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US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership
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Middle East – live: Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran causing explosions near nuclear sites
Israel’s military has not confirmed strike and Iranian officials maintain ‘no damage’ in Isfahan
16-min read - NewsEvening Standard
Gang members who carried out string of terrifying shootings in Hackney jailed
Three brothers among those convicted of extreme violence in their role in a drug operation
3-min read - NewsThe Guardian
Two students drown after falling into Highlands waterfall
Tributes paid to Jitendranath Karuturi and Chanhakya Bolisetti, who are believed to have been taking selfies and slipped
2-min read - NewsThe Independent
Watch live as Antony Blinken speaks from G7 summit after Israel carries out strikes on Iran
Watch live as Antony Blinken speaks from the G7 summit on Friday (19 April) after Israel carried out strikes on Iran. The US Secretary of State will hold a news conference on the final day of a three-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialised nations. Mr Blinken’s speech comes after Israel launched a retaliatory attack against Iran overnight, with explosions heard near a major military airbase.
1-min read - NewsRFI
Frenchman 'with three faces' Jérôme Hamon dies aged 49
Jérôme Hamon, the first man in the world to have undergone two face transplants – in 2010 and 2018 – and who thus had three different faces during his life, has died at the age of 49. "He was exhausted at the end," Franck Zal, a close family friend and doctor of the Frenchman, told Brittany daily Le Télégramme."A week ago I was exchanging text messages with him."Zal's company developed the technology that made the 2018 transplant possible."I want to testify to Jérôme's strength. I was always ask
1-min read - NewsThe Independent
Suspected spies arrested in Germany over Russian plot for sabotage attacks on military aid to Ukraine
Prosecutors say one of the two men arrested was preparing explosive and arson attacks, targeting military and industrial infrastructure
4-min read - NewsHuffPost UK
Mishal Husain Skewers Minister Over Party's 'Slow' Response To Tory Sleaze
The Today programme host asked why "no action was taken" earlier over the Mark Menzies allegations.
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