34 h. ago Hiker is dragged into forest and killed by a bear while walking Japanese trail

A hiker in his 20s has been found dead on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, a day after a bear viciously attacked and dragged him into the forest.

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50 h. ago Trump golf buddy dubbed 'the Putin whisperer' expected to join meeting with Russian leader

By a pretty large margin, bettors on the betting site Kalshi are predicting one of Trump's most loyal cabinet members will be at his side during the summit.

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8 d. ago JD Vance arrives in UK as security swarm stately home as Vice President goes fishing

JD 'Dunce', as your Daily Star famously dubbed Donald Trump's deputy, will descend on a small Cotswold village with his small army of secret service agents — and some locals aren't happy about it

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9 d. ago Insurance red alert as 8 in 10 UK holidaymakers cut back on summer holiday spend

As the summer holiday season approaches its peak, new research from AllClear Travel Insurance reveals a troubling shift in public perception: more British travellers are downgrading or removing their travel insurance cover altogether - with cost pressures driving risky decisions and misunderstandings about protection on holiday.

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1 week ago Trump dubbed himself the ‘father of IVF’ on the campaign trail. But his pledge to mandate insurance cover has disappeared

No progress made since president asked for IVF expansion advice in February, and now White House is backing away from the plan entirely, new report claims

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1 week ago Legal cases could prise open Epstein cache despite Trump’s blocking effort

Cases winding through courts offer hope that documents could be released even if justice department declinesOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed that his administration would release a tranche of documents in the criminal investigation into disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein.But since Trump returned to the White House, his promises have fallen flat, with few documents released – and backtracking about releasing more records. The lack of disclosure has prompted not only dissatisfaction among those seeking information about Epstein’s crimes, but political flak Trump can’t seem to deflect, especially about his own relations with the convicted sex trafficker. Continue reading...

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