6 d. ago Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader.Leo, the first US pope, arrived in Beirut on Sunday from a four-day visit to Turkey where he warned that humanity’s future was at risk because of the world’s unusual number of bloody conflicts, and condemned violence in the name of religion. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Nashville neighbors can see what's REALLY going on with Nicole Kidman. It's so sad... and even more embarrassing: KENNEDY

Nicole Kidman spent this Thanksgiving without her youngest children. The actress agreed that teen daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret would spend Turkey Day with their dear old dad.

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1 week ago Willie Mullins jumper favourite to claim 'Christmas cracker' of a King George VI Chase

Fresh off his victory over Fact To File at Punchestown on Sunday, Gaelic Warrier tops the sponsor’s betting for the Boxing Day feature at Kempton

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2 w. ago Girl, 11, dies one day after being 'taken unwell' in coastal Scottish town: Mother pays tribute as police probe 'unexplained' death

Olivia Curley, 11, was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow on Sunday after falling ill. She died the following day. The youngster became unwell at home before being raced to hospital.

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2 w. ago Girl, 11, dies one day after 'taken unwell' in coastal Scottish town: Mother pays tribute as police probe 'unexplained' death

Olivia Curley, 11, was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow on Sunday after falling ill. She died the following day. The youngster became unwell at home before being raced to hospital.

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2 w. ago Police launch investigation after girl, 11, dies in ‘unexplained’ circumstances

The girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow on Sunday and died the next day, Police Scotland said

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3 w. ago The number of Americans skipping Thanksgiving due to travel chaos

Sunday saw the single worst day for flight disruptions since the government shutdown began

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3 w. ago This Morning fans break down in tears as grieving children pay poignant tribute to late dad who 'paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country'

In honour of Remembrance Day on Sunday (9 November), Lennon and Ruby appeared on the show to pay tribute to their dad Mark Palin.

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3 w. ago Explore Britain’s iconic wartime history, from Churchill’s bunkers to Bletchley Park, home to the enigma codebreakers

TODAY is Armistice Day, which marks the signing of the agreement to end the fighting of World War One. It came into force at 11am on November 11, 1918.  Along with Remembrance Sunday, the day honours those who have died in conflicts, with the nation falling silent at 11am.  This weekend the King led commemorations at the...

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3 w. ago How fast will airports and flight schedules get back to normal after government shutdown ends?

Sunday marked the worst day for air travel yet amid the ongoing shutdown, with nearly 3,000 canceled flights nationwide

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3 w. ago US Senate takes steps toward vote to end historic federal shutdown

Senators plan to vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to 40-day shutdown in reachThe US Senate on Sunday moved toward a vote on reopening the federal government, suggesting that an end to the historic shutdown, now in its 40th day, is within reach.Senators plan to vote on advancing a House-passed stopgap funding bill as early as Sunday night, with the understanding that it would be amended to combine a short-term funding measure with a package of three full-year appropriations bills, the Senate’s Republican majority leader, John Thune, said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FRED KELLY: For a country seemingly so divided, Remembrance Sunday was a day to come together

FRED KELLY: There was a sense of order restored and duty served yesterday as the King led the nation in Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Whitehall.

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3 w. ago Nation's security 'not just the military's responsibility' and UK 'must be defended'

As country marked Remembrance Day on Sunday Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, the Chief of Defence Staff, said it was important for society to “understand the stakes” of maintaining our safety

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4 w. ago Mission Possible! Moment Tom Cruise defies demo to chopper in to UK Scientology's annual fundraiser

EXCLUSIVE: The Hollywood star, 63, was helicoptered into Saint Hill Manor, the church's British Base in East Grinstead, Sussex, on Sunday to take part in the three day-event amid protests.

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4 w. ago Is the poppy in decline? As many WW2 veterans remember fallen comrades for possibly the last time, some sellers say fewer people are buying the historic symbol of remembrance

The number of people wearing red poppies in the run up to Armistice Day on November 11 and Remembrance Sunday has been in decline in recent years.

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