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• Joshua Wong on 'final action'

  02-10-2014 06:08 via edition.cnn.com
  
  CNN's Andrew Stevens interviews student protest leader Joshua Wong.
  
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• Australia news live: NSW premier says community is ‘a tinderbox’ as new gun and protest laws introduced to parliament; man arrested over planned Cronulla protest

  22-12-2025 02:23 via theguardian.com
  Follow the latest updatesGun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese orders review of AFP and Asio processes in lead-up to Bondi attackWhile he has resisted calls for a federal royal commission, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced a major review into intelligence and law enforcement processes in the lead-up to the Bondi beach attack.We need our police arou
  
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• Gun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearms

  22-12-2025 02:05 via theguardian.com
  NSW Nationals to oppose gun law reforms introduced in wake of Bondi attack, as Greens say protest laws are ‘draconian’ and may be unconstitutionalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGun laws will be significantly tightened and protests restricted for up to three months in New South Wales at the behest of the police commissioner, under an emergency set of laws introduced to the state parliament in the wake of
  
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• Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world

  22-12-2025 01:39 via theguardian.com
  Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic postureThe Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump’s “America first” priorities.The chiefs of mission in at least 29 countries were informed last week that their tenures would end in Januar
  
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• UK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI

  22-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to groweconomyUK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands firms pile of paperworkBusiness leaders have warned that Britain is entering 2026 amid a sharp economic downturn in the private sector, after companies “put the brakes on” investment and hiring before the autumn budget.
  
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• Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune tops 2025 UK bestsellers list

  22-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Fantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate book sales, as adult colouring also makes a comebackFantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate the UK’s bestsellers list for 2025, topped by Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune. The fifth book in his Thursday Murder Club series secured the top position at 391,429 hardback sales.Adult colouring also had a resurgence this year: colouring books aimed at all ages made it into the top 20 chart, according to an
  
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• ICE agent fires shots at man after being hit by SUV

  22-12-2025 00:17 via abcnews.go.com
  The man also bit an ICE agent as officers subdued him outside his apartment.
  
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• Nicki Minaj praises Trump Turning Point event

  21-12-2025 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  Nicki Minaj praises Trump Turning Point event
  
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• Louisiana nursing student speaks out during her six-month ICE detention

  21-12-2025 23:36 via theguardian.com
  Vilma Palacios, 22, tells local outlet ‘I want my freedom back’ as she may be forced to return to HondurasA recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been held in an ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, for the past six months following her arrest by immigration agents over the summer.Vilma Palacios had just recently accepted a position at Touro Infirmary when ICE agents arrested her and transferred her to the processing center in Basile. Her detentio
  
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• US Coast Guard actively pursuing another sanctioned vessel: Official

  21-12-2025 23:25 via abcnews.go.com
  The Coast Guard also seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday.
  
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• Cancelled US comedian Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Christmas message to UK

  21-12-2025 23:00 via theguardian.com
  TV host who came under pressure from Trump government will say: ‘From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year’The US comedian whose late-night show was briefly cancelled after pressure from Donald Trump’s government is to urge UK audiences to stand up for free speech.In a defiant alternative Christmas message on Channel 4, Jimmy Kimmel will liken the first year of Trump’s second administration to the rise of fascism. Continue reading...
  
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• US justice department restores photo featuring Trump from Epstein files

  21-12-2025 22:56 via theguardian.com
  Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offenderThe US justice department said on Sunday it had restored an image it had removed a day earlier from the public release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein after concluding that the photograph, which included within it a photo of Donald Trump, posed no risk of public exposure to victims of the late convicted sex offender.The justice department said the image had been
  
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• James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46

  21-12-2025 22:37 via theguardian.com
  LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicideJames Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, has died in Los Angeles.Information from the Los Angeles medical examiner indicated Ransone, 46, died on Friday from suicide. Continue reading...
  
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• Actor James Ransone, who starred in 'The Wire,' dies from an apparent suicide at 46

  21-12-2025 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actor James Ransone died Friday apparently by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.
  
