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In scrubland on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, they started digging out the bodies - 186 of them.
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During Trump's 2017 luncheon, he called for a standing ovation for Hillary Clinton and forecast four years of “peace and prosperity” under his administration.
- The Telegraph
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- The Telegraph
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- The Telegraph
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- The Independent
Melania Trump takes a swipe at Obamas over ‘challenging’ transition as Michelle skips inauguration
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Labour doubles fees for gun ownership in new ‘tax’ raid on rural communities
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- HuffPost UK
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Labour have slipped into joint second place just six months since their landslide victory.
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Jill Biden expresses disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’
First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.
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Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’
The economist also slammed one of the president-elect’s policies as “terrible.”
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Biden Has 4 Words For Reporter Who Asks If Trump Gets Credit For Ceasefire Deal
The president-elect swiftly claimed credit for the deal between Israel and Hamas ahead of his inauguration.
- Business Insider
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- Variety
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President-elect Donald Trump is hoping to make Hollywood “stronger than ever before” by naming Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors,” whose goal will be to bring back business lost to “foreign countries.” “It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a …
- The Independent
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- The Daily Beast
Fuming Canada Threatens Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Trade War
Canada is preparing billions of dollars in retaliatory import taxes on American products if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his tariff threats. Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the potential retaliation would be spread across the whole of the U.S. and that “everything is on the table,” speaking on Wednesday at a meeting with provincial leaders in Ottawa. Trump has previously threatened to use “economic force” and impose 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian imports, a thr
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Bernie Sanders asks Trump’s EPA chief nominee if he believes climate change is a ‘hoax’
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- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Official Inaugural Portrait Hailed as ‘Supervillain Pic of the Year’
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Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed
Rudy Giuliani has reached an agreement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed to settle the nearly $150 million judgment against him, in a deal that will allow him to keep his home and most valuable possessions.
- The Independent
Russia open for talks with Trump after Putin’s diplomat praises his attack on Nato
Trump has echoed Moscow’s rhetoric, which has described its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine as a response to planned Nato membership for Kyiv
- The Telegraph
Disarmed, forced into ‘hibernation’ or the rise of a new insurgency: Hamas faces uncertain future
As crowds of Palestinians on Wednesday night cheered in Gaza’s shattered streets at the arrival of a long-awaited ceasefire deal, a car carrying veiled militants joined the celebrations.