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  • NewsThe Guardian

    Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted

    Appeals court rules Mason, now 49, did not know she was ineligible when she voted in 2016 and throws out conviction

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  • NewsFrance 24

    Russia veto ends UN monitoring of N.Korea sanctions after arms transfer probe

    Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. The move was met with a flurry of criticism, including by South Korea's foreign ministry, which said Russia had made an "irresponsible decision" despite its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.The United States called the veto by Moscow a "self-interested effort

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  • NewsFrance 24

    Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow

    French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences on the war in Ukraine. Macron wrapped up his three-day tour of the Latin American giant with a solemn, but warm, trip to the presidential palace in the modernist capital Brasilia.The French leader paid tribute to "the spirit of resistance" of Lula's government for "restoring democracy" after a crowd of extreme-right supporte

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  • NewsFrance 24

    Humanitarian groups urge leaders to act on threat from extreme heat

    Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and flooding, two of the world's leading humanitarian organisations warned Thursday. The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with rising temperatures affecting the most vulnerable populations in particular -- the elderly, outdoor workers and those without access to cooling systems such as air conditioners.The Red Cross and the US Agency for Inter

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    Teen girl who died from gunshot wound after grabbing LA officer’s gun identified

    Attorney hired by family casts doubt on department’s claim that girl disarmed deputy, and will conduct investigation

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Major Tory donor and four Conservative MPs given honours

    Tory senior treasury Mohamed Mansour, who gave £5m to the party, has been awarded a knighthood

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    Humza Yousaf marks first anniversary as Scotland’s First Minister

    While he insists holding the top job in Scottish politics is the “greatest honour” of his life, Humza Yousaf has had a difficult first year as First Minister. He became Scotland’s youngest ever First Minister, and the first from an ethnic minority background to hold the post, when he was sworn into office on March 29 2023. That came after he was declared the winner of what had been a bruising contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, who announced in February last year she was stepping down as both fi