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National Guardsman slowly healing after being shot in Washington DC
Getty Images Members of the National Guard patrolling a metro station in Washington DC A National Guardsman is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say “his head wound is slowly healing and that he’s beginning to ‘look more read more
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Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab
The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part. The move comes after images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday. Around 2,000 women and 3,000 men took part separately in the marathon on Kish Island off read more
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Social media ban: Can you ban kids from social media? Australia is about to try
BBC/Jessica Hromas Isobel is convinced the social media ban won’t stop kids like her It took 13-year-old Isobel less than five minutes to outsmart Australia’s “world-leading” social media ban for children. A notification from Snapchat, one of the ten platforms affected, had lit up her screen, warning she’d be booted off when the law kicked read more
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National Park Service removes free entry on Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth
The US National Park Service (NPS) is removing Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth from its list of fee-free entrance days. The move is part of President Donald Trump’s “modernisation” of the park service, which, beginning in 2026, also includes changing the parks’ cost structure to favour American citizens over foreign visitors, following a read more
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Death toll passes 900 after devastating Indonesia floods
Reuters The death toll in Indonesia from recent flooding has passed 900, with hundreds still missing. More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when a rare and powerful cyclone formed over the Malaca Strait last week, bringing torrential rain and landslides to parts of the South East Asian country. Efforts to reach people in areas still read more
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Nerida Hansen: Shoppers loved Australias fabric queen. Then, order by order, her story fell apart
Nerida Hansen At 6ft tall and plus-size, shop-bought clothes had never fitted Maree O’Connor well. Sewing offered her a solution – allowing her to use beautiful fabrics to make garments that fit just right. One day, while on the lookout for colourful prints to make new dresses, she spotted some “amazing” fabrics being sold online. read more
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Frank Gehrys most iconic work – in pictures
6 days ago ShareSave ShareSave Frank Gehry, a provocative and creative force in architecture who has died aged 96, was behind some of the world’s most intriguing buildings. Tim Graham/Getty Images The unmistakable curves of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A leaning glass tower at the Dancing House, Prague Tim read more
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Kenyans fighting for Russia: Lured by lucrative job offers but sent to the front line
David WafulaBBC Newsday, Nairobi Kuloba family David Kuloba, seen here with a Russian fighter, thought he had secured a well-paying job as a security guard David Kuloba’s mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in Kenya. At first the family, who read more
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Not becoming of a president: Somali-Americans respond to Trumps garbage remarks
Aj Awer Aj Awer, of the Cedar-Riverside Community Council, says Trump’s comments were “dangerous” Somali-Americans in Minnesota have described their heightened fear after US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of the community this week. Community leaders told the BBC the “apprehension is palpable” following Trump’s remarks, in which he said he did not want read more
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What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling a terrorist organisation?
Norberto ParedesBBC News Mundo Getty Images The US says the cartel is led by members of Venezuela’s military but Venezuela’s government has dismissed the allegations as a ‘ridiculous lie’ The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles (Spanish for Cartel of the Suns) – a group it alleges is headed by Venezuela’s president, read more
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US hikes national park fees for foreigners to put American families first
Foreign tourists visiting popular US national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite will need to pay an extra fee, the Trump administration says. The Department of the Interior, which runs the country’s national parks, said each international visitor will need to pay $100 (£76) per person on top of existing fees to access 11 read more
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The looming election Trump cant afford to lose
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent, Tennessee Watch: “We’re in a pivotal place” – Tennessee voters on Trump’s performance “They’re coming to Tennessee to try to take a congressional seat.” Tennessee Republican Party Chair Scott Golden offered this warning to party faithful last week at the Cumberland County Lincoln Day Dinner in the tiny town of Crab read more
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Nithari: Indian parents ask who killed their children as Surinder Koli freed in house of horrors murders
Geeta PandeyNoida, Uttar Pradesh Getty Images Parents hold up photographs of the missing children of Nithari Nearly 20 years after police found the bodies of 19 women and children near a bungalow dubbed India’s “house of horrors”, the case is back in the spotlight – because Surinder Koli, the last of the two men convicted, read more
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Australia social media ban: Teens challenge law before High Court
Australia’s landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation’s highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication. From 10 December, social media firms – including Meta, TikTok and YouTube – must ensure that Australians aged under 16 cannot hold read more
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Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sisters victory
Getty Images Irwin competed in the final despite having a rib injury Robert Irwin, son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, has been crowned this year’s winner of Dancing with the Stars, a decade after his older sister Bindi won the same title. The popular US dancing competition sees stars paired with professional dancers to read more
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Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court
Jon DonnisonCorrespondent, Jerusalem Zaher Ibrahim Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested at his family’s holiday home in the occupied West Bank A Palestinian-American teenager is expected to appear in court in Israel later this week after nine months in detention without being charged. Mohammed Ibrahim, who is 16 and lives in Florida, was read more
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Fame reduces musician life expectancy by four years, study finds
Fame can take as many years off a musician’s life as occasionally smoking cigarettes, a new study has found, after comparing data between famous singers and less well-known artists. Stardom can shorten lives by 4.6 years, according to research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Touring, performing, and rock’n’roll lifestyles have previously read more
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New Zealand suitcase murders: Woman gets life in prison for killing her two children
A mother in New Zealand who killed her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases has been sentenced to life in prison. Hakyung Lee, who was found guilty in September of the shocking murders of eight-year-old Yuna Jo and six-year-old Minu Jo, has to spend at least 17 years behind bars before she is read more
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