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Published dates (RSS): 15 Nov – 05 Apr
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The week in pictures: Mideast war, a lunar mission and Holy Week processions
The war in the Middle East showed no sign of ending as President Donald Trump exchanged threats with the Iranian regime and jittery markets sent oil prices surging. The week also saw NASA launch it…
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman
President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East crisis live: Trump uses expletive-ridden social media post to threaten Iran’s infrastructure
US president tells Iran: ‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell’ Iranian media has claims that a US aircraft was destroyed while searching for the crew member of …
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In New Threats, Trumps Seems Emboldened by a Successful Rescue
In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.
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Trump’s mass deportation plan has broken the quiet of small US towns: ‘We have to take care of each other’
Immigration agents have spread into rural western Wisconsin, taking dozens of people from towns in more politically conservative areas The Mexican restaurant where multiple workers were taken in Fe…
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Trump again threatens Iran's infrastructure ahead of his latest Strait of Hormuz deadline
President Donald Trump has threatened major strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure and bridges ahead of his latest deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz
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UK has detained 76 ‘age-disputed’ children under one in, one out scheme
Concerns raised over minors placed in adult detention centres since removals began under scheme in September More than 70 children from various conflict zones whose ages were disputed by the Home O…
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Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges in bizarre foul-mouthed Easter morning rant: ‘Praise be to Allah’
U.S. president turns to threats and bluster as efforts to open Strait of Hormuz continue to fail
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On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, conquest
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.
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Some Voters Say Congress Is Too Old. These Black Democrats Aren’t Leaving.
As older members of Congress head for the exits amid growing pressure for fresh faces in the Democratic Party, some of the most seasoned Black lawmakers are resisting retirement.
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A deception campaign and reaper drones: How US commandos rescued airman trapped in Iran in ‘daring’ operation
The US and Iran raced to recover the stranded airman first after air defences brought down an F-15E jet
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How the remaining F-15E airman was rescued from Iran
How the remaining F-15E airman was rescued from Iran
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Iran’s Downing of Plane and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened
After Iran shot down a U.S. plane and U.S. forces pulled off a risky ground operation to extricate a stranded airman, both sides claimed victory. That confidence could fuel further escalation.
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Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates
The festival's main sponsor Pepsi has withdrawn its funding from Wireless, it announced on Sunday.
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Inside the race to rescue a downed US airman in Iran
President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed a daring rescue of a downed US airman in central Iran, but Tehran insisted the mission was “foiled”, leaving the world to sift fact from fiction amid conflic…
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US rescues second crew member of downed F-15E fighter jet from Iran
Trump gives further details on rescue and threatens to bomb infrastructure if strait of Hormuz is not reopened Middle East crisis – live updates The second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet…
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Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not…
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Exclusive: Trump reacts to ‘Easter Miracle’ rescue of downed U.S. airman
In a text message to Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, President Trump reacts to U.S. forces safely rescuing the second F-15E crew member of a two-seat fighter jet that went down over Iran o…
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Pope Leo uses Easter Sunday message to urge world leaders to end wars
Leo did not mention any specific conflicts in the message, known as the ‘Urbi et Orbi’
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Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
Exclusive: Animal welfare charities ‘bitterly disappointed’ that Labour plans to backtrack on manifesto commitments The government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and h…
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US health officials appear to shy away from anti-vaccine talk ahead of midterms
Elections seem top-of-mind for the Maha movement as key polling indicates anti-vaccine views are a liability US health officials appear to be shying away from voicing negative views of vaccines in …
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Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House
No injuries reported and no suspect found after a search of park and surrounding area, agency says The US Secret Service said on Sunday it was investigating reports of overnight gunfire near Lafaye…
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ICE Arrests in Texas Leave Children to Raise Their Siblings After Parents Are Detained
Andrea García and her siblings are carrying on in a home reshaped by fear, loss and new responsibility.
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Israeli airstrike kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by media…
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Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass
Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of worshippers gathered in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his first address as pontiff.
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Liverpool 'gave up' in FA Cup exit - Van Dijk
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk apologises to the supporters and says his side "gave up" during their 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City.
