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Secrets of Taylor Swift’s $20m wedding, including mysterious "pick-up" text, as celeb guests STILL left in dark
Taylor Swift had 1,000 orange roses shipped in from Italy for her wedding to Travis Kelce after transforming Madison Square Gardens into an “enchanted forest”.
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US warns Russia could stage armed provocation on Polish soil to test NATO
Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.
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Pegasus spyware targeted EU lawmaker investigating surveillance abuses
Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee
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Britain faces growing "grey-zone war" threat from Russia, Iran and China
Britain is facing a major national security challenge from hostile states operating below the threshold of war, the country’s independent reviewer of terrorism and state threats legislation has warned.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Trump administration accused of putting pregnant migrant girls at risk by concentrating them in Texas shelter
The Trump administration is sending all pregnant unaccompanied minors apprehended by immigration enforcement to a single group shelter in South Texas.
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Princess Diana paparazzo claims spies tried to destroy evidence after fatal crash
The paparazzo who took graphic photographs of Princess Diana’s final moments claims he feared spies tried to blow up him and his London-based photo agency to destroy evidence linked to her death.
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Elon Musk amplified Tommy Robinson speech hosted by group with alleged neo-Nazi links
The demand for the expulsion of millions of Muslim people from the UK received 36 million views after being shared by Musk on his X platform
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Who is Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev, the target of the mysterious Monaco bombing?
The motive behind Monday’s bombing attack against a Ukrainian-born millionaire in Monaco remains shrouded in mystery as residents of the super wealthy city-state grapple with their suddenly shattered sense of security.
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Putin personally approved secret Chinese military training for Russian troops, documents reveal
China’s covert military training of Russian forces last year was personally approved by President Vladimir Putin’s defence minister and directly involved at least four Russian and Chinese generals, according to two European officials and documents seen by Reuters.
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Report accuses Israel of systematic sexual violence against Palestinian detainees spanning decades
The months after the October 7, 2023, attacks saw a wave of questionable mainstream news stories about alleged sexual assault in Hamas’s attacks that day on Israel.
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Iraqi authorities detain 47 officials as anti-graft operation targets political elite
While the government’s latest crackdown resulting in the arrest of top officials and the seizure of millions has won praise, critics warn that deeper corrupt political networks must be targeted.
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Mystery vigilante dubbed "Mexican Batman" hunts alleged bike thieves and duct-tapes them to poles
A mysterious vigilante in Mexico is stopping ‘bike thieves’ in a rather unusual way after a spike in crime.
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Boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking up with bat on his face despite no visible bite
An 11-year-old boy died from rabies less than three weeks after he woke up with a bat lying over his nose and mouth.
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Councillors approve next step for £1.5bn Shetland tunnel project inspired by the Faroe Islands
Councillors have backed initial plans to connect some of Shetland’s islands with undersea tunnels, which could be in place within eight years.
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Army women face greater risk of being killed by fellow soldiers than in combat, investigation finds
Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Roque had been in the Army for just over four years when a man fatally shot her in the head.
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Venezuela faces growing backlash as earthquake response fuels anger against Delcy Rodríguez
Venezuela’s revolutionary socialist government has withstood uprisings, international isolation and the removal of its leader Nicolás Maduro by US forces.
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Florida’s execution surge leaves death row priest traumatised as DeSantis accelerates death warrants
This spring, Father Dustin Feddon began waking up in the middle of the night. Heart racing, he would stand at the bathroom sink in the dark, splashing cold water on his face until the feeling passed.
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Twin baby girls found dead as French heatwave sparks dehydration tragedy
Two one-year-old twin sisters have been found dead in their beds from dehydration as a heatwave sweeps across France.
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Tourist killed by crocodile after being dragged underwater at Mexican beach resort
A tourist has been mauled to death by a crocodile after being dragged underwater at a popular holiday hotspot.
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Venezuela’s earthquake response led by officials under Western sanctions as death toll tops 1,500
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez laid out her disaster response plan flanked by an inner circle of powerful officials blacklisted by the United States and Canada for corruption and trafficking.
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Gardening has become King Charles’ sanctuary during cancer battle, royal sources claim
King Charles is said to be drawing strength from a lifelong passion for gardening as he continues his cancer treatment, with those close to royal circles describing his devotion to nature as one of the key forces helping sustain him through the most challenging period of his reign.
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Ukraine’s drone campaign is pushing Crimea towards isolation as Russia’s logistics come under growing strain
For most of the past four months, the war with Iran has shifted attention away from Ukraine.
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Women trafficked into Southeast Asia’s scam compounds reveal rape, forced labour and abuse
Astens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men.
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Two 11-year-old boys rescued alive from Venezuela earthquake rubble as death toll tops 1,450
Two 11-year-old boys are among at least 33 people pulled from earthquake debris in Venezuela.