69 h. ago Maryland senator meets Kilmar Ábrego García in El Salvador amid battle over US return

Chris Van Hollen posts photo on X but does not provide update on status of man wrongly deported from USThe Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Ábrego García, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting on X, saying he also called Ábrego García’s wife “to pass along his message of love”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump expected to visit King Charles in the coming months in the hopes of 'building transatlantic ties' amid US trade war

The US President will supposedly make the trip with his wife Melania in September to meet with the Monarch at the royal residence, the Telegraph reported.

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4 d. ago Humza Yousaf under fire for meeting with wife of Turkish president amid democracy row

The Turkish president has been accused of cracking down on democracy in the nation

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9 d. ago In Shanghai Dolls, Madame Mao’s life story of art, revolution and resentment is undone by clichés

This real-life tale of Mao’s wife and the first female director of China fails to meet its own potential

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1 week ago Inside Rory McIlroy and wife Erica Stoll's rollercoaster relationship... from meeting when he was dating tennis star ex to their shock divorce U

Narratives are rarely in short supply around Rory McIlroy, particularly come Masters time - but few stand out more than his rollercoaster relationship with Erica Stoll, his wife of eight years

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1 week ago Humza Yousaf says calling white young men privileged is 'deeply unhelpful'

The former first minister suggested the theory of privilege did not take into account the economic reality many young men find themselves in.

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2 w. ago Eljamel inquiry chairman will ‘listen to those whose voices have not been heard’

Lord Weir is chairing a public inquiry into former Dundee-based neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel who left dozens of patients with life-changing injuries.

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2 w. ago Keith Brown pays emotional tribute to partner Christina McKelvie at Holyrood

The SNP depute leader spoke about how Ms McKelvie was ‘surrounded by love’ during her final days in hospital.

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2 w. ago Val Kilmer discovered he was getting divorced from Joanne Whalley in brutal way

Top Gun star Val Kilmer, who has died at the age of 65, dreamt of meeting his ex-wife Joanne Whalley before the pair had even set eyes on each other. But their fairytale romance ended in heartbreak

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2 w. ago What happened to Val Kilmer and ex wife Joanne Whalley after meeting on set

Hollywood icon and Top Gun actor Val Kilmer was previously married to British-born actress Joanne Whalley, with the couple sharing two children together - Mercedes and Jack

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3 w. ago Pierce Brosnan's devastating triple tragedy before meeting 'love of his life' wife

Behind the scenes of his sparkling career Pierce Brosnan lost both his first wife and daughter to ovarian cancer, alongside watching his son devolve into drug addiction - but his new wife is his 'North Star'

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3 w. ago Starmer faces call to stand against Turkish president Erdogan as country’s worst unrest in a decade continues

A journalist imprisoned by the Turkish president in 2015, has called on British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to stand against him.

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3 w. ago MAFS Australia chaos as Jacqui reveals text messages she sent to Jeff behind Ryan's back

Married at First Sight Australia's Jacqui Burfoot has shared the text messages she sent to Jeff Gobbels after she asked to meet him - without his wife Rhi Disljenkovic there

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3 w. ago In Turkey, we are showing the world how to challenge a callous, authoritarian leader | Ece Temelkuran

The youthful energy of street protest is breathing life back into failing progressive parties – and it’s a model that could be applied everywhereEce Temelkuran is a Turkish journalist and political commentatorAfter 22 years of power grabs, the seizure of all state institutions and severe oppression aimed at reshaping Turkish citizens into Islamofascist minions, Turkey is striking back against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarianism. In cities across the country, including the regime’s strongholds, protests have been ongoing for the past week.Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s detention on bogus corruption charges this week galvanised the people; within days, the protests evolved into something bigger – a national riot demanding democracy, dignity and freedom. The protests reminded many of the Gezi uprising of 2013, yet this time the young people who we thought had lost all hope for the future under Erdoğan and during the severe economic crisis took to the streets, risking lim...

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3 w. ago ‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests

News of protests has been preserve of a few newspapers and channels outside well funded pro-government networksAt the same time as the sound of clanging pots and pans rang out through the streets of opposition strongholds in Istanbul on a recent evening, marking another mass anti-government demonstration, a different reality was being broadcast to viewers of Turkish pro-government channels.Public television showed the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking to a gilded conference room after an iftar dinner. He boasted of his government’s achievements, of hiring new teachers and attracting youth to an aerospace and technology conference. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests

Turkish journalists told The Independent they have never seen protests this big - nor such a tough government crackdown

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3 w. ago Ekrem İmamoğlu: jailed rival to Turkish president who could emerge stronger

Istanbul mayor has become the only politician capable of challenging Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the ballot boxWhen crowds of police arrived at the residence of the Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, to arrest him in a dawn raid last week, his response was calm and deliberate. The mayor of Turkey’s largest city – a longtime rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – issued a video message to his supporters, filming himself as he put on a crisp white shirt and tie to be dressed for his detention.“A small group is trying to usurp the will of the people,” he said. “I will stand strong.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Turkey protests: Istanbul's wild riots explained as Erdogan hatred reaches boiling point

Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival - has been arrested alongside more than 100 others, sparking street riots

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3 w. ago Turkish President's main rival is jailed on corruption charges on day he was set to be nominated to stand against the leader

The arrest of  Ekrem Imamoglu (pictured) and more than 100 other people sparked some of the largest protests in Turkey for decades.

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last month Joel Dommett's shocking proposal mishap as he bent down on one knee

The Masked Singer star Joel Dommett’s life off-screen has been anything but ordinary, from his unexpected first meeting with his wife Hannah Cooper and almost missing the birth of his son

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