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Trump drops Easter Sunday f-bomb in new threat to Iran
President Trump on Sunday morning unleashed on Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to strike the country’s infrastructure and urging Tehran to “open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards.” “…
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Talk about death comes alive in ageing Hong Kong
Hongkongers are more willing to discuss death including their own funeral wishes in the wake of the Covid pandemic, mass emigration and the deadly Tai Po fire, amid a rapidly ageing population, a d…
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Hong Kong must not undo the good work of its HK$2 transport scheme
The HK$2 (US$0.26) transport fare scheme for the elderly is one of Hong Kong’s most socially significant success stories. But some of the recent changes, and further ones contemplated, seem to be r…
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Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggs
Walker Smith, 54, who worked for retailer for 17 years, says he grabbed bag from thief before they escaped A Waitrose employee of 17 years has described his devastation after being sacked for stopp…
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Iran-US war latest: Trump tells Tehran to ‘open the Strait or you’ll be living in hell’ in swear-laden rant
US president has threatened to hit Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday
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Pope Leo Celebrates First Easter Holiday as Pontiff
Chicago’s own Pope Leo IV led tens of thousands of people in Easter mass at St. Peter’s Square and became the first American pontiff to celebrate the holiday. NBC’s Claudio Lavanga reports for Sund…
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Signal fault disrupts Hong Kong MTR’s Airport Express, Tung Chung line services
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation extended the time needed for its in-town check-in service to 120 minutes from 90 minutes on Sunday evening, after a signalling equipment malfunction disrupted travel on …
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Sales of Luxury Bibles Are on the Rise
“This is actually God’s word,” says one collector. “Why not have a really nice copy of it?”
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What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran
An airman was rescued on Saturday night, President Trump said. The rescue came after a risky two-day operation deep inside Iran.
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What's your biological age? Experts explain the benefits and risks of at-home tests
It’s important to understand what over-the-counter biological age test kits can — and can’t — do before buying them.
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The ‘post-global’ NATO: Spain’s airspace ban signals the death of universal alliances
Spain's closure of its airspace to U.S. military aircraft involved in the conflict with Iran marks a shift away from the "blank check" era of American military expeditions and the birth of a "post-…
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Trump’s abuse of emergency powers is the real national emergency
Rule by perpetual emergency is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. It allows leaders to bypass lawmakers while preserving a veneer of legality. Once eroded, institutional norms cannot easily be re…
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In Easter message, Pope Leo warns the world is 'becoming indifferent' to violence
Pope Leo warned the world was becoming "accustomed to violence" in his Easter message from the balcony of St.
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Cities race to carry out out ‘pothole blitzes’ and repair roads after a brutal winter: ‘It was like the Mariana Trench’
Biting sub-zero temperatures across the U.S. this winter have left a mess on the roads. Josh Marcus reports on the hasty clean-up - and who’s bringing out the ‘pothole killer’
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Japan can meet at least 4 months of naphtha needs, Takaichi says
The supplies include about two months of shipments procured from abroad and volume from domestic refiners.
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Royals attend Windsor Easter Sunday service
Andrew-Mountbatten Windsor and his family are absent from the traditional family event.
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Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say
Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firms’ plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit Proposals to deploy reflective mirrors and up to 1m more satellites in …
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Uproar in Germany over law requiring men get military approval for long stays abroad
Ministry clarifies clause affecting those up to age 45 that is part of legislation that came into effect in January A little-noticed clause in sweeping changes to Germany’s military service policy …
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Pope Leo Calls for Peace and Warns of a World Indifferent to Violence
The pontiff’s Easter remarks follow a Palm Sunday homily in which he said God rejected the prayers of “those who wage war.”
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Easter in Jerusalem overshadowed by war and restrictions at the Holy Sepulchre
Silence reigned on Easter Sunday in the alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, with the holiday overshadowed by war and restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians commemorate Christ…
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French boats set sail from Marseille to join Gaza aid Flotilla
Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.
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Pepsi drops Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking
Sponsor pulls out after Keir Starmer calls decision to book rapper who wrote song titled Heil Hitler ‘deeply concerning’ Pepsi has said it is withdrawing its sponsorship of a UK music festival that…
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Two more murder arrests after boy, 14, shot dead
A man and a boy are arrested on suspicion of murder after Eghosa Ogbebor was fatally shot.
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Pope urges world to 'lay down arms" and names no wars in Easter blessing
Hendro Munsterman, Vatican-correspondent for Nederlands Dagblad, has more.
France 24 English