2 h. ago Oklahoma sex offender and ‘10 Most Wanted’ suspect arrested in New York 13 years after faking disappearance, officials say

Anthony Lennon has been wanted on eight counts of possession of child pornography since March 2012

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2 h. ago ‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not unexpectedEarlier this year, Donald Trump appointed a 28-year-old Doge alumnus, Jeremy Lewin, to oversee his administration’s approach to global aid. Lewin’s primary task has been to gut the US’s aid funding. In an interview with the New York Times, Lewin argued that the traditional approach, which he termed the “global humanitarian complex”, didn’t help poor countries “progress beyond aid”, instead keeping them dependent. The system, he continued, has “demonstrably failed”.This isn’t just the Trump administration’s view. For decades, there has been a robust debate in academic and policy circles, discussed over drinks by development practitioners, written about by critical economists and postcolonial independence leaders, and percolating into the broader consciousness, that aid isn’t working, or at least not as promised. When the news of T...

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3 h. ago Trump backs Cuomo for NYC Mayor as Mamdani says president ‘threatened’ by his campaign: Live updates

Mamdani says Trump is threatened by his campaign because ‘we're actually going to deliver’ on lowering the cost of living in New York City

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6 h. ago Mamdani says Trump is ‘threatened’ by his campaign as president backs Cuomo for NYC Mayor: Live updates

Mamdani says Trump is threatened by his campaign because ‘we're actually going to deliver’ on lowering the cost of living in New York City

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7 h. ago Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election

President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post and says he does not want to send ‘good money after bad’On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago ‘Classic’ Papo’s Bagel named Deliveroo’s most popular order for 2025

The independent, family-run kitchen in Dalston, London, said winning the food delivery giant’s top-trending dish of the year was ‘a crazy honour’.

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7 h. ago Will Ferrell’s Elf costume could fetch up to £200,000 at auction

The film about a man raised as one of Father Christmas’s elves is considered to be one of the top festive films of all time.

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7 h. ago New York's Jewish community divided, anxious as city faces potential first Muslim mayor

New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor

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9 h. ago Niall Horan reveals he didn't leave hotels at all for 'five years' during One Direction

Niall Horan has opened up about his time in One Direction, admitting that he and his bandmates didn't leave their hotels – other than to perform during their heyday

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9 h. ago Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail

A political scandal has erupted in Israel over a leaked video at the center of an investigation into allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians at a notorious military prison

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9 h. ago Download Festival 2026: Keanu Reeves and Cypress Hill join Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park in line

The John Wick and Matrix actor will perform with his band Dogstar at the UK’s biggest rock and metal event, joining hip-hop heavyweights Cypress Hill and a trio of blockbuster headliners

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10 h. ago Election Day 2025: Five predictions on crucial New Jersey, California, New York and Virginia races

Are suburbanites in Virginia mad enough at Trump for taking their jobs? Will Trump’s multi-racial coalition hold in New Jersey? Will Zohran Mamdani have a mandate to govern? Eric Garcia with a series of bold predictions

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10 h. ago ‘Catastrophic’ flood in A$AP Rocky’s $11 million NYC condo leaves unit below ‘uninhabitable,’ lawsuit says

Exclusive: The contractor blamed for the expensive mess told The Independent that they are ‘also affected from this situation, and we did not get pay [sic] for certain services provided.’

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11 h. ago Ridicule as Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin flies 5,700 miles to COP30 in Rio de Janeiro to battle 'climate crisis'

Tracy Brabin took to X on Monday to share a snap of herself in Belem, where the UN climate conference will take place from November 6 to November 25.

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12 h. ago New York mayoral candidates campaign across city in final push before election

Zohran Mamdani walked across Brooklyn Bridge while Andrew Cuomo headed to the BronxThe candidates for New York City mayor spent a frantic final day campaigning across the city, as voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday in one of the most closely watched races in the city’s history.Zohran Mamdani, the race’s frontrunner, whose campaign has been centered on affordability, has maintained a commanding lead, with most polls showing him leading by double digits. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Israeli military’s top lawyer arrested after leaking footage of soldiers ‘abusing’ Palestinian detainee

Military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned over the footage which allegedly shows soldiers abusing a captive

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13 h. ago Katie Price left Man Utd stars 'in awe in changing rooms' as ace admitted – 'we loved it'

Katie Price was once the talk of the Manchester United dressing room after leaving them in awe while watching then-partner Dwight Yorke at Old Trafford

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13 h. ago The Prodigy announce huge Wythenshawe Park gig for summer 2026

The Prodigy will perform at the park on the August Bank Holiday next year alongside Carl Cox, Andy C, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, David Rodigan & SCARLXRD

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14 h. ago Wife of British journalist arrested by ICE fears for his health after ‘medical emergency’ in custody

Soumaya Hamdi said that her husband Sami’s detention in ‘overcrowded’ conditions in the US set a ‘terrifying precedent’

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14 h. ago Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse

Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors Police in Israel have arrested and detained the military’s top legal officer after she admitted leaking footage of soldiers allegedly attacking a Palestinian detainee and then in effect lying about her actions to Israel’s high court.The military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, said in a resignation letter last week that she had authorised publication of the video to defuse attacks on military investigators and prosecutors working on the case. Continue reading...

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