All news for 2024-05-19

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Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention
During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’
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Manchester City defeats West Ham to win fourth consecutive Premier League title
Pep Guardiola had predicted that he and Manchester City would suffer; it would be emotional, the nerves stretched taut because this is how it is supposed to go on the final day of the Premier League season when so much is at stake.
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Kate Middleton issues first major update on new project since her cancer diagnosis
The Princess of Wales appears to be making progress on a return to royal duties following the release of a trailer for a new project.
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Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting
Fico remains in intensive care but has ‘emerged from immediate threat to his life’, Robert Kaliňák tells reporters
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Infected blood scandal: Inquiry to recommend prosecution of those responsible
Report from official inquiry due to present findings in what has been described as biggest treatment disaster in history of NHS
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Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher
Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme
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Rishi Sunak faces cabinet backlash over plans to curb foreign student visas
Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impact
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Iran presidential helicopter in ’accident’, unclear if Raisi on board
One helicopter in a convoy of three in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling was involved in an accident, Iranian state TV said on Sunday.
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While the U.S. was reconstructing Afghanistan, contractors invested in properties in the UAE
As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds.
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Gazprom Neft CEO avoids sanctions, purchases mansion in French Riviera
Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom is suffering heavy losses after being hit hard by international sanctions.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla ’could miss wedding of the year’ after invite snub
The pair could be set to miss the wedding of the year between the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, and Olivia Henson, after failing to reply to an invite for the big day
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Fans slam ’embarrassing’ and ’corrupt’ judges as Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk official scorecards revealed
Fight fans have called the judges "embarrassing" after seeing the scorecards for Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury.
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Cristiano Ronaldo dons astonishing £1.2m watch, £3,350 Gucci outfit at Fury vs Usyk with Anthony Joshua
Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his £1.2million diamond encrusted-watch in a £3,350 Gucci outfit as he sat next to Anthony Joshua for tonight’s boxing extravaganza.
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Boy, 14, dies and another teen in hospital after going missing in river
A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty in a river.
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Oleksandr Usyk rushed to hospital with suspected broken jaw after Tyson Fury win, carried out of arena
Oleksandr Usyk was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after his historic win over Tyson Fury.
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Top TV sports presenter ’arrested on suspicion of child rape after 4am raid’
A married TV presenter hosting sports coverage has been arrested on suspicion of raping a child after a raid at his home saw devices seized, according to reports
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Tony O’Reilly, former Irish rugby player and prominent businessman, dies
Tony O’Reilly, the Irish media mogul, businessman and hall-of-fame athlete, has died following a short illness. He was 88.
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Fujitsu sacked top boss during height of Horizon scandal
Fujitsu, the company that built the flawed Horizon IT system, sacked a top boss at the height of the scandal.
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Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to be crowned undisputed heavyweight champion
Oleksandr Usyk has been crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world after beating Tyson Fury in a fight for the ages in Saudi Arabia.