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US 'doesn't have high expectations' for Ukraine-Russia negotiations, Marco Rubio admits
The United States "doesn't have high expectations" for negotiations in Turkey between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, America's top diplomat has admitted.
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Hamas confirms direct peace talks with US - as it calls on Trump to 'pressure' Israel
A senior Hamas official has confirmed the militant group is in direct talks with the United States over peace in Gaza, adding that it believes Donald Trump can help broker a deal.
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It's the Trump era and Putin knows how to exploit it
So is this the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning or just a bit of pointless pantomime? Or might it be all of them, depending on your point of view?
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino criticised by European football chiefs over decision to join Donald Trump tour
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's decision to join Donald Trump's Gulf tour has been criticised by European football's governing body after he arrived late for the biggest annual gathering of the global game.
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Iran 'ready to make nuclear concessions' - as Trump asks for Qatar's help getting a deal
A top Iranian official has said the country is prepared to make a number of concessions related to its nuclear programme, in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Weird News
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Magna Carta 'copy' miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original
An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original.
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Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender
A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender.
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Mum in court accused of killing three people with poisonous mushrooms - what you need to know
An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms is on trial.
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Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone
A Chinese student who was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji last week had to be saved a second time just four days later, local authorities have said.
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Woman who faked being a man to get into Magic Circle finally allowed in
How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet?
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Hamas confirms direct peace talks with US - as it calls on Trump to 'pressure' Israel
A spokesperson for Hamas has confirmed the militant group is in direct talks with the United States over peace in Gaza, adding that it believes Donald Trump can help broker a deal.
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US 'doesn't have high expectations' for Ukraine-Russia negotiations, Marco Rubio admits
The United States "doesn't have high expectations" for negotiations in Turkey between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, America's top diplomat has admitted.
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AIs can make collective decisions and influence each other, says new study
AIs are able to come to group decisions without human intervention and even persuade each other to change their minds, a new study has revealed.
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UK businesses gearing up for Trump tariffs boost economy
These are punchy gross domestic product (GDP) numbers and no mistake.
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It's the Trump era and Putin knows how to exploit it
So is this the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning or just a bit of pointless pantomime? Or might it be all of them, depending on your point of view?
Tech News
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The moon's very different sides explained in new NASA study
Scientists have discovered key differences under the moon's surface that may explain why its two hemispheres look so different.
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Thousands of UK companies 'could have M&S-style hackers waiting in their systems'
Tens of thousands of British businesses could have hackers waiting inside their systems - all because of a change in the business model of hacking.
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Scots urged to take shorter showers and avoid using hoses after 'driest period in 60 years'
Scots are being urged to take shorter showers and avoid using hoses after the driest start to the year since 1964.
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AIs can make collective decisions and influence each other, says new study
AIs are able to come to group decisions without human intervention and even persuade each other to change their minds, a new study has revealed.
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'China-based' hack targets UK companies in 'critical national security threat', says analyst
A new wave of cyber attacks against British companies is a "critical national security threat", an analyst has told Sky News.
Showbiz
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US singer Chris Brown charged with GBH over alleged attack in London
US singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with a 2023 incident in London.
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Cassie challenged over Diddy 'freak off' allegations - as explicit messages read in court
Sexually explicit messages between RnB singer Cassie and her former boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs have been read in court, with some showing her expressing apparent enthusiasm about the "freak off" sex sessions with escorts she alleges she was forced into.
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Gary Lineker apologises for 'Zionism' re-post featuring image of rat
Gary Lineker has "apologised unreservedly" for a social media re-post featuring a rat, saying he would "never knowingly share anything antisemitic".
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Menendez brothers are one step closer to being released - what happens next?
The Menendez brothers, who were sentenced to life for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, are now eligible to be released from prison for the first time after being resentenced.
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Kim Kardashian feared she was going to die during Paris heist - and tells robber she forgives him
Kim Kardashian has told a court she feared she would be raped and killed during an armed robbery in her Paris hotel room in 2016.
Politics
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Ukrainian man charged over fires at properties and car linked to Sir Keir Starmer
A 21-year-old man has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life after fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Sir Keir Starmer in talks with 'a number of countries' over return hubs for failed asylum seekers
The UK is in talks with "a number of countries" about sending failed asylum seekers to return hubs in third countries, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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An embarrassment for Starmer on migrant return hubs?
Sir Keir Starmer used his first visit to Albania to announce the UK is keen to set up "return hubs" to deport migrants.
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Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe doesn't rule out joining Tories - and could even set up his own party
Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe has not ruled out joining the Conservatives or starting his own party to challenge Nigel Farage at the next election.
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Jailed wife of former Tory councillor says she 'never' meant to incite violence
The wife of a former Tory councillor has said she "never" meant to incite violence when she called for hotels to be burned down.
Headlines
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Ukrainian man charged over fires at properties and car linked to Sir Keir Starmer
A 21-year-old man has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life after fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Hamas confirms direct peace talks with US - as it calls on Trump to 'pressure' Israel
A senior Hamas official has confirmed the militant group is in direct talks with the United States over peace in Gaza, adding that it believes Donald Trump can help broker a deal.
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US singer Chris Brown charged with GBH over alleged attack in London
US singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with a 2023 incident in London.
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US 'doesn't have high expectations' for Ukraine-Russia negotiations, Marco Rubio admits
The United States "doesn't have high expectations" for negotiations in Turkey between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, America's top diplomat has admitted.
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Cassie challenged over Diddy 'freak off' allegations - as explicit messages read in court
Sexually explicit messages between RnB singer Cassie and her former boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs have been read in court, with some showing her expressing apparent enthusiasm about the "freak off" sex sessions with escorts she alleges she was forced into.
UK News
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Ukrainian man charged over fires at properties and car linked to Sir Keir Starmer
A 21-year-old man has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life after fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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US singer Chris Brown charged with GBH over alleged attack in London
US singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with a 2023 incident in London.
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Bank worker and brother who murdered drug dealer in 'ferocious' knife attack are jailed
A brother and sister have been jailed for the murder of a drug dealer in a "ferocious" knife attack.
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Woman's testimony from beyond the grave helps to convict rapist Steven Connery
A "despicable" rapist has been brought to justice and jailed for 10 years in part thanks to a woman's testimony from beyond the grave.
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Jailed wife of former Tory councillor says she 'never' meant to incite violence
The wife of a former Tory councillor has said she "never" meant to incite violence when she called for hotels to be burned down.