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Read More Leader planning to throw weight behind a deal if last-minute negotiations succeed in coming days Keir Starmer is preparing to risk a party rift by throwing Labour’s weight behind a Brexit deal if last-minute negotiations succeed in the coming days. In what he hopes will be a signal to red wall voters that…

Read More Kate, 25, whisky marketing associate, meets Maz, 24, charity worker What were you hoping for?A lovely evening, or a funny anecdote. Continue reading…Kate, 25, whisky marketing associate, meets Maz, 24, charity workerWhat were you hoping for?A lovely evening, or a funny anecdote. Continue reading…

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Read More Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’ Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she keeps “piles of cash” at home because she has no bank account after the United States imposed sanctions on her in response to the crackdown on free speech…

Read MoreAbout 600 members of AfD due to meet Saturday at an unused nuclear plant in Kalkar city defying pandemic warnings.About 600 members of AfD due to meet Saturday at an unused nuclear plant in Kalkar city defying pandemic warnings.

Read More By the time it was extinguished, Camp Fire had killed 85 people, displaced 50,000 and burned down 95 per cent of structures in the 141-year-old town of Paradise in California, writes Louise Boyle By the time it was extinguished, Camp Fire had killed 85 people, displaced 50,000 and burned down 95 per cent…

Read MoreUNSOM’s chief discusses if the conflict in Somalia is the United Nations’s biggest diplomatic failure.UNSOM’s chief discusses if the conflict in Somalia is the United Nations’s biggest diplomatic failure.

Read More Milwaukee recount, which cost Trump campaign $3m, boosts Democratic president-elect days before state must certify result A recount in Wisconsin’s largest county demanded by President Donald Trump’s election campaign ended on Friday with the president-elect, Joe Biden, gaining votes. After the recount in Milwaukee county, Biden made a net gain of 132 votes,…

Read More Amid Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong, publisher says joining clubs to discuss free speech and democracy has again become an act of resistance In the early 1950s in Taiwan, 19-year-old Tsai Kun-lin was arrested and jailed after joining a book club. The young man spent more than a decade on Green Island, building…

Read MoreUS accuses the four firms of ‘transferring sensitive technology and items’ to Iran’s missile programme.US accuses the four firms of ‘transferring sensitive technology and items’ to Iran’s missile programme.

Read MoreMohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, died on Friday after an attack on his car.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, died on Friday after an attack on his car.

Read More Thousands block major Bangkok junction in continuing protests against government and monarchy Thousands of democracy activists blocked a major junction in Bangkok for several hours on Friday to rehearse “coup prevention” strategies in the latest round of Thailand’s anti-government protests. The country has for months been rocked by youth-led protests demanding a new…

Read More Newcastle man is facing charges of possessing, soliciting and sharing child abuse material, and bestiality A Newcastle man has become the 15th person arrested after police uncovered a global paedophile ring alleged to have filmed and shared the sexual abuse of almost 50 children in Australia. The 54-year-old was taken into custody on…

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Read MoreEthiopia’s army says it has seized control of several towns in the northern region of Tigray.Ethiopia’s army says it has seized control of several towns in the northern region of Tigray.

Read More A US aircraft carrier and other warships are headed to the Persian Gulf to bolster troop withdrawals in the region, a defense source told CNN, insisting the deployment is unrelated to the recent murder of a top Iranian scientist. The Nimitz carrier strike group – led by the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and…

Read MoreManuel Zelaya says he had been ‘unjustly’ detained at Toncontin airport and denies he owned the $18,000 cash.Manuel Zelaya says he had been ‘unjustly’ detained at Toncontin airport and denies he owned the $18,000 cash.

Read MoreThe key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won’t last the decade.The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won’t last the decade.

Read More Temperatures expected to reach into the mid-40s in some parts of Australia Much of Australia is in the grip of an extreme heatwave with temperatures expected to reach into the mid-40s and total fire bans in force in parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. In South Australia, 47C was forecast…

Read MoreHow a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

Read MoreWith more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

Read MoreFor decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he’s retiring.For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he’s retiring.

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Read MoreFamilies fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

Read MoreMany in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.Many in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.

Read More Kaavan the elephant has lived in poor conditions for decades, and he’s been alone since his partner died in 2012. Activists, including the pop singer, have successfully campaigned for his release. (Image credit: Anjum Naveed/AP) Kaavan the elephant has lived in poor conditions for decades, and he’s been alone since his partner died…

Read More The Iranian judiciary has formed a special committee to locate those behind the January assassination of Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, announcing the move just hours before the slaying of a preeminent nuclear scientist. The new body will be tasked with locating and gathering evidence on individuals directly involved in the US drone…

Read More US surpasses 13m Covid cases as experts urge caution over Thanksgiving weekend; Trudeau previously warned country would not get first doses; Italy to ease measures in five regions 11.23pm GMT Between 100,000 and 150,000 people will be able to return to work in Ireland over the next week or so as all shops,…

Read MoreMore than 90,000 COVID-19 patients are in hospitals across the United States, which continues to see rising infections.More than 90,000 COVID-19 patients are in hospitals across the United States, which continues to see rising infections.

Read More 110,000 new coronavirus cases and 90,000 people hospitalized Thursday CDC predicts deaths could rise by 300,000 in next month America’s coronavirus surge showed no sign of abating over the Thanksgiving holiday, as cases in the country surpassed 13 million on Friday. Related: How Trump is destroying the presidential transition process Continue reading…110,000 new…

Read More Police have not yet identified a suspect in the shooting  Police have not yet identified a suspect in the shooting 

Read More The masterminds and perpetrators behind the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, will face swift revenge, the Iranian military has vowed, as the UN calls for restraint to avoid escalation. “The terrorist groups and the perpetrators of this hideous act should know that they will face severe revenge,” General Mohammad…

Read More‘Combustible’ period before Joe Biden takes office could complicate plans to restart diplomacy with Iran, analysts say.’Combustible’ period before Joe Biden takes office could complicate plans to restart diplomacy with Iran, analysts say.

Read More Mother and her boyfriend charged with manslaughter after three-year-old found dead in car A Townsville woman has been charged over the death of her daughter after the toddler was allegedly left in a car for most of the day amid soaring temperatures. Police were called to the Townsville University Hospital on Friday afternoon…

Read MoreThe three judges said no specific allegations or proof of election fraud were given by Trump’s team.The three judges said no specific allegations or proof of election fraud were given by Trump’s team.