Today: July 03, 2024
Today: July 03, 2024

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Populist campaigner Nigel Farage makes an about-face and says he will run in the UK election

Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage is returning to front-line British politics

Populist campaigner Nigel Farage makes an about-face and says he will run in the UK election
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Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July 4 national election

Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail
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UK Parliament breaks up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics

Britain’s lawmakers left Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks

UK Parliament breaks up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics
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Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister

Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull

Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister
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UK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign with incumbent Sunak playing the underdog

Britain’s political party leaders are crisscrossing the country on the first day of a six-week election campaign

UK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign with incumbent Sunak playing the underdog
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From London to Los Angeles, many Iranians overseas cheer, and fear, after president's death

Among Iranian communities from London to Los Angeles, few tears are being shed over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi

From London to Los Angeles, many Iranians overseas cheer, and fear, after president's death
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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are protesting in Malmo, Sweden against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation
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Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war

Grief, anger, humor, defiance and fear are some of the emotions Ukrainians are grappling with as they face a third year of war

Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war
Environment|News|Travel|World

Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance

Drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the devastation inflicted on the Ukranian village of Ocheretyne

Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
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Send us Patriots: Ukraine's battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid

Send us Patriots: Ukraine's battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
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NATO's chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine against Russia

NATO's chief says the alliance's member countries have failed to deliver in good time what they promised to Ukraine

NATO's chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine against Russia
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Ukraine pushes to get military-age men to come home. Some neighboring countries say they will help

Ukraine’s foreign minister has doubled down on the government’s move to bolster the pool of fighting forces by cutting off consular services to conscription-age men outside the country

Ukraine pushes to get military-age men to come home. Some neighboring countries say they will help
Entertainment|News|World

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We're still here

Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We're still here
Entertainment|News|World

From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden

From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
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UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused campaign funds

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds
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Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction

The wife of Julian Assange says her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right direction.”

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
Health|News|Political|World

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence

A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
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Aid worker deaths have appalled Israel's European allies. Some are considering a halt to arms sales

The Israeli military’s killing of seven aid workers in Gaza has triggered unprecedented criticism from European leaders

Aid worker deaths have appalled Israel's European allies. Some are considering a halt to arms sales
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Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure

More than 600 British jurists are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel

Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
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The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel

Britain’s main opposition parties are demanding that the Conservative government publish legal advice it has received on whether Israel has broken international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza

The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel
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Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama 'Scoop'

British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix, as recent weeks of speculation over the health of Kate, Princess of Wales, have shown

Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama 'Scoop'
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The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch

The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director

The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
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The British Museum is suing a former curator over the alleged theft of almost 2,000 items

The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online

The British Museum is suing a former curator over the alleged theft of almost 2,000 items
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The double cancer blow to Kate and King Charles leaves Britain's royal family depleted and strained

The Princess of Wales’ disclosure that she has cancer has prompted an outpouring of goodwill

The double cancer blow to Kate and King Charles leaves Britain's royal family depleted and strained
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The UK's contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda could soon clear a major hurdle

The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda

The UK's contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda could soon clear a major hurdle

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