14 h. ago Double killer told police 'I lost my cool tonight' after murdering two women and trying to kill two others in horror Christmas Day attack

A man has admitted murdering two women and attempting to stab to others to death in a horror attack on Christmas Day.

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38 h. ago A street parade and a drone attack: photos of the day – Monday

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4 d. ago Knife by Salman Rushdie audiobook review – 27 seconds that changed everything

The author recalls the attack that almost killed him in an honest, terrifying and life-affirming memoirOn 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was at a literary conference in Chautauqua, New York, about to deliver a lecture on keeping writers from harm, when a stranger rushed at him with a knife. Rushdie – who in 1989 had a fatwa issued against him by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his death, after the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses – was stabbed in his neck, chest, hand and eye.Knife is Rushdie’s memoir of his “near-death” in which he recalls seeing his attacker and thinking to himself: “So it’s you. Here you are.” The attack lasted 27 seconds and, to this day, the author remains bewildered that he didn’t fight back. “Was I so feeble that I couldn’t make the slightest attempt to defend myself?” he asks. As baffling to him is that the man, a Lebanese-American whom he calls “The A” (short for “Assailant” or “Ass”), had never read The Satanic Verses. Instead, he had watc...

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1 week ago Woman suffers facial burns after Boxing Day hot water attack

The victim said it felt like a hot iron was being pressed to her face

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1 week ago Trump announces tariffs with ‘liberation day’ attack on foreign countries

US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs against countries around the world.

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2 w. ago Barcelona star Dani Alves is sensationally CLEARED of raping a woman in a nightclub after appealing four

The footballer was handed the sentence in February last year after three judges convicted him of the sex attack following a three-day trial.

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2 w. ago Dani Alves CLEARED of raping woman in nightclub after appealing guilty verdict

Dani Alves was handed a four and half year prison sentence in February last year after three judges convicted him of the sex attack following a three-day trial - but he has now been cleared

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2 w. ago Man guilty of knife attack on day he was let out of jail on early release scheme

The Ministry of Justice has vowed to investigate the case fully.

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2 w. ago Russian strikes show Moscow does not want ‘real peace’, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president said drone attacks just hours after ceasefire talks were ‘a clear signal to the whole world’See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s president has accused Russia of being insincere about moving towards peace as he reported an attack by 117 drones, just a day after both countries had agreed to a maritime ceasefire subject to Moscow obtaining agricultural sanctions relief.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that launching nationwide strikes after the peace negotiations was proof of Russia’s true intentions, though the Kremlin insisted the US-brokered talks were proceeding constructively. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Ukraine forces launch surprise raid several kilometres into Russia as Putin talks to Trump

Troops launched the attack as Russia has approved a 30-day ceasefire deal with Ukraine - marking the first break in fighting since Vladimir Putin's invasion of the country over three years ago

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4 w. ago Conor McGregor uses St Patrick’s Day White House meeting with Donald Trump to attack Ireland immigration

Irish premier Micheal Martin said McGregor’s comments were ‘wrong’ and did not reflect the views of the Irish people

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