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King Charles to visit France in September after riot disruption
PA Media By Ben Morris BBC News King Charles will travel to France in September, after a scheduled visit in March was cancelled due to protests against pension reforms. The original three-day trip would have been Charles’s first overseas state visit since succeeding his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as sovereign. However, social unrest prompted…
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What now for Wagner after Prigozhin’s reported death?
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News Yevgeny Prigozhin spent almost a decade building the Wagner paramilitary group. It became central to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and Prigozhin’s troops helped to spread Russian influence across the globe, propping up allies of President Vladimir Putin in Africa and Syria. Now his death has sparked a…
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Vivek Ramaswamy: Five things the Republican presidential candidate believes
Getty Images By Gareth Evans BBC News Vivek Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old biotech multi-millionaire running for president, was a standout performer in the first debate between Republican candidates for the party’s nomination. With no previous experience of political office, he has positioned himself as an outsider willing to develop former President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda…
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Ukraine claims Crimea landing for ‘special operation’ on Independence Day
Reuters Ukraine has claimed that its troops landed in occupied Crimea, as it marked its second Independence Day fighting Russian invaders. The mission’s objectives were achieved with no casualties among its troops, defence ministry spokesman Andriy Yusov wrote on Telegram. Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, eight years before it launched a full-scale…
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How dangerous are the English Channel dinghies?
BBC News looks at the seaworthiness of the inflatables being used by many of the migrants who cross the English Channel – and why maritime safety experts and the UK Border Force warn they’re death traps. Home and Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani reports.
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Kendall Jenner’s makeup artist told us the autumn beauty trends we need to know
You’ve likely already come across celebrity makeup artist, Mary Phillips. Her name has over 52 million hits on TikTok alone. She paints the faces of Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, JLo, Kim Kardashian and more. And, she popularised the underpainting contouring technique. Although she’s uncomfortable taking credit. “It’s an old-school technique, I thought every knew it,”…
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Who is Dmitry Utkin and who else was reportedly on the plane?
Grey Zone/Telegram By Sean Seddon BBC News Nine other people were on the plane alongside Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin when it crashed, according to flight details released by the Russian authorities. They include Dmitry Utkin, who is believed to have given the mercenary group its name. Russia also says Valkeriy Chekalov, who is believed to…
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Republican debate: What they said (and didn’t say) about climate
Reuters One of the most illuminating moments in the debate Republican debate came 20 minutes in. The reaction to it was swift and – among some young people and scientists – angry. Did humans contribute to climate change? That was the question by the Fox News moderators, after reading out some statistics from the deadly…
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Japan’s seafood takes a hit in Fukushima row
Getty Images By Kelly Ng and BBC Chinese In Singapore and Hong Kong “I’ll keep eating Japanese seafood… It’s just that addictive,” says Mr Ho, who is standing outside a Japanese seafood restaurant in Hong Kong. He is among a number of Hong Kongers who have been flocking to Japanese eateries for their fill of…
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California shooting: Four killed, six hurt in Cook’s Corner bar
Handout By Joel Guinto BBC News Four people have been killed and six others hurt in a shooting incident at a biker bar in southern California. The gunman was among the four who died in the shooting at Cook’s Corner in Orange County, police said. Two of the six who were injured are in critical…