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Epstein survivor: Meeting the King would be a 'grand step'

April 25, 2026 - 08:00
A Buckingham Palace source confirmed the Royals will not meet with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US.
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Meeting with the King would 'demonstrate human dignity', says Epstein survivor

April 25, 2026 - 08:00
A Buckingham Palace source confirmed the Royals will not meet with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US.
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No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review'

April 25, 2026 - 07:55
An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war.
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US to allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions

April 25, 2026 - 07:15
In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will "strengthen" the death penalty and deter crime.
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Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks

April 25, 2026 - 07:02
Iran says its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Pakistan but that there is no meeting planned between Iran and the US.
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The Kashmir town trying to win back tourists after a deadly attack

April 25, 2026 - 07:01
A year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

April 25, 2026 - 06:25
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

April 25, 2026 - 06:25
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
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US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell

April 25, 2026 - 04:10
President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed's building.
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Watch: 20,000 teddy bears highlight plight of missing Ukrainian children

April 25, 2026 - 03:48
Each bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia.
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Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?

April 25, 2026 - 03:05
Two-up is a coin toss betting game that was played by Australian soldiers during World War One - it’s now only legal across Australia on 25 April.
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Three Kosovo Serbs jailed over deadly gun battle and monastery siege

April 25, 2026 - 02:20
Kosovo's court sentences two men to life imprisonment and another to a 30-year term for the 2023 attack.
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Three Kosovo Serbs jailed over deadly gun battle and monastery siege

April 25, 2026 - 02:20
Kosovo's court sentences two men to life imprisonment and another to a 30-year term for the 2023 attack.
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Pirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia

April 25, 2026 - 02:04
Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.
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Who is making decisions in Iran?

April 25, 2026 - 01:38
Iran's new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.
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Who is making decisions in Iran?

April 25, 2026 - 01:38
Iran's new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.
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Israeli police investigate after officers 'cut Palestinian flag' from skullcap

April 25, 2026 - 01:20
The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.
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Mandelson under formal investigation by EU's anti-fraud office

April 25, 2026 - 01:18
The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has "sufficient information" to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.
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Mandelson under formal investigation by EU's anti-fraud office

April 25, 2026 - 01:18
The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has "sufficient information" to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.
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Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain

April 25, 2026 - 01:04
An internal Pentagon email reportedly outlines options to punish allies over a perceived lack of support for Iran war.
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