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A history of the White House correspondents’ dinner: From cringeworthy jokes to presidential fury
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Polanski calls for ‘unhinged’ Trump to be stripped of Scottish golf courses
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Benjamin Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
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Which star does Meryl Streep go gaga for?
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Four appear in court over Golders Green ambulance arson attack
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Scholars, writers and artists defy ban on Palestine Action in letter to judges
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China's DeepSeek Unveils AI Model To Challenge Anthropic, OpenAI | The Pulse 4/24
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Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister beyond this Parliament, Downing Street says
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Downing Street hits back at Donald Trump over US Falkland Islands threat
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As U.S. re-arms during ceasefire, long-term concerns about munitions supplies
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No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance
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Man accused of stealing £125,000 of wine and whisky from Mayfair shop
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Former boss of HIV Scotland admits embezzling £5,000 from charity
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Terminally ill ‘bewildered’ at failure of assisted dying Bill, says chief backer
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McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson
Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPs• UK politics live – latest updatesMorgan McSweeney has denied claims he bullied civil servants into appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the UK, before an evidence hearing with MPs next week.Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff resigned in February over his role in the hiring of Mandelson, but the move failed to end the crisis over the peer’s appointment. On Thursday, Mc...
Hegseth and Caine holding Iran war briefing amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
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Sacked Navy secretary refused to leave post until Trump told him direct
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DoJ watchdog will investigate release of Epstein files – US politics live
An internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including whether relevant documents were properly redactedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA majority of Americans blame Donald Trump for surging gasoline prices, which is weighing on his Republican party ahead of November’s congressional midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Some 77% of registered voters in the poll, which concluded early this...
How Donald Trump’s war on Iran taps into the American appetite for destruction
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