27 h. ago What links Amy Adams, Teri Hatcher and Margot Kidder? The Saturday quiz

From Cecil at Waitrose and Slinky at Tesco to an app designed to be deleted, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 In 1932, Australia declared war on which bird?2 What became the world’s tallest church in October?3 Matthew Streeton is the voice of which much-maligned rail announcement?4 Which recent US president’s mother was called Stanley?5 In which country has the TV crime drama Tatort run since 1970?6 Which football club’s new stadium contributed to a loss of world heritage status?7 Which app’s makers claim it is “designed to be deleted”?8 Four-month-old Spencer Elden appeared on which album cover?What links: 9 Amy Adams; Kate Bosworth; Rachel Brosnahan; Teri Hatcher; Margot Kidder?10 Boardwalk; Rue de la Paix; Schlossallee; Shrewsbury Road?11 Hasbani, Banias and Dan rivers; Sea of Galilee; Dead Sea?12 Dian Fossey; Biruté Galdikas; Jane Goodall?13 Christopher Wren; John Houblon; Matthew Boulton and James Watt; Alan Turing?14 Cecil at Waitrose; Cuthbert at Aldi; Slinky at Te...

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1 week ago 24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says

Nigeria's president says that all 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued

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1 week ago Kelly Brook's husband Jeremy Parisi leads the family and friend arrivals as he jets into Australia to support the I'm A Celebrity star ahead of first eliminations

The Italian hunk, 40, was pictured at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday after making the 10,000 mile journey to the other side of the world.

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2 w. ago Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack now more than 300. Here’s what you need to know

The Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid to Nigeria this year haven't helped the situation

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2 w. ago Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee

Move comes after fears the far-right former president was about to seek refuge at a foreign embassy to avoid prisonBrazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília , amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup.In a brief statement, federal police confirmed officers had executed a preventive arrest warrant at the request of the supreme court. The 70-year-old politician was taken to a federal police base, 7 miles from the presidential palace he occupied from 2019 until 2022, when he lost the election and tried to launch a military coup. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Christian pastor's daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide

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2 w. ago Voices: Who are you calling ‘Piggy’, Mr President? Why it is women leading the charge to bring Trump down

The US president’s ‘war on women’ continues – but these silly schoolboy insults aren’t big and they certainly aren’t clever, says Victoria Richards. Isn’t it time for old men like Trump to give it up altogether?

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2 w. ago Rapper Nicki Minaj backs Trump and calls for protections for Christians in Nigeria

The Trinidadian-born artist spoke at a panel at the U.S. mission to the United Nations along with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and a number of faith leaders

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2 w. ago Rapper Nicki Minaj calls for protections for Christians in Nigeria at UN event

Rapper Nicki Minaj says she wants to shine a spotlight on “the deadly threat” to Christians in Nigeria

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2 w. ago Photos show scenes from Nigeria, where widespread violence affects both Christians and Muslims

Much of northern Nigeria has been struck by conflict in an ongoing security crisis, and U.S. President Donald Trump has singled the country out for what he calls “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.”

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2 w. ago In the violence plaguing Nigeria, many say everyone — Christian or Muslim — is a potential victim

Much of northern Nigeria has been battered by conflict in a longstanding security crisis, and U_S_ President Donald Trump has singled the country out for what he calls “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.”

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2 w. ago Nicki Minaj to spotlight plight of Nigerian Christians in UN speech arranged by White House

Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump’s post condemning Nigerian governmentThe US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time journalist who first posted about the collaboration on Sunday, adding that it was arranged by Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigeria's Christians beg Trump for help before they are wiped out as bodies pile up and villages disappear

Veteran activist Emeka Umeagbalasi describes a campaign of killings, kidnappings and church burnings, and reveals how Donald Trump can stop Nigeria becoming an Islamic state.

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3 w. ago Voices: President Trump is right: Nigeria needs foreign military support to eliminate insecurity

It is a fundamental state responsibility to ensure the protection of its own citizens. Nigeria’s government has failed and must now seek support from allies, including the United States, writes Prince Adewole Adebayo

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3 w. ago US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says

G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglersStakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the CaribbeanIs US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is facing questions from his fellow G7 foreign ministers about the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean on ships it says it suspects of carrying drugs.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, criticised the military operations, saying they could contribute to instability in the region, but his suggestion that the attacks were unlawful was also a rare criticism of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin's foreign minister launches raging attack on UK slamming 'weak' military

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has launched a raging attack on Britain, mocking the UK’s “weak” military and nuclear arsenal.

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3 w. ago The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria that has sparked fury from Trump

As part of a social media rampage involving more than 30 Truth Social posts in less than three hours, President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to launch an attack on Nigeria .

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3 w. ago Christians in Nigeria beg for US intervention... as Trump's threat interrupted the African leader's morning espresso

Trump had already designated Nigeria a 'country of particular concern,' but he took his condemnation of the situation in the country even further last week, threatening to send troops.

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4 w. ago Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians? Of course not – he just knows faith sells | Simon Tisdall

In a bid to exercise absolute power, today’s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting – and exploiting – believersDonald Trump’s crusading threat to invade Nigeria and save Christians from Islamist terrorists is typical attention-seeking. Surely even he must realise that unilateral US military intervention would invite disaster. And he’s got his facts wrong. The threat of Islamist terrorism is real, but it affects Nigerian Muslims as much, if not more, than Christians. There’s no evidence of genocide, contrary to the alarmist claims of US far-right internet warriors. Trump’s intervention was about politics, not faith.In speaking out, he was massaging a key domestic constituency, not acting from genuine, God-fearing concern for “our cherished Christians” in a land he’s never visited. Christian nationalist votes helped clinch Trump’s two presidential victories despite the obvious insincerity of his professed beliefs. His support among white evangelical Protestants is much higher th...

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