26 h. ago US supreme court limits federal judges’ power to block Trump orders

Ruling to limit nationwide injunctions could see president’s order to ban birthright citizenship partially implementedUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has supported Donald Trump’s attempt to limit federal judges’ power to block his orders on a nationwide basis, in a controversial ruling on an emergency appeal related to the birthright citizenship case that has wide implications for the executive branch’s power and which Trump claimed as a “giant win”.The decision represents a fundamental shift in how US federal courts can constrain presidential power. Previously, any of the country’s more than 1,000 judges in its 94 district courts – the lowest level of federal court, which handles trials and initial rulings – could issue nationwide injunctions that immediately halt government policies across all 50 states. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Chinese student who used a phone mast ‘blaster’ in car to send HMRC scam texts to thousands is jailed

Scammer Ruichen Xiong tried to obtain private or banking info from passers-by in London

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5 d. ago Palestine Action protest LIVE: Police make arrests as protesters vent fury over move to ban 'terrorist' group

Follow the Standard’s live coverage of the Palestine Action protest in central London as Home Secretary announces move to ban group

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5 d. ago Calls to reform family visa rules as Brits face being split up from partners

Research by Reunite Families and Coram found that British citizens face exile

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7 d. ago Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou facing second trial as more women come forward

Prosecutors weigh possibility that the Chinese student, who treated his victims as ‘sex toys’, could face further action Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou is facing a second trial with police and prosecutors preparing to charge the Chinese student with a second round of offences.Zou, 28, is already serving a minimum 24 years for attacking 10 young women in London and China. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Chinese schools take extreme measures to stop students cheating on notorious exam

The gaokao was sat by more than 13 million students in China this year and authorities used facial recognition, metal detectors, drones and phone signal blockers to ensure no one cheated

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8 d. ago Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women asked to be chemically castrated in bid to avoid jail time

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was yesterday jailed for a minimum of 22 years for the vile attacks during his time studying at University College, London.

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9 d. ago Zhenhao Zou: Inside dark twisted life of perverted student jailed for raping 10 women

Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, 28, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for the rape of 10 women in London and China

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9 d. ago Chinese student who raped 10 women is ‘one of the most prolific predators’

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years.

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9 d. ago Chinese Student Gets Life For 'Campaign Of Rape': London Court

Chinese Student Gets Life For 'Campaign Of Rape': London Court  Barron's

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9 d. ago One of Britain's worst rapists is jailed for life: Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women will serve 24 years behind bars

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the harrowing attacks involving two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced.

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9 d. ago Chinese student who raped and drugged 10 women jailed for life

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday.

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9 d. ago Chinese student who raped 10 women and filmed attacks jailed

Three of the 10 victims have been identified, prosecutors say, but detectives fear he could have targeted dozens more women

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9 d. ago Chilling 'trophy box' of predator who drugged and raped 10 women while filming attacks

Chinese PhD student, Zhenhao Zou, 28, was jailed for life for the harrowing attacks on women who he lured back to his home and drugged before filming himself raping them

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9 d. ago Chinese PhD student jailed for life after being exposed as serial rapist who filmed attacks as trophies

Zhenhao Zou, who was studying at UCL, faces years in prison for drugging and raping women

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9 d. ago Victims of Chinese student who raped 10 women tell of being ‘haunted’ by attack

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks on three women who have been identified and another seven who have yet to be traced.

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9 d. ago Zhenhao Zou sentencing LIVE Chinese PhD student drugged and raped 10 women

Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of raping and drugging 10 women and filming several of the disgusting attacks - he is due to be sentenced

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1 week ago Liverpool star will miss opening game of new Premier League season after being banned

Arne Slot will be without vital cog Ryan Gravenberch when Liverpool begin their title defence in August, after the midfielder's final-day sending off against Crystal Palace

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3 w. ago War of words between president and former adviser escalates – as it happened

This blog is closed. Musk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesTesla share plunge amid Trump feud wipes $152bn off companyMusk says SpaceX will retire Dragon spacecraftPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo

Across the US, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are now uncertain about their academic future and some are considering moving awayChinese students in the United States are questioning their future in the country after the state department announced last week that it would “aggressively” revoke visas for Chinese students and enhance scrutiny of future applications from China and Hong Kong.Chinese students hoping to study at Harvard, the US’s oldest and wealthiest university, are under particular pressure after the Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was banning the school from enrolling new foreign students. The presidential proclamation cited Harvard’s links with China as a particular cause for concern. Continue reading...

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