36 m. ago The damning photo that led to governor having her visa revoked by Trump

A photograph with a notorious figure may be behind the Trump administration's refusal to grant a top international politician a visa to enter the United States.

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46 m. ago How India and Pakistan conflict turned from brink of war to ceasefire in days

As nuclear threat became very real possibility, Trump tasked Marco Rubio and JD Vance to contact the feuding countriesIndian surface-to-air missiles were already soaring towards Pakistan’s most significant military bases when the first call came from the US.It was 4am in Islamabad and Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state and recently appointed US national security advisor, was on the line to the man everyone knew was calling the shots in Pakistan: army chief Gen Asim Munir. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago Shotts rugby league player with passion for trucks hits the road with young Scotland squad

Jamie Steven was named for the under-16 international team

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57 m. ago Suspect in young boxer's murder dies after falling from window in Glasgow

Police have wrapped up their investigation into the death of Josh Taplin in Glasgow, as a second man connected to the case dies in an unrelated fall.

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75 m. ago ‘I had a chance to pass my mum’s story on’: Kazuo Ishiguro on growing up in shadow of the Nagasaki bomb

The film version of A Pale View of Hills, the Nobel-winner’s tale of loss, exile and a pregnant radioactive bride, is about to premiere at Cannes. The writer explains why this story is so personal to himKazuo Ishiguro still remembers where he was when he wrote A Pale View of Hills: hunched over the dining room table in a bedsit in Cardiff. He was in his mid-20s then; he is 70 now. “I had no idea that the book would be published, let alone that I had a career ahead of me as a writer,” he says. “[But] the story remains an important part of me, not only because it was the start of my novel-writing life, but because it helped settle my relationship with Japan.”First published in 1982, A Pale View of Hills is a charged family story that connects England with Japan and the present with the past. Now along comes a film version to provide a new frame for the mystery, a fresh view of the hills. Scripted and directed by Kei Ishikawa, it is a splendidly elegant and deliberate affair; a trail o...

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86 m. ago Russia is 'completely ignoring' international calls for a 30

Kyiv 's main European allies have tried to set Moscow an ultimatum to either agree to the cessation of hostilities or face 'massive' new sanctions.

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91 m. ago Trump says tariffs on China imports won’t return to 145% and that he sees a deal – live

Trump warns US could raise tariffs after 90-day pause on trade war with China but expresses confidence a deal will be madeChina and US agree 90-day pause to trade warQatar has offered to donate a plane to the United States and details are still being worked out, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.“The Qatari Government has graciously offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense. The legal details of that are still being worked out,” Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading...

Economics

1 hour ago I’ve watched every single Nicolas Cage film made so far. Here’s what I learned about him – and myself

One day I set myself the project of watching all of his movies, and finished about three months later. There was one film I really hated – and I wish he’d do more romcomsWhen I was growing up, I always told my parents, “Don’t expect me to become a doctor.” But in high school I really liked the TV show House and I really liked solving problems. So I never knew what else I wanted to become except for a doctor. I’ve been a practising GP for years now.This means that, for a lot of my life, I’ve been science-focused. And I wasn’t always a film watcher. I only really started watching movies seriously when I was living in the Gold Coast and studying for my fellowship exams during Covid. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisonersFormer UK special forces personnel have accused colleagues of committing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, including alleging that they executed civilians and a child.Graphic accounts of routine executions of handcuffed prisoners and the killings of people in their sleep were handed to the BBC, which reported that weapons were planted during cover-ups. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Nazi documents found crammed in crates inside Argentinian courthouse basement

Boxes crammed full of Nazi propaganda, which had been confiscated by Argentinean authorities during World War Two, were recently rediscovered in the country's Supreme Court’s basement

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2 h. ago Asos launches new delivery service in first for UK as part of major shake

The service allows ASOS customers to select InPost Lockers at checkout as their primary out-of-home (OOH) delivery option - so shoppers don't have to wait in

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2 h. ago Scott McTominay tells Napoli fans what is vital now as ally shares 'honest' Antonio Conte secret

The Scotland international provided two assists but it was a frustrating 2-2 home draw with Genoa in the latest Serie A title twist

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2 h. ago Why is Putin massing troops on the border of Finland? Military build

Moscow is building troop accommodation, aircraft deployment infrastructure and other facilities at key military bases, analysts have said.

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2 h. ago Man forced to respond to neighbour's 'petty' note after he's dragged into their feud

A man has taken to social media to share the 'petty' note war he's been dragged into with his neighbours - and it's all over one of them smoking inside their apartment.

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3 h. ago Nebraska man stabbed entire family to death before turning knife on himself, police say

The apparent murder-suicide occurred just hours before suspect Jeremy Koch’s eldest son was due to attend his high school graduation

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3 h. ago Is Britain breaking international law over Israel to avoid offending Trump? We may find out in court this week | Yasmine Ahmed

The UK’s arms exports to Israel will be tested again as a Palestinian rights group challenges the governmentYasmine Ahmed is UK director of Human Rights WatchOn Tuesday, the British government will be in the high court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel. As the government’s lawyers take the floor to deliver their opening remarks – in a case that was brought by the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and is supported by Human Rights Watch – thousands of children in Gaza will be starving. This is the result of an Israeli blockade on food, aid and medical supplies that defies the binding orders of the international court of justice.Thousands of mothers will be mourning the children they have lost in an assault on Gaza that is estimated to have cost the lives of more than 50,000 people, according to the Gaza ministry of health. Thousands of people will be homeless, forcibly displaced and living among the rubble of the towns and cities they no...

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3 h. ago Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking ‘Costa cup of wine’ before school

A fellow teacher noticed that her speech was slurred and she appeared confused

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3 h. ago BREAKING: Carlo Ancelotti 'appointed Brazil manager' as Real Madrid exit date confirmed

Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the La Liga season and the Italian has agreed to take his first job in international management with Brazil

Politics

3 h. ago Linlithgow MSP welcomes her party’s programme for government for the next year

First Minister John Swinney has promised 100,000 additional GP appointments, scrapping peak rail fares for good and introduces a range of measures to grow the Scottish economy nationally and internationally.

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3 h. ago Builders charged with manslaughter over death of mother hit by falling bricks on her way back from son's nursery

Mother-of-one Michaela Boor, 28, suffered catastrophic head injuries when she was struck by falling bricks as she stood beside a building site in east London seven years ago.

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