths problem for child

A popular maths social media account, called @Mathclass88, posted the equation on Twitter, where people from all over the world filled the comments section.

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2 w. ago Cops raid Nazi heiress's home to seize masterpiece stolen by her dad...but are shocked to see what was hanging on wall

Police raided the home of a Nazi heir looking for a painting stolen from a Jewish man in an investigation that had spanned several continents and decades.

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2 w. ago Trump threatens retaliation over digital taxes aimed at US tech

President claims other countries’ digital levies hurt American companies while ignoring China

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