73 m. ago ‘Historical amnesia’: Indonesia’s fight over plan to amend history books

Anger the controversial plan coincides with anime flag movement, seen as a critique on the decline of democratic freedoms under President PrabowoIndonesia has delayed plans to publish a set of controversial history books amid backlash from historians and activists who have accused the project of being an attempt to downplay past atrocities, and represents “historical amnesia”.In May Indonesia’s culture minister Fadli Zon announced the planned release of a 10-volume “official history” project. The set of new books would remove colonial bias, feature updated research, promote national pride and have a “positive” tone, he said. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's 'final straw' which led to very public split

Andy Carroll, the former England footballer, and girlfriend Lou Teasdale split recently having had a 14-month relationship after meeting at Glastonbury in June 2024

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2 h. ago Revealed: How the mother of a US hitwoman helped convict her own daughter for failed assassination plot

Jeanne Johnson, 64, the mother of Aimee Betro, 45, agreed to handover a DNA swab to the FBI when her daughter went on the run following the botched UK hit.

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4 h. ago Katie Price says she 'will no longer be gaslit' as she responds to ex

The singer, 52, spoke out about Katie's 'baseless lies' just hours after she urged him to take part in peace talks as their daughter Princess has been 'unfairly' dragged into their feud.

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5 h. ago Prosecutors file more attempted murder charges against Minnesota man who killed lawmakers

A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another is now facing new and upgraded state charges in a fresh indictment

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6 h. ago Pregnant Sophie Habboo cradles her growing baby bump in a grey co

The Made In Chelsea star, 30, wowed in a fitted grey cropped co-ord that offered a glimpse of her growing bump.

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6 h. ago Katie Price 'will no longer be gaslighted' after Peter Andre's bombshell statement

Katie Price's spokesperson has responded after the reality TV star's ex-husband Peter Andre issued a statement criticising her and accusing her of making "repeated lies".

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7 h. ago Rachel Brosnahan marriage drama erupts after husband 'likes' shocking post about her and Superman costar

Rachel Brosnahan's husband has raised eyebrows after 'liking' an Instagram comment criticizing her on-screen chemistry with Superman costar David Corenswet.

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7 h. ago Aubrey Plaza breaks silence on first role since husband Jeff Baena's shock death at 47

Aubrey Plaza is excited by the 'challenge' of playing Heidi Fleiss in an upcoming biopic.

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8 h. ago Katie Price breaks silence after Peter Andre's furious rant over 'lies' about kids

Katie Price has spoken out after her ex-husband Peter Andre issued a statement about her, accusing the former glamour model of making "repeated lies" in the years since they split up

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8 h. ago Katie Price 'will no longer be gaslit' as she responds to Peter Andre's bombshell claims

Katie Price has spoken out following her ex-husband Peter Andre, with whom she shares kids Junior Andre and Princess Andre, having posted a statement criticising her recently

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8 h. ago Kate Ferdinand blushes as husband Rio kisses her in the kitchen of their £4million mansion after being 'egged on by the big kids'

Rio and Kate Ferdinand blushed as they kissed in the kitchen of their £4 million mansion on Thursday after being 'egged on by the big kids'. 

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Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi, and Nicholas Mitchell bundled their victim, 36, who was six months pregnant, into a van outside her home in Enfield, north, on May 10 of last year.

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9 h. ago Newcastle to punish Alexander Isak as Liverpool transfer saga turns ugly

Alexander Isak is facing a punishment from Newcastle as the Premier League gets underway amid the stand-off between club and player while the star striker attempts to force a move to Liverpool

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9 h. ago Pregnant mother kidnapped and bound by gang in van outside London home tells of horrific ordeal

Victim bravely speaks out after gang who threatened to cut her fingers off in horrific London kidnap ordeal are jailed

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9 h. ago Gang bundled pregnant woman into van and threatened to cut her fingers off

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi and Nicholas Mitchell were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap after a trial at Kingston Crown Court, police said.

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10 h. ago He spent years denying his identity after fleeing the US to avoid rape charges. Now, a court has finally convicted him

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10 h. ago Putin praises Trump’s ‘energetic and sincere’ efforts to end Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump’s “energetic and sincere” attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

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11 h. ago My husband refuses to sleep with me after beating cancer... so I paid our much younger gardener for sex. This is why I did it

Sitting on the side of my bed is the man I have just had sex with. Totally naked, his muscled torso glistens, his six-pack in contrast to my own more Rubenesque form.

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12 h. ago Man 'shot in middle of UK street' as four arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

The victim, who is in his 20s, was treated on the roadside with 'serious injuries' before he was rushed to hospital – police have arrested four people in comnection with the alleged shooting

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