27 m. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Something ominous was in the air, and possibly soon in your veins...

The assisted dying vote was reported at half past two. 'Unlock!' said Speaker Hoyle, and his voice went all strangulated. Had someone slipped Mr Speaker a lethal dose?

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45 m. ago Middle East situation ‘perilous’, says Lammy amid calls for more talks

David Lammy flew from Washington to Geneva on Friday to meet Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.

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46 m. ago Coronation Street's Maria left asking 'where's Gary' as character sparks concern

Coronation Street's Maria Connor wonders what's happened to Gary Windass in a new spoiler preview for the ITV soap, as she demands his whereabouts in an angry voicemail

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1 hour ago Troubled The Flash star Ezra Miller sparks concern with bizarre interview

The 32-year-old troubled star talked about their future in acting as they revealed it was 'on tentative grounds' while sitting down with Italian outlet Lo Speciale Giornale on Thursday.

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2 h. ago A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone

Some Iranians living abroad are trying to call their families back home, only to have a robotic voice answer

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3 h. ago European ministers urge Iran to resume talks with Trump administration

France, Germany and UK warn Tehran it may have to drop red line of refusing to talk to the US while under Israeli attack

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3 h. ago Trump administration almost totally dismantles Voice of America with latest terminations

Terminations of 639 employees were announced at organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propagandaThe Trump administration has terminated 639 employees at Voice of America and its parent organization in the latest round of sweeping cuts that have reduced the international broadcasting service to a fraction of its former size.The mass terminations announced Friday rounds out the Trump-led elimination of 1,400 positions since March and represents the near-complete dismantling of an organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, whose first broadcast declared: “We bring you voices from America.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump warns Iran could launch nuclear war in 'weeks' as it's pummelled with Israeli bombs and city is struck by 5.1 earthquake: Live updates 

LIVE UPDATES: The quake, which Iran's Tasnim news agency said measured 5.2, struck at a depth of six miles some 23 miles southwest of the city of Semnan, the US Geological Survey said.

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3 h. ago Trump says Gabbard and US intelligence ‘wrong’ on Iran nukes as he warns Tehran could have bomb in ‘weeks’

The National Intelligence director has been on the outs with the president since posting a bizarre video to social media last week

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4 h. ago Oprah Winfrey says Barbara Walters ‘swooped in’ to steal interview with Monica Lewinsky

The talk show host said she had an ‘agreement’ with Lewinsky before Walters offered ‘a better deal’

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4 h. ago Kari Lake makes it official: Hundreds of Voice of America employees given pink slips

‘It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds U.S. ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,’ VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara said.

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4 h. ago Earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude hits Iranian city as Russia tells Trump not to launch 'catastrophic' nuclear attack and warns Middle East faces 'the abyss'

LIVE UPDATES: The quake, which Iran's Tasnim news agency said measured 5.2, struck at a depth of six miles some 23 miles southwest of the city of Semnan, the US Geological Survey said.

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4 h. ago Spy chief Tulsi Gabbard targeted by 'deep state' smear campaign during Iran nuke talks, claim allies

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been by President Trump's side the entirety of the Iran and Israel war, which some officials indicate are efforts of the 'deep state.'

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4 h. ago Lammy urges Iran and US to keep talking as Middle East conflict continues

The Foreign Secretary met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Friday alongside foreign ministers from France and Germany.

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5 h. ago Gailard Sartain death: Hee Haw and Elizabethtown actor dies aged 78

The Oklahoma-born actor was a regular on country music show ‘Hee Haw’ and voiced Big Daddy in ‘The Simpsons’

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5 h. ago How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a war

The Associated Press is calling the current conflict between Israel and Iran a war, given the scope, intensity and duration of military activities on both sides

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5 h. ago Florian Wirtz seals Liverpool move from Bayer Leverkusen in club record £116m deal

Germany’s attacking midfielder to cost initial £100m Second summer buy from Leverkusen after FrimpongLiverpool have confirmed the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The German will cost a club record £100m and his price could rise with add-ons to £116m, which would make him the most expensive British transfer.Leverkusen had wanted €150m (£127.6m) for the 22-year-old, who also attracted interest from Bayern Munich, but weeks of talks brought down the price. Wirtz, an attacking midfielder, scored 16 goals and provided 15 assists in the past season in 45 club appearances. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged campaign’ against Iran as Europeans push for truce

Foreign ministers hold Geneva talks in bid to end war and keep US out of conflict

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6 h. ago MPs voting to legalise assisted dying is a momentous day for choice

The House of Commons decision to pass Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill marks a historic step towards giving people the right to make fundamental decisions about their own lives – as well as how to end them

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6 h. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged war’ with Iran as conflict enters second week

Israeli military chief says ‘difficult days’ ahead as salvo of ballistic missiles trigger air raid sirens across countryIsrael-Iran conflict – live updatesIsrael’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, as Israeli forces targeted Tehran and other areas while an Iranian missile attack wounded many people in the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.The Israeli military said its aircraft destroyed Iranian surface-to-air missiles in southern Iran, as well as killing a group of Iranian military commanders responsible for missile launches. According to the IDF, the strikes prevented the launch of missiles scheduled for later that evening. Continue reading...

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