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UK police arrest man after four die during Channel crossing attempt
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a Sudanese man was detained on suspicion of ‘endangering another’.
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Dallas Stars CEO Sees Rising Team Values on PE, Live Sports Boom
Private equity interest and the rising popularity of live sports are poised to extend an advance in National Hockey League team valuations after years of strong gains, said Dallas Stars Chief Executive Officer Brad Alberts.
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OIC condemns Israeli approval of 34 new West Bank settlements
The Palestinian Presidency’s office condemned the plan as a “flagrant violation of international law”.
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Calgary Stampede Auction Record Signals Boom Times in Canada’s Oil Patch
A record-earning auction to put company logos on chuckwagons for the Calgary Stampede is a signal of economic optimism in Canada’s oil patch and the potential prosperity that an upswing in oil prices brings.
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Santa Claus Impersonators Get a Tax Break on Tips
Santa Claus impersonators are the latest beneficiary of Donald Trump’s new tax break for tips.
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Partners Group Says Fundraising Strong Despite Market Stress
Partners Group Holding AG said it saw “positive fundraising momentum” for its private markets strategies in the first quarter, as the firm seeks to distance itself from mounting concerns over the health of the private credit market.
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Olympic Ticket Sales Soar for LA28, Leaving Some Fans Priced Out
Early ticket sales for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are surging, but prices exceeding $1,000 for top events are testing how much fans are willing to pay.
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Raízen Creditors to Demand Management Changes in Counteroffer
Raízen SA and its creditors are working on a new restructuring proposal for the company’s 65 billion reais ($12.5 billion) debt load following a week of high-stakes meetings in New York, according to people familiar with the matter.
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France to Nearly Double Fiscal Support for Switch to Electric Power By 2030
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the government will divert investment to help households and businesses switch to electric power instead of handing out short-term fuel aid after oil prices surged on the Iran war.
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DeepSeek Looks for Data Center Engineers in Inner Mongolia
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is advertising two data center positions in Inner Mongolia, where the company reportedly is relying on banned Nvidia Corp.’s Blackwell chips.
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Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity Sentebale he co-founded
Prince Harry left the charity last year in an acrimonious dispute over how Sentebale was being managed.
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Why the Lebanon Conflict Complicates Resolution of the Iran War
When the Lebanese militia Hezbollah entered the US-Israeli war against Iran by firing rockets and drones into Israel on the second day of the conflict, officials there saw in the crisis sweeping the region a chance to finally drive the militia, already weaken…
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Israeli settlers turn Passover into celebration of ethnic cleansing
Palestinians displaced by settler violence confront loss of community as settlers celebrate their forced expulsions.
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Melania Trump issues rare public statement to distance herself from Epstein | CNN Politics
In a rare public statement at the White House, First Lady Melania Trump distanced herself from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while calling for transparency and public hearings for his victims to testify on Capitol Hill. CNN’s Betsy Klein reports.
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Mandelson faces £300 fine for urinating in street, council says
Lord Peter Mandelson is set to be fined for public urination but the council cannot find an address.
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Trump’s AI Chip Export Push Stymied by Bureaucratic Bottleneck
President Donald Trump’s goal of significantly boosting global sales of American AI chips risks being undermined by licensing bottlenecks, staffing attrition and a lack of policy direction at the federal agency that oversees exports of billions of dollars in …
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‘I know what it requires’: Harris explains why she’s thinking about running for president in 2028
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday she “might” run for president in 2028, adding at the 2026 National Action Network Convention that she is “thinking about it.”
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Man dead after bus carrying British tourists crashes in Canary Islands
The vehicle fell from a height of 10m near the San Sebastián de La Gomera, according to Spanish news outlet El Mundo.
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JD Vance expects ‘positive’ US-Iran war talks as he departs for Pakistan
Vice president says Trump gave ‘pretty clear guidelines’ on talks, which will be productive if Iran does not ‘play’ US.
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EU airline industry fears fuel shortages if Strait of Hormuz stays closed
The trade body for European airports said if the Strait of Hormuz did not open in the next three weeks, there could be shortages.
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In Peru’s presidential race, a pro-Trump frontrunner sinks in final stretch
Donald Trump has sought greater influence over Latin America, but in Peru’s election, will a pro-Trump stance pay off?
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Potholes and progress: Mamdani reflects on 100 days as New York’s mayor
Mamdani’s first 100 days marked by childcare reforms, pothole fixes and polarising debates over affordability policies.
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Ryan Rudd: Parents' fury over Army delay in reporting son missing
L/Cpl Ryan Rudd was not reported missing until two weeks after he was last seen in Selby.
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Pakistan sets modest goal for US-Iran summit: A deal to keep talks going
US-Iran talks open in Islamabad with mediators focused on keeping dialogue alive amid deep divisions.
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Artemis II splashdown: When it lands, risks and how to watch live
The Orion spacecraft will make its return to Earth at 00:07 GMT, splashing down off the San Diego coast.
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Artemis II heads home for high-stakes splashdown
After making history on their journey around the moon, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen are coming home.
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Three-month-old baby died in Redcar suspected dog attack
Two dogs seized from the same address have been destroyed, police say.
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Daughter of American woman missing in the Bahamas sheds new light on couple’s marriage
As investigators seek answers in the disappearance of an American woman in the Bahamas whose husband says fell overboard while riding in a dinghy, her family is sharing insight into the couple’s relationship and trying to make sense of what happened.
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Gaza families still unable to bury dead six months into ‘ceasefire’
About 10,000 Palestinians remain missing, believed to be buried under rubble of collapsed buildings during Israel’s war.
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Trump is bullying NATO again. But Americans like the alliance
For the second time in the still-quite-young 2026 calendar year, President Donald Trump is threatening to blow up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which Americans decidedly like, over a foreign policy adventure they decidedly do not.
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Men behind 'Tripadvisor for people smugglers' at car wash jailed
Dilshad Shamo and Ali Khdir are sentenced for the smuggling of 100 migrants a week for two years.
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Ireland fuel protests: Dublin Airport issues travel guidance
The Irish military will be deployed to move vehicles "blocking critical infrastructure".
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Devoted | CNN
In a fractured world where trust in institutions has eroded, Donie O’Sullivan joins people on their spiritual journey as they question societal norms and find new sources of meaning.
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Man jailed for killing wife who jumped from bridge
The case was the first prosecution of its kind in Scotland, in that Lee Milne was responsible for killing Kimberly Milne even though she jumped to her death.
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The 9 most competitive Senate races of the 2026 midterms
The battle for control of the Senate centers on 9 key races this November. There are no Senate primaries this month – but a quiet April will soon give way to a jam-packed calendar with intraparty races that will help shape the contests in the months ahead.
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EU fingerprint and photo travel rules come into force
The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.
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Melania Trump tried to sweep the Epstein saga away, but she ended up reviving it
First lady Melania Trump’s out-of-the-blue address on the Jeffrey Epstein drama.
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Agriculture secretary’s religious Easter message to all employees sparks internal backlash and a formal complaint
A “Christ is Risen” Easter message sent by the secretary of agriculture has sparked backlash inside the department, angering some of its nearly 100,000 employees and prompting a formal complaint against the secretary for the religious message.
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Iran war live: Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US-Iran ceasefire talks
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warns ‘time is running out’ amid Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
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Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would work
Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last year.
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