22 h. ago Red Cross confirms office closures in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff

The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country

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42 h. ago Health chiefs' urgent warning over record highs of deadly measles

As cases rise in parts of England officials warn there could be a fresh wave of infections as Britons return from their summer holidays with measles surging in Europe.

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4 d. ago Experts warn of £100m ticket fraud risk at UK summer events due to proposed price caps

Ticket fraud across England and Wales has cost Brits £70 million in 2024, and experts warn that this year the figure could rocket to £280 million

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6 d. ago Mother of jailed British activist at risk of ‘sudden death’ from hunger strike, doctors warn

Laila’s daughter Sanaa said it was a ‘miracle’ her mother survived the night

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7 d. ago ‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America

Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, she explains why• Read an exclusive extract from Ardern’s memoirIn 2022, a few months before she quit as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern was standing at the sink in the toilets in Auckland airport, washing her hands, when a woman came up to her and leaned in. She was so close that Ardern could feel the heat from her skin. “I just wanted to say thank you,” the woman said. “Thanks for ruining the country.” She turned and left, leaving Ardern “standing there as if I were a high-schooler who’d just been razed”.The incident was deeply shocking. Ardern had been re-elected in a historic landslide two years before. She enjoyed conversation and debate; she liked being the kind of leader who wasn’t sealed off from the rest of the population. But this, says A...

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2 w. ago Trump lands devastating new blow on Harvard that's set to drain Ivy League college's coffers further

The Department of Homeland Security announced the move on Thursday, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

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2 w. ago The Latest:Administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students, says thousands must transfer

The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Net migration to UK plummets by more than 400,000 in a year

Difference between the number of people moving to the UK and leaving the country has fallen to the lowest level since the pandemic

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin's propagandists call for nuclear bomb to be exploded over London

Russian propagandists have threatened to usher in WW3 by calling for a massive nuclear attack to devastate London in order to teach "scoundrels" living in Britain a lesson

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2 w. ago Mother of three US citizens hit with $1.8m ICE fine over her failure to leave the country

Lawyer brands $500 per day fine issued to Honduran woman for ignorning deportation order two decades ago ‘absolutely nuts’ and promises appeal

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2 w. ago The villages on the doorstep of Britain's new 'super prisons': Fuming locals warn house prices will plunge because of new 1,700

UK Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is spending 4.7billion to build a total of three new jails near existing ones in a bid to create 14,000 new places by 2031.

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2 w. ago Russian propagandists say 'Trump only wants a crown' and brag Putin ‘outplayed everyone’

US President Donald Trump is set for a key phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, as he attempts to secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict

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2 w. ago Abu Wadee: Alleged Hamas supporter jailed after trying to enter UK illegally

Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to get into the country on March 6 without leave or valid entry clearance

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2 w. ago Russia to offer workers one week's paid 'sex leave' in bizarre new plan to boost population

One Russian MP has proposed a strange 'sex leave' scheme for Russian workers which would see them take paid leave to copulate in a bid to improve the country's falling birth rate

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3 w. ago Tractor SC complete journey to upset Iran’s establishment and claim historic title | John Duerden

The club’s success has brought hope, unity and a voice to millions of Azerbaijani- Turks, the largest minority in IranThe league title was won with games to spare by a coach in his first season, leaving fans in the north-west of the country to wait for the official presentation of the trophy. Jamie Carragher said on Sunday that “Liverpool as a city feels like it is ‘us against the world” but that is nothing when compared to those who follow Tractor SC, a club that brings hope, unity and a voice to millions of Azerbaijani Turks, the largest minority in Iran. Now they have a first Iranian championship to celebrate.That journey to the very top took 55 years. It started when the state-owned tractor company set up a team for its workers and residents in Tabriz, the biggest city in the Iran’s East Azerbaijan province as a whole, not far from the border with Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The relationship with the club and Tehran has been mixed ever since, especially as Tractor, after not...

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3 w. ago UK couple are hit with 'scam' £9,000 tax bill by Spanish authorities despite never having worked there

When the couple moved to Andalusia, Richard, 70, continued to pay tax on his UK pension to HMRC, meaning he did not have to pay any tax to Hacienda, the Spanish Treasury.

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3 w. ago Government bans early work of Botticelli from being exported out of UK

The painting by the Italian master Sandro Botticelli is at risk of leaving the country

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3 w. ago Putin mouthpiece threatens 'Nazi Europe' with repeat of WW2 as 'blood is on your heads'

Putin's top propagandist Vladimir Solovyov entered a bizarre rant claiming that 'Nazi Europe' have 'blood on their heads' - before threatening a repeat of WW2. It is believed he is angry about getting sanctioned

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4 w. ago Putin's chilling WW3 threat to UK as towns and cities named on 'nuclear hitlist'

The Russian despot has made a number of threats to the UK in the past, with various towns and cities said to be on the list of potential targets in the event of a nuclear attack

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4 w. ago Experts warn of health epidemic sparked by Britain’s housing crisis

Exclusive: Doctors and renters tell The Independent how housing issues are worsening health in Britain

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