13 h. ago What to know about the events leading up to Madagascar's military coup

Madagascar’s military has seized power from the civilian government, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry Rajoelina fled the sprawling Indian Ocean island country for his safety

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14 h. ago Photos of a colonel announcing military takeover in Madagascar after president flees

A colonel from an elite military unit, Michael Randrianirina, announced that the armed forces are taking control of Madagascar, after weeks of youth-led protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunities. Randrianirina made the statement after parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who fled.

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18 h. ago Military colonel announces that the armed forces are taking control in Madagascar

A colonel in Madagascar's elite military unit has announced that the armed forces are taking control of the country

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24 h. ago Voices: Sorry, Donald Trump, but that’s not what I call a peace deal

No other world leader could have brought about this sequence of events to end the war in Gaza – but what happens when but the US president’s boastful speeches stop, asks former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert

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68 h. ago Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protestsMadagascar’s president said an “attempt to seize power illegally and by force” was under way, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday announced it was taking over the army.The Capsat unit’s intervention comes after weeks of youth-led protests, which started on 25 September against water and electricity shortages and expanded to calling for the resignation of the president, Andry Rajoelina, an end to corruption and radical overhaul of the political system. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Intruder review – the daftest thriller of the entire year

The only thing that stops you counting the cliches in this French drama about a sinister au pair is the woefully dim lighting. It’s so obvious that it barely feels worth laughing at its stupidityYou wear a tightly belted beige trenchcoat and you live in a cavernous show-home bedecked with mid-century pine and fashionably inadequate lighting. You are French. You have two uncommonly beautiful teenage children and are preparing to return to your prestigious role at a maison de couture after the recent birth of your uncommonly beautiful baby. But mon Dieu, you are anxious! You fear your glamorous workload will interfere with your ability to care for l’enfant. The solution? You will hire an enigmatic au pair. Alas, you have never watched television and are thus unaware that this will expose faultlines in your marriage and lead to a series of increasingly terrifying events that will threaten the very fabric of your existence. You are Paula (Mélanie Doutey), the protagonist of four-part Fr...

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4 d. ago ‘Gateway to hell’: young reporter’s harrowing two years in besieged Gaza

Malak A Tantesh’s grim experience of living with perpetual fear and uncertainty amid Israel’s war after 2023 Hamas attackIt is six o’clock in the morning on Saturday 7 October 2023. Half awake, I call out in a hoarse voice to my two sisters who are sleeping on their beds next to me: “Enas, Remas, wake up – you have school.”We were not to know it yet, but this was the day when everything would change. The day when horrific events across the border in Israel would lead to a war that became a gateway to hell itself. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Angelina Jolie says she hasn’t ‘set foot’ in winery since ‘painful events’ leading up to Brad Pitt divorce

The exes have been embroiled in a legal battle over the sale of the French winery since 2022

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls educationNigel Farage has predicted teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK government, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors.The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leaderNigel Farage has claimed teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK election win, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors.The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ominous warning for humanity as birds suddenly adopt 'unsettling' behavior

A disturbing trend among bird species in the US could lead to a mass extinction event that rocks human society forever.

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8 d. ago Inside The Independent’s Climate 100 event celebrating pioneers in environmental action

The Independent has hosted its second annual Climate 100 event, recognising the environmentalists who are leading the fight against the climate crisis.

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2 w. ago 'We're no island of strangers' says Lucy Powell in plea to Labour faithful

Labour must reject argument immigration causes all UK's problems and bring nation together, deputy leadership contender Lucy Powell told a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference

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2 w. ago Trump looms large at Ryder Cup where home rules and spicy support are always on show

President’s attendance could lead to Brookline levels of excitement at an event that is invariably febrileBAAAH-BA-BAAH! It had just gone nine in the morning when the speakers started blasting out Village People’s YMCA at Bethpage. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1 had arrived on the putting green and everyone was whooping and hollering at him. Scheffler bumped fists with one of his coaches, wrapped another up in a hug and, BAH-BA-BADA-BADA-BAH!, walked on up and across the bridge to the practice ground where there was a crowd of 500 or so people waiting.They started chanting. “YEW-ESS-AY! YEW-ESS-AY!” Scheffler’s a big man. By the time he made it on to the range he seemed to have swelled twice the size. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump ate ‘whatever the hell they served us’ at Windsor Castle banquet

The US leader said the event on Wednesday night was ‘beautiful’.

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3 w. ago Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, named new CEO of Turning Point USA

Late co-founder previously expressed that he would want his wife to lead in the event of his death, organization saysErika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, has been appointed as the new CEO and chair of the board for Turning Point USA.The organization announced on Thursday that the late CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, who was shot and killed at an event last week, had previously expressed that he would want his wife to lead in the event of his death. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Leaders in Trading 2025: Editors’ Choice Awards shortlists revealed for London event

Leaders in Trading 2025: Editors’ Choice Awards shortlists revealed for London event  The TRADE

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4 w. ago Southport killer thought to have viewed teen stabbing footage shortly before attack

‘Sobering and concerning’ that Axel Rudakubana had searched X for Australia knife attack, inquiry toldA lawyer said it was “sobering and concerning” that the Southport attacker probably viewed footage on social media of a stabbing in Australia by a teenage boy just 40 minutes before carrying out his own crimes.An inquiry is being held into the circumstances and events leading up to the attack by Axel Rudakubana, then 17, on 29 July 2024 in which he murdered three young girls and attempted to murder eight children and two adults. Continue reading...

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