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The TelegraphPalestinian student ‘full of joy’ after Oct 7 attack upset she faces deportation
A Palestinian student who said she was “full of pride” after Hamas launched its attack on Israel faces deportation.
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BBC apologises after repeatedly suggesting Tel Aviv is capital of Israel
The BBC has apologised after one of its senior presenters suggested Tel Aviv was Israel’s capital, contradicting its own guidelines.
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I’m bored of educating ignorant Argentinians about Britain’s right to the Falklands
It’s now 42 years since Argentina embarked on its doomed attempt to take the Falkland Islands by force and to subjugate the Britons who had lived there for so long. Having been humiliated and kicked out by the British Task Force a mere 70 days later, you might have thought Argentina had learned its lesson: that the Falkland Islanders will fight to the last man and woman to defend their homeland, and Britain will always support them.
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Watch: British Army leaves US troops trailing in river crossing race
The 156-metre stretch across the Drawa River in western Poland would normally be a perilous scenario for approaching armies.
- The Telegraph
Donald Trump’s lawyer fighting to stop former president from testifying in trial next week
Donald Trump’s defence lawyer won plaudits for his aggressive handling this week of Michael Cohen, one of the key witnesses in the ongoing “hush money” case against the former president.
- The Daily Beast
Biden Camp Has a Field Day With Wobbly Trump at Podium
XThe Biden campaign gleefully turned one of Donald Trump’s favorite digs against him on Saturday, branding the 78-year-old candidate as woefully geriatric in response to his embarrassing stumble at a Minnesota rally on Friday.Video from the event shared by Biden-Harris HQ on X showed Trump grabbing the lectern during his remarks on stage, after nearly toppling the podium over.A feeble Trump nearly falls down on stage after he leans on his podium too hard and then goes on an angry rant calling hi
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The radical new Dutch government is the canary in the EU coal mine
It will scrap many of the net zero policies. It will cut taxes for business. It will put limits on net migration, it will switch to nuclear power, and it will make sure farming receives the support it needs.
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Admitting Gazan refugees would be proof that Britain has a death wish
It was only a matter of time before the call came. Now Labour MPs, including Sam Tarry and Jess Phillips, are agitating for Britain to take in Palestinians fleeing Gaza.
- The Independent
Trump and Melania attend Barron’s graduation after she failed to show at hush money trial
Former president and first lady attended ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida after judge overseeing Trump’s criminal trial granted permission for him to be there
- France 24
The battle of Monte Cassino: Both glory and dishonour for the French army
On May 18, 1944, Allied troops captured Monte Cassino in Italy, celebrated for its historic hilltop abbey, after four months of bitter fighting. The soldiers of the French Expeditionary Corps particularly distinguished themselves in the battle for this key point in the German defensive line. But their military honours are now marred by accusations of war crimes. “Garigliano is a great victory... France will know one day. She will understand.” On the evening of his departure from Italy in August
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The phone call that may upend the Trump NY hush money case
Gene Rossi and Leslie Ellis join The Lead
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Migrant chaos as hundreds of asylum seekers leave Bibby Stockholm and RAF base
Exclusive: Hundreds of asylum seekers have left or been moved out of RAF Wethersfield and the ‘Bibby Stockholm’ already this year as costs spiral
- The Daily Beast
Reporter Puts Trump on the Spot Over His 2020 Vow on Minnesota
KSTPIn an interview with a St. Paul, Minnesota reporter that aired a few days before his scheduled appearance Friday at the state GOP Lincoln Day fundraising dinner, former President Donald Trump denied saying that he wouldn’t return to the Midwest state if he lost it in 2020—but the local ABC affiliate brought the receipts to prove otherwise.KSTP reporter Tom Hauser spoke with Trump over a video call conducted Tuesday before the indicted ex-president went to court to hear testimony from his for
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Army’s most secretive unit on recruitment drive for undercover operations
The Army’s most secretive unit is on a recruitment drive to select more men and women to carry out undercover operations, The Telegraph can reveal.
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Joe Biden Trolls Trump With Meme Reminding Him Of Failed Doomsday Prediction
Of all the former president's claims, this one may have held up the least.
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Opinion: Stormy Daniels testified about something billions of humans do. Why was she demeaned for it?
The media decided to erroneously describe a grown woman openly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with a grown man as obscene, writes Danielle Campoamor.
- The Independent
British decline linked to Brexit, weak leadership and poor finances in damning report
A damning report has shown that the UK has dropped out of the top 10 countries for good governance under Rishi Sunak’s leadership
- Yorkshire Live
DWP PIP claimants given five-week warning over planned payment changes
The Department for Work and Pensions is looking at changes to Personal Independence Payments
- Birmingham Live
WASPI women could get compensation package this summer as date put forward
The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to present a compensation package for WASPI women before the summer recess.
- The Daily Beast
House Oversight Committee Hearing Goes Totally Off the Rails Thanks to MTG
TwitterA House Oversight Committee hearing that was supposed to cover contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland devolved into chaos and name-calling after repeated interruptions from a certain far-right representative from Georgia.Thursday night’s meeting was originally intended to advance a measure to hold Garland in contempt for refusing to hand over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. But it quickly fell off the rails, with Marjorie Taylor