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Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election
By Matt Murphy BBC News Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, says she will seek re-election next November. Mrs Pelosi, 83, was first elected to her San Francisco district in 1987, before serving two terms as speaker between 2007-2011 and 2019-2023. She led House Democrats for two decades before standing…
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The juror who backed Trump and other Georgia grand jury takeaways
By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent @awzurcher We already knew that Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants have been charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia – on Friday, we learned how close many more of the former president’s allies came to being prosecuted too. A new report on the Georgia grand jury…
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Gun salutes mark King Charles’ first year on throne
To mark the anniversary of King Charles’s accession to the throne, gun salutes were fired at midday in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. Bells also were rung at Westminster Abbey at 13:00 to mark the occasion. The King spent the day in Balmoral and attended a church service on the day that also marks a…
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Sylvester Stallone shadow boxes with the Pope
Sylvester Stallone and Pope Francis playfully shadowboxed during a visit to the Vatican by the actor and his family. The Rocky star was received by the pontiff who told him he “grew up with [his] films”. Stallone jokingly responded “we box” and threw a few light air jabs, which the Pope then returned.
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Daniel Khalife: Sighting of escaped prisoner reported to Met Police
By James Gregory BBC News A sighting of escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. Mr Khalife was reportedly seen walking away from the BidFood van near the Wandsworth roundabout, shortly after his escape from HMP Wandsworth. The Met is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information that…
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G Marimuthu: Indian film industry mourns popular actor
By Robert Plummer BBC News India’s Tamil-language film industry is in mourning for popular actor and director G Marimuthu, who died of a heart attack on Friday. Marimuthu, who was in his late 50s, collapsed at a TV studio in Chennai and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. He was one of…
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Lindsey Graham and Kelly Loeffler: Georgia grand jury wanted further charges
ReutersCopyright: Reuters A new Georgia grand jury report shows one current and two former US senators were nearly indicted over their involvement to turn the 2020 election in Donald Trump’s favour. However, they were not on the final list of 18 co-conspirators indicted alongside Trump last month. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue – Georgia’s senators…
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Georgia grand jury recommended charging three US senators
A Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against former US senators, who prosecutors did not ultimately indict. The panel was investigating Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to reverse election results in the state. The jury had voted to recommend indictments against former senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.None were charged…
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Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation
Elon Musk says he refused to give Kyiv access to his Starlink communications network over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war”. Kyiv had sent an emergency request to activate Starlink to Sevastopol, home to a major Russian navy port, he said. His comments came after a book alleged he had switched…
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Greek floods: PM Mitsotakis warns of very unequal battle with nature
By Michael Ertl BBC News Rescuers in central Greece are trying to reach hundreds of people trapped by floods that have left villages submerged and seven people dead. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Greeks face “a very unequal battle” with nature. Rivers have burst their banks and homes and bridges have been swept away…