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Bin Laden’s niece says Trump won
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The niece of Osama bin Laden has protested at the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva with a “Trump Won” banner. Noor Bin Ladin has branded new US president Joe Biden a “joke”. Tweeting from Switzerland, the 34-year-old said she “almost got arrested,” adding: “This whole summit is a joke. TRUMP WON and all of this is theatrics.”
Couple split after weeks in chains
A couple who chained themselves together for three months as a test of their love finally have immediately broken up after the clasp was cut. Alexander Kudlay, 33, and Viktoria Pustovitova, 29, from Kharkiv in Ukraine, spent 123 days chained together but have now gone their separate ways. “I want to live my own independent life, and grow as an independent person,” said Viktoria.
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Netanyahu agrees to Trump’s new Gaza peace planSpeed Read At President Trump's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they agreed upon a plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza
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Russia is ‘helping China’ prepare for an invasion of TaiwanIn the Spotlight Russia is reportedly allowing China access to military training
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Interpol arrests hundreds in Africa-wide sextortion crackdownIN THE SPOTLIGHT A series of stings disrupts major cybercrime operations as law enforcement estimates millions in losses from schemes designed to prey on lonely users
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The dark history of myths about immigrants eating swans and petsIn the Spotlight Nigel Farage has mimicked Donald Trump and peddled tropes and rumours that have long been used to ‘dehumanise’ immigrants
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What would happen if Israel lost America’s support?Today’s big question Loss of US backing could be a ‘catastrophe’ for Israel
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Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and free speechTalking Point TV host’s cancellation and Trump administration’s threats to media have led to accusations of Maga hypocrisy
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Denmark’s record-setting arms purchase raises eyebrows and anxietyIN THE SPOTLIGHT By eschewing American-made munitions for their European counterparts, the Danish government is bracing for Russian antagonism and sending a message to the West
