10 h. ago Myanmar at a glance: Embroiled in civil war, now facing more devastation after powerful earthquake

Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar, more than 3 million people in the country faced displacement

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11 h. ago North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South

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11 h. ago Village at civil war after pig farmer sells land for controversial £600million historical theme park in heart of Oxfordshire

The prospect of a £600 million theme park in the sleepy village of Bucknell, Oxfordshire, has sparked a bitter local war, leaving the air thick with talk of traffic chaos, the Spice Girls and even Vladimir Putin.

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12 h. ago Village at civil war after pig farmer sells land for £600million historical theme park that denies it is linked to Russia or the far right

The prospect of a £600 million theme park in the sleepy village of Bucknell, Oxfordshire, has sparked a bitter local war, leaving the air thick with talk of traffic chaos, the Spice Girls and even Vladimir Putin.

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13 h. ago Village at civil war after pig farmer sells land for £600million historical theme park that denies it is linked to Putin or the far right

The prospect of a £600 million theme park in the sleepy village of Bucknell, Oxfordshire, has sparked a bitter local war, leaving the air thick with talk of traffic chaos, the Spice Girls and even Vladimir Putin.

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14 h. ago Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s brutal Iraq film Warfare offers only violence – to its detriment

The director of ‘Civil War’ and a real-life Iraq veteran have rounded up a cast of young stars – including Will Poulter, Kit Connor and Charles Melton – for a film that focuses on a few hours of chaos in Ramadi province in 2006

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14 h. ago Premier League civil war as owners disagree over huge change to summer transfer window

Owners of Premier League clubs have opted against changing the dates of the summer transfer window - despite recommendations from their own sporting directors to do so

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16 h. ago Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start

(Down the Road)The bluegrass star and band reconvene with a new co-vocalist on this slick yet understated set drawing on old-time roots and more recent concernsArcadia is big news in US roots music. In the 14 years since Union Station’s last LP, its Grammy-winning members have not been idle. Singer and fiddle player Alison Krauss, for one, has released solo outings and a second Robert Plant collaboration. Key foil Dan Tyminski (guitar, vocals), meanwhile, remains focused on his solo career. So Arcadia marks a fresh start with co-vocalist Russell Moore (ex-IIIrd Tyme Out). “His pitch – he’s just a laser beam,” said Krauss in the New York Times.The two swap lead vocals across 10 tracks whose often mournful subject matter naturally harks back to times past. The production may be slick but rings with understated eloquence. The banjo-driven Richmond on the James records the dying words of a civil war soldier; Krauss’s pristine vocal hovers above the fray, surveying blood and feeling. Moo...

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17 h. ago Red Bull civil war: F1 giants ADMIT Max Verstappen is not happy after 'bully' Christian Horner brutally sacked his team

Red Bull made the call this week after a dismal start to the season for Lawson, who failed to register a single point in his first two races since replacing Sergio Perez .

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58 h. ago The Rohingya were driven from Myanmar. Now they’re taking up arms to fight back

In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel compelled to take up arms and return to fight in Myanmar. Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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63 h. ago Inside the Rohingya resistance: Why refugees are taking up arms to return and fight in Myanmar

In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel compelled to take up arms and return to fight in Myanmar. Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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5 d. ago ‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations

Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UKIn graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 British military personnel. Most of the dead lost their lives in the period just after the first world war, when allied troops were sent to support rightwing White forces in the Russian civil war against the Bolsheviks, while 41 are casualties from the second world war Arctic convoys.Their resting places have been tended over decades by the Russian military and by private contractors, paid by the UK’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission. But after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, economic sanctions meant Britain could no longer pay for the graves to be maintained. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago A new museum in Texas tells the life stories of Medal of Honor recipients

A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the global war on terrorism

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7 d. ago Jubilant Sudanese soldiers film themselves celebrating in presidential palace after seizing it from rival Rapid Support Forces in major civil war victory

State television had broadcast scenes of fighters celebrating in the palace, before three of its journalists were killed in a drone strike, according to an army source.

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7 d. ago Leaked Nigel Farage WhatsApp messages spark 'zero integrity' jibe in Reform civil war

Nigel Farage branded Rupert Lowe's behaviour 'disgusting' and 'contemptable' after he was suspended by Reform - prompting his leadership rival to accuse him of having 'zero integrity'

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8 d. ago Germany reopens its embassy in Syria, 13 years after it was closed

Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shut in the early days of Syria’s civil war

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage slapped down by Keir Starmer with brutal 'taxi' joke in PMQs

Prime Minister Keir Starmer was cheered by MPs in the chamber when he mocked Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, whose party descended into civil war in recent weeks

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9 d. ago Kemi Badenoch tears into 'reality TV star' Nigel Farage as she mocks Reform civil war and dismisses prospect of a merger with the Tories

The Conservative Party leader said that the Uk had to move away from 'politics as showbusiness' - a pointed reference to Mr Farage's lucrative appearance on I'm A Celebrity in 2023.

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1 week ago SNP 'civil war' as former MP faces off with national secretary in battle for Holyrood seat

David Linden and Alex Kerr are both seeking the party's selection for the Baillieston and Shettleston constituency.

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1 week ago Tens of thousands attend rallies in Yemen after deadly US airstrikes – Middle East crisis live

Huge demonstrations in Houthi-controlled areas come as more than 50 people die in strikes responding to Red Sea attacksMore than 200 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in incidents involving war remnants in the three months since the fall of the Assad regime, as bomb disposal experts warn that “no area in Syria is safe”.The number of casualties has risen as approximately 1.2 million people return to their former homes and lands after being displaced by the country’s brutal civil war.The US and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the US launched a wave of deadly airstrikes on Saturday with the stated aim of deterring the rebel group from attacking Red Sea shipping. Updating an earlier death toll, Houthi health ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi said 53 people had been killed including “five children and two women”, and that 98 people had been injured.Iran will respond to US president Donald Trump’s invitation to talks after pro...

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