10 h. ago Pope Leo reveals his wish for 2026 as he closes out the year

In addition to the Jubilee, 2025 was momentous because of the papal transition after Francis died in April and cardinals elected history's first pope from the United States

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12 h. ago Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old

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17 h. ago Celebrity deaths in 2025 – the stars we've lost from Ozzy Osbourne to Brigitte Bardot

From Ozzy Osbourne and Brigitte Bardot, to The Vivienne and Linda Nolan, here are the string of iconic famous faces who have sadly died in 2025

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33 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene tells all on her MAGA breakaway and says she was ‘naive’ to believe Trump was ‘man of the people’

Greene’s rejection of MAGA becomes all-encompassing as she slams his responses to threat against her family and Charlie Kirk’s death

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43 h. ago Celebrity deaths of 2025: Remembering influential figures we lost this year

A host of big names have passed away this year, The Standard reflects on some of the names we’ve lost

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52 h. ago US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific

Two men killed in Hegseth-led attack on boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters, Pentagon saysThe US military announced the killing of another two men in “a lethal kinetic strike”on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.The Pentagon released video of the strike, which brings the total number of known naval attacks on suspected drug smugglers to 30 since September, and raises the death toll to at least 107 people, according to US military figures. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Emails from ‘crazies’ and ‘wacky phone calls’ surround trial of alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson, transcript reveals

A Utah court on Monday released the transcript of an October hearing in which Robinson’s legal team fought to have the 22-year-old not wear shackles during his trial and described the feverish interest in the case from conspiracists

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56 h. ago Judge to release transcript of earlier hearing for suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson

Roughly one page of the 83-page transcript will be redacted, the judge said

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59 h. ago Judge orders release of transcript of closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

A Utah judge has ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings

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59 h. ago Trump’s ‘faithless’ Charlie Kirk eulogy, the Epstein files, and ‘sexualized’ Mar

Greene attacks Mar-a-Lago culture for overly sexualizing women and Trump for his reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death as rejection of MAGA becomes all-encompassing

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59 h. ago Joe Rogan draws sharp comparison between Trump’s Rob Reiner post and celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death

Influential podcaster rebukes president over comments about murdered movie director

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62 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people

Greene gives lengthy interview with New York Times days before stepping down as congresswoman for GeorgiaMarjorie Taylor Greene, now just days away from stepping down as a congresswoman for Georgia, has said in her latest mea culpa interview that she “was just so naive” for believing that Donald Trump was a man of the people.In a lengthy interview with the New York Times that examines her break with the president after years of devotion, Greene explained that a series of minor ruptures with the president culminated in a total breach after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed in September. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2025: Selwyn Patterson exit explained

Death in Paradise Christmas Special airs December 28 as DI Mervin Wilson and team investigate a murder at an office Christmas party without Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

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3 d. ago ‘Rise in deaths’ predicted as amber cold health alerts issued in northern England

UKHSA warns vulnerable and elderly people may be at risk with temperatures to drop severely overnightAmber cold health alerts have been issued for northern England, with low temperatures predicted to cause a “rise in deaths” among vulnerable and elderly people.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued two amber warnings for north-east and north-west England, which will be in place between 8pm on Sunday until midday on Monday 5 January. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2025 cast in full including guest stars

The hit BBC series is back for another festive installment

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5 d. ago Kentucky plane crash death toll rises to 15 after injured man died on Christmas

Alain Rodriguez Colina was working at a scrapyard that the UPS cargo plane crashed into on 4 NovemberThe death toll from the UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky in early November has risen to 15 after a man injured on the ground died on Christmas from his wounds, according to officials.Alain Rodriguez Colina was working at a scrapyard that was one of the businesses into which UPS Flight 2976 crashed as it took off from Louisville’s airport on 4 November. Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, and Louisville’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, each confirmed that Rodriguez died on Thursday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago In Gaza we’re trapped in an endless maze of waiting – for peace, for the deaths to stop and for our lives to begin again | Aya Al

A ceasefire was announced on 10 October. But despite ‘peace’ being on the lips of world leaders ever since, we Palestinians are still under siege and afraidHere in Gaza we hear the word “peace” constantly – even more often than we hear the roar of warplanes or the thuds of shelling. It appears on television screens, in the statements of world leaders, in promises repeated again and again. Every country claims to want peace for Palestinians. Yet have we ever lived it for a single day? The truth is that we have not.We are now living under a ceasefire, or at least that is what the US and the rest of the world have been telling us. But in Gaza, we haven’t felt it at all. It was announced on 10 October, amid great celebrations in Sharm el-Sheikh. Since then, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians, including about 70 children, in Gaza. Because of the explosions I keep hearing, I am still afraid to leave the house. We are trapped in an endless maze of waiting: for the suffer...

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6 d. ago Dordogne murder mystery: British woman’s death confounds detectives

Brutal stabbing of Karen Carter, 65, in France has been followed by talk of affairs and speculation over the culpritThe quiet village of Trémolat nestled in the Dordogne valley is best known for its “cingle”, where the sinuous river forms an Instagrammable loop.Home to about 700 people, along with restaurants, a cafe, boulangerie and wine bar, it is a picture-perfect French idyll and a popular place for a getaway or even retirement. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rob and Michele Reiner died minutes after attack, says death certificate, as children announce memorial

Two of the couple’s children have said they are planning a memorial service for their parents, as further details are released about their cause of death earlier this monthNew details have emerged about the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered on Sunday 14 December in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.Their death certificates have been released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by TMZ and reported by multiple US outlets. They record that Rob Reiner’s body was found at 15.45, and Singer Reiner’s at 15.46. The cause of death for both is given as “multiple sharp force injuries” with the circumstances described as “homicide” and “with knife, by another”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Deadly MERS virus confirmed in Europe as WHO reports 19 cases globally

France has confirmed its first cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in over a decade, with the WHO reporting 19 cases globally in 2025 including four deaths

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