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‘A threat to all of Europe’: Iran is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles, says US secretary of state

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and the Kremlin “will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine”, the US secretary of state...

Politics

Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments as government wins vote on cut

MPs have voted to cut the winter fuel payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners. A Tory move to block the measure was...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer appears to woo TUC – but trouble remains in Westminster

When Sir Tony Blair used to address the TUC conference, the joke was that he told his driver to keep the car engine running....

World

‘A threat to all of Europe’: Iran is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles, says US secretary of state

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and the Kremlin “will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine”, the US secretary of state...

World

Dominique Pelicot: French man accused of inviting dozens of men to rape his wife taken to hospital on day he was to give evidence

A man accused of inviting at least 50 other men to rape his wife has been taken to hospital on the day he was...

World

‘A threat to all of Europe’: Iran is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles, says US secretary of state

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and the Kremlin “will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine”, the US secretary of state...

Science

Antarctica Was Not Always Frozen And This Is Why That Changed

Antarctica, now a vast frozen continent, was not always covered in ice. Around 34 million years ago, during the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, the continent was...

Kamala Harris: The high school conversation that drove her to where she is today

Kamala Harris was a prosecutor for far longer than she’s been a politician. Harris’s lengthy career in law started in 1990 when she became...

Donald Trump: How reality TV and prime-time cameos helped get him to the White House – could it happen again?

“My name is Donald Trump and I’m the largest real estate developer in New York. I own buildings all over the place. I’ve mastered...

Five things to look out for in Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s debate tonight

Tonight, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are ready to go head-to-head for the first – and likely only – time ahead of the US...

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The Dos and Donts of Debating Donald Trump

Stand your ground, but dont take the bait. Be prepared, but not scripted. Call him out, but dont lose your cool. Own your identity,...

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Brown trustee resigns over Israel-bashing BDS vote

Top hedge fund manager Joseph Edelman will quit Brown University’s board of trustees to protest a planned vote on whether the Ivy League school...

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Trump says Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos called him after assassination attempt to praise his defiance

Donald Trump received phone calls from a pair of unlikely well-wishers — Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — after the Republican presidential candidate survived...

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Apple’s launches AI-powered iPhone 16 — but Wall Street split on whether it will spark ‘super-cycle’

Apple unveiled its AI-enhanced iPhone 16 on Monday — but Wall Street is divided on whether it will be able to reverse a sales...

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Trojan condoms contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer: lawsuit

A new lawsuit on Monday claims that Trojancondomsare not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer. In a...

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Trump Media stock climbs more than 7% after poll shows ex-president beating Harris

The latest polling which shows former President Donald Trump ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris is good news for the stock price of his...

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Why furious DirecTV customers are still in dark for Jets-49ers on 'MNF'

An important milestone has passed in the Cold War between Disney and DirecTV. As Jets vs. 49ers began on “Monday Night Football” on ESPN...

World

Rebecca Cheptegei: Man accused of fatally burning Olympian dies in hospital

The man accused of fatally burning a Ugandan Olympian has also died. Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, died last Thursday after she was left severely injured...

World

Migrants waiting on the US border are watching White House race between Harris and Trump closely

Mothers carrying their children smile, give me a thumbs up, and then point to a riverbank 50 metres or so away. We’re on a...

Business

State pension to rise by more than £400 a year in April – double some winter fuel payments

The state pension is due to rise by 4% in April, giving an extra £460 a year to recipients. The payment increases by the...