23 h. ago Republicans show first noticeable crack on shutdown as it becomes one of the longest in US history

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Mike Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediatelyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US government shutdown extended into its 20th day on Monday with no resolution in sight, as a prominent Republican lawmaker publicly broke ranks with party leadership over the decision of Mike Johnson, the House speaker, to keep Congress shuttered for weeks.Marjorie Taylor Greene, a representative of Georgia, on Monday morning criticized Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediately. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Republican pressures Johnson to reconvene House as shutdown becomes one of the longest in US history

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes House speaker’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediatelyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US government shutdown extended into its 20th day on Monday with no resolution in sight, as a prominent Republican lawmaker publicly broke ranks with party leadership over the decision of Mike Johnson, the House speaker, to keep Congress shuttered for weeks.Marjorie Taylor Greene, a representative of Georgia, on Monday morning criticized Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediately.This article was amended on 20 October 2025. A previous version said the No Kings protests drew tens of thousands of demonstrators. The actual number was in the millions. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago How the Louvre museum robbery happened in video, photographs and maps

Eight pieces stolen, but crown of Napoleon III’s wife dropped by the fleeing thievesThieves made off with priceless Napoleonic jewels during a spectacular daylight heist on Sunday at the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum.The museum in Paris, whose extensive collections include the Mona Lisa, was closed for a second day on Monday as police hunted for the suspects in the robbery, which has reignited a row over a lack of security in France’s museums. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Obedient police dogs and a foam fight: photos of the day – Monday

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7 d. ago Alec Baldwin makes bizarre claim about Hamptons crash as Hilaria thanks fans for well

Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria addressed their fans on Monday evening following a shocking car crash earlier in the day.

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7 d. ago Kate Moss, 51, looks as though she's barely aged a day as she poses in a plunging black dress for sizzling shoot

Kate Moss looked as though she's barely aged a day as she posed for a sizzling new shoot on Monday.

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7 d. ago Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone amid Trump's focus on Columbus

From Seattle to Baltimore, people in the United States are recognizing Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day

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8 d. ago Kate Moss, 51, looks as though she's barely aged a day as she poses in a plunging black dress for sizzling shoot

Kate Moss looked as though she's barely aged a day as she posed for a sizzling new shoot on Monday.

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2 w. ago What happened on a chaotic day in French politics – and what next?

Sébastien Lecornu agreed two days’ extension to his 27-day premiership in last-ditch effort to form governmentMacron makes last-ditch effort to retain French PM after rapid resignationEurope live – latest updatesEven by recent standards, Monday was a day of high drama in France’s corridors of power.In the morning, hours after his new cabinet was announced and less than a month after his appointment, the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned along with his government. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gilbert & George, water lilies and a Ferrari circuit: photos of the day – Monday

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2 w. ago ‘My poems are part of my flesh’: Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen on life in Gaza

At just 20, the poet is one of the most vivid witnesses to the conflict. She talks about dreams of Oxford, the deaths of friends and how tragedy has shaped the person she has becomeBatool Abu Akleen was having lunch in the seaside apartment that has become the latest refuge for her family of seven, when a missile struck a nearby cafe. It was the last day of June, an ordinary Monday in Gaza City. “I was holding a falafel wrap and looking out of the window, and the window shook,” she says. Within an instant, dozens of men, women and children were dead, in an atrocity that was reported around the world. “It doesn’t feel real sometimes,” she adds, with the nonchalance of someone numbed by living with horror.But this impression is misleading. At just 20 years old, Abu Akleen is becoming one of Gaza’s most vivid and unstinting witnesses, whose debut poetry collection has already won accolades from the novelist Anne Michaels, the playw...

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3 w. ago Coronation Street scoops Best Soap for the second year running at Inside Soap Awards 2025 as Vicky Myers landed coveted Best Actress gong while axed Neighbours is honoured

The prize ceremony will take place on Monday evening in London after voting closed earlier in the day - and it will see the iconic Best Exit Award return after a six-year absence.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street scoops Best Soap for the second year running at the Inside Soap Awards 2025

The prize ceremony will take place on Monday evening in London after voting closed earlier in the day - and it will see the iconic Best Exit Award return after a six-year absence.

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3 w. ago Federal show of force and going to school by boat: photos of the day – Monday

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4 w. ago South Africa marks World Rhino Day as poaching slows but one still killed daily

Conservationists mark world rhino day on Monday while they are still in a constant battle against poaching

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last month London marks Car Free Day with call to rethink daily travel on Monday

London marks Car Free Day with call to rethink daily travel on Monday  CBC

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