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US considers cutting funds to notorious Israeli unit
Ofsted to continue with single-phrase judgements despite calls to axe them
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'Europe could die': France's Macron urges leaders to scale up EU defences
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to rise up to the challenges of a changed world, warning that "our Europe, today, is mortal and it can die". During a keynote speech at the Sorbonne University on Thursday, Macron appealed for stronger, more integrated European defences.He said the continent must not become a vassal of the United States, as he outlined his vision for a more assertive European Union on the global stage."[Europe] can die and this depends only on our choices," Macro
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Watch live: China launches rocket carrying three astronauts to Tiangong space station
Watch live as China launches the Shenzhou-18 mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, carrying three astronauts to the Chinese Space Station on Thursday, 25 April. Today's launch marks more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. The three-member crew will relieve the current team who have been manning Tiangong space station since October 2023.
1-min read - NewsThe Independent
Cambridge University college hiring new cleaners after messy room photos sparked student fury
Exclusive: The college is looking to fill multiple positions
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Bully dog found beheaded, burnt and cut into pieces near children’s playground
A bully dog has been discovered with its spine sawn in half in a north London park. The RSPCA has launched an investigation after the gruesome discovery was made by a dog walker in Lordship Recreation Ground near Tottenham at around 9am on Tuesday morning. The animal welfare charity said that the bully breed dog had been cut into several pieces, mutilated and beheaded and had been set on fire.
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'Cheapest city in Europe' is just 2.5 hours from England and has pints for £2.69
Vilnius has been named the most affordable European city destination, and it's easy to see why
2-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Watch recovered from body of richest man on the Titanic to go on sale
A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic is to go on sale.
3-min read - NewsThe Independent
Antony Blinken lands in China to talk trade practices and Russia support
Top US diplomat is set for fraught discussions with foreign minister Wang Yi and possibly president Xi Jinping
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