A US reporter has said that Donald Trump once compared him to his teenage son Barron, who would not say out loud that he loved his father. Veteran ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl said the former US president “was comparing my lack of excitement about his possible appearance at the White House Correspondents Dinner, with his son’s reluctance to say out loud that he loved him”.
Man turns hand into claw
The world’s “most modified man” has turned his hand into a claw by cutting off two of his fingers. Anthony Loffredo, from France, said he wants to become a “black alien”. He has already undergone several body modifications, including splitting his tongue, cutting off his nose and covering himself in piercings and tattoos. He said the changes help him develop “inner peace”.
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‘Messiest girl’ prize awarded
An eight-year-old girl has been crowned the UK’s messiest child of 2021. Emily from Glasgow won the questionable honour after a nationwide competition was launched by Happy Beds. They offered a prize worth £400 to any parent who could prove that their child had the least tidy room, and Emily’s father Steve put his daughter’s name forward. "My daughter Emily, unfortunately, treats her room like more of a changing room,” he said.
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Alchemised: how Harry Potter fanfic went mainstreamIn The Spotlight Traditional publishers are signing up fan fiction authors to rewrite their ‘explosively popular’ romances for the mass market
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US tipped to help Kyiv strike Russian energy sitesSpeed Read Trump has approved providing Ukraine with intelligence for missile strikes on Russian energy infrastructure
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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