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• Gripes and infighting on display as Maga stars gather at Turning Point conference

  21-12-2025 22:12 via theguardian.com
  Figures at event include Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Trump Jr as cohesion of political right shows signs of stressThe stars of the Maga conservatism converged for the four-day AmericaFest conference in Phoenix this weekend amid reports that the cohesion of the political-religious right, a year into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, is showing signs of stress.The sold-out Turning Point USA event brought together figures from the right including Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Steve
  
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• Another 130 kidnapped schoolchildren released in Nigeria

  21-12-2025 21:05 via theguardian.com
  Presidential spokesperson says all those abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state last month are now freeNigerian authorities say they have secured the release of a further 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in November, after 100 were freed earlier this month.“Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in captivity,” presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare said on X, in a post accompanied by a photo of smiling children. Continue reading...
  
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• Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital

  21-12-2025 21:01 via theguardian.com
  MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government interventionTwo Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have been taken to hospital, as their next of kin and MPs expressed concern over prison conditions and called for immediate government intervention.Amu Gib, 30, who was being held at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey while awaiting trial, is on day 50 of their hunger strike and 28-year-old Kamran Ahmed was being held at Pen
  
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• More than 800 people cross Channel in dinghies, breaking record for December

  21-12-2025 20:39 via theguardian.com
  Saturday’s arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455More than 800 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for a day in December, according to the Home Office.December is traditionally one of the quietest months for Channel crossings, as a combination of low temperatures and stormy weather makes the journey particularly difficult. Poor visibility and less daylight have also been cited as factors influencing the crossings.
  
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• Suspected shoplifter pulls gun on Ohio officer

  21-12-2025 19:49 via nbcnews.com
  Suspected shoplifter pulls gun on Ohio officer
  
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• Kaine says Bill Clinton 'should address' photos in Epstein files

  21-12-2025 19:48 via nbcnews.com
  Kaine says Bill Clinton 'should address' photos in Epstein files
  
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• Waymo cars stall during Bay Area power outage

  21-12-2025 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  Waymo cars stall during Bay Area power outage
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard in 'active pursuit' of third vessel off Venezuela

  21-12-2025 19:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard “is in active pursuit” of a sanctioned vessel in international waters off Venezuela, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
  
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• Efforts ongoing to restore power to San Francisco areas following outage

  21-12-2025 19:26 via abcnews.go.com
  The majority of affected customers in San Francisco have had their power restored after outages that began Saturday, according to PG&E.
  
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• Khanna and Massie say they're considering contempt charges against AG Pam Bondi

  21-12-2025 18:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie said they are committed to holding Justice Department officials accountable for their failure to release all eligible Epstein files by Friday’s deadline, saying they're speaking with members of Congress about holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt.
  
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• Blanche: DOJ is 'not redacting' info on Trump in Epstein files

  21-12-2025 18:34 via nbcnews.com
  Deputy AG Todd Blanche on Sunday categorically denied on “Meet the Press” that the Justice Department was covering up anything in the release of the Epstein files related to President Trump.
  
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• Blanche on why DOJ removed photos from Epstein file release

  21-12-2025 18:19 via nbcnews.com
  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday told “Meet the Press” that the Justice Department’s decision to remove over a dozen photographs on Saturday that had been released as part of the files on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, “has nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump” and came at the request of victim advocacy groups. Instead, Blanche said that the photographs removed included unredacted pictures of women and “the photo will go back up” after J
  
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• Watch moment Robbie Williams surprises 94-year-old fan

  21-12-2025 18:02 via bbc.com
  The Rock DJ hitmaker made Humberston Care Home resident Norma's dream come true.
  
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• Kremlin renews criticism of Europe’s efforts to amend US plan to end Ukraine war

  21-12-2025 17:52 via theguardian.com
  Putin’s top foreign policy aid says proposals could prolong conflict as talks with US negotiators are held in MiamiRussia has renewed its criticism of efforts by Europe and Ukraine to amend US proposals to end the war in Ukraine, saying they did not improve prospects for peace.Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Sunday that the proposed tweaks to Washington’s plan could prolong the conflict. Continue reading...
  
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• Suljovic denies slow play 'cheating' claim from Cullen

  21-12-2025 17:45 via bbc.com
  Joe Cullen says opponent Mensur Suljovic's slow style of play is akin to cheating after the 32nd seed was knocked out of the world championship.
  
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• Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank

  21-12-2025 17:45 via theguardian.com
  Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continuesIsrael has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that poses a further threat to the possibility of a Palestinian state.It brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who has p
  
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