10 h. ago Arsonist hired by Wagner Group to torch UK warehouse storing kit for Ukraine was 'easy meat' for his Russian recruiters, court hears

Dylan Earl, 21, admitted planning the arson attack on industrial units in Leyton, east London, on March 20 last year. He was hired by the Wagner Group to carry out the attack

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14 h. ago Warehouse terror attack organiser was ‘easy meat’ for Wagner Group, court told

Dylan Earl, from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, was working under the instruction of the proscribed Wagner Group, the Old Bailey was told.

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2 w. ago Alexander Zverev savaged after Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner accusations

Alexander Zverev has been told to 'stop making excuses' after his scathing attack on tournament organisers at the Shanghai Masters, with Jannik Sinner also responding to the German's comments

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2 w. ago US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusionThe Trump administration plans to export its “war on woke” by forcing foreign governments, non-governmental organisations and international bodies to abandon working on diversity, equity and inclusion or face being stripped of US funding.The plans have been called an attack on other nations’ sovereignty and one health organisation warned of “unimaginable effects” including a rise in deaths and violence, as safe clinics for vulnerable groups close. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England among eight rugby nations who vow to ban players in rebel R360 league

Statement says R360 players ineligible for internationalsIreland and Scotland among those to impose sanctionGlobal rugby’s biggest unions have gone on the attack against the rebel Rugby 360 organisation that is seeking to poach the game’s leading stars. England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, along with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, made clear on Tuesday that players who join the proposed new competition will be ineligible for international selection and have confirmed they will not support the venture.Rugby 360’s backers, fronted by the former England international Mike Tindall, had been hoping to launch their multi-city franchise tournament next year but have now been told to back off in no uncertain terms. “As a group of national rugby unions, we are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition,” read a statement issued by the world’s leading unions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England among eight rugby nations vowing to ban players in rebel R360 league

Statement says R360 players ineligible for internationalsIreland and Scotland among those to impose sanctionGlobal rugby’s biggest unions have gone on the attack against the rebel R360 organisation that is seeking to poach the game’s leading stars. England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy, along with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, made clear on Tuesday that players who join the proposed new competition will be ineligible for international selection and have confirmed they will not support the venture.R360’s backers, fronted by the former England international Mike Tindall, had been hoping to launch their multicity franchise tournament next year but have now been told to back off in no uncertain terms. “As a group of national rugby unions, we are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition,” read a statement issued by the world’s leading unions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Palestine protests LIVE: London marches turn ugly after organisers ignore terror attack

Palestine protests LIVE: London marches turn ugly after organisers ignore terror attack  Daily Express

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3 w. ago Gaza flotilla supporters outrageously compare Manchester stabbing to 'attack' on their boats by Israel and criticise Keir Starmer for condemning synagogue terrorism

At least two people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd and a man stabbed at around 9.30am this morning on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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3 w. ago Gaza flotilla organisers outrageously compare Manchester stabbing to 'attack' on their boats by Israel and criticise Keir Starmer for condemning synagogue terrorism

At least two people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd and a man stabbed at around 9.30am this morning on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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3 w. ago ‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turnIt has taken barely two weeks for Donald Trump to turn the horrific killing of Charlie Kirk to his political advantage, unleashing an unprecedented peacetime assault on free speech and a free press on the back of the assassination.Since Kirk’s death, the president and his top team have:forced a private media company to suspend late-night TV star Jimmy Kimmel for inaccurate comments he made about Kirk’s suspected shooter;threatened other TV networks with losing their licences should they say things Trump doesn’t like;vowed to prosecute “hate speech” that is fully protected under the first amendment;declared antifa a terrorist organisation in an indiscriminate attack on political ideology;and told journalists covering the Pentagon that they will have their access revoked unless they agree to restrictions on their reporting. Continue reading...

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