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• Bryan Kohberger – update: Idaho murder victims appear to have ‘no connection’ to criminology student suspect

  10-01-2023 11:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bryan Kohberger is accused of murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November
  
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• Supermodel found dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Hallmark actor’s home

  28-12-2024 19:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dayle Haddon, 76, was found dead and an unidentified man was hospitalized
  
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• At least 15 men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial lodge appeals against convictions

  28-12-2024 18:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old vineyard worker is among the men found guilty who have appealed against their convictions and will be given a second trial
  
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• Steve Bannon mocks ‘toddler’ Elon Musk after he tells X user to ‘f*** yourself’ over visa bust-up

  28-12-2024 18:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Deepening schism over immigration and visas splits MAGA, pitting ‘America First’ cohort against Silicon Valley Trump supporters
  
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• Janet Yellen warns Congress ‘extraordinary measures’ will be needed to stop US hitting debt limit

  28-12-2024 18:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Yellen said the treasure will need to take ‘extrodinary measures’ to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling early next year
  
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• Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash but does not take responsibility

  28-12-2024 17:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Azerbaijan says the plane had multiple holes in its fuselage and that the occupants had sustained injuries ‘due to foreign particles penetrating the cabin mid-flight’
  
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• Thousands of post-holiday flights delayed or canceled as tornado warnings spread across south

  28-12-2024 17:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were slammed with severe weather this week
  
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• Former Catholic priest dies less than two weeks after being sentenced to life in prison for rape

  28-12-2024 16:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The survivor of Lawrence Hecker’s abuse said he feels ‘vindicated’ by the former priest’s death
  
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• Israel detains director of one of last functioning Gaza hospitals, Palestinians say

  28-12-2024 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gaza officials say it is not clear what has happened to Abu Safiya, adding it was concerned about his well-being
  
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• MAGA rift widens as Elon Musk pledges ‘war’ to protect H1-B visas: Live updates

  28-12-2024 15:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s top lieutenants are clashing with anti-immigration MAGA supporters as they laud the benefits of H-1B visa program for American companies
  
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• Man accused of attacking TV reporter and yelling ‘This is Trump’s America now’

  28-12-2024 15:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Patrick Egan then tackled the reporter then put him in a headlock and “began to strangle him” according to an affidavit
  
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• CCTV shows WHO chief fleeing Yemen airport hit by Israeli strikes

  28-12-2024 15:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus fled Yemen's Sanaa international airport as it was hit by Israeli strikes on Thursday, 26 December, footage shared on Friday by a Houthi-run television channel showed.
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin apologises over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash – but does not admit fault

  28-12-2024 14:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US says North Korean troops are killing themselves to avoid being captured by Ukraine
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin apologises over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash – but declines to admit fault

  28-12-2024 14:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US says North Korean troops are killing themselves to avoid being captured by Ukraine
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin apologises over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash – but refuses to admit fault

  28-12-2024 14:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US says North Korean troops are killing themselves to avoid being captured by Ukraine
  
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• Azerbaijan plane survivors recall moments before crash

  28-12-2024 14:01 via bbc.com
  
  Three survivors of the downed Azerbaijani plane have described the moments on the flight before the crash.
  
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• Magnus Carlsen quits chess championship after being told to change jeans

  28-12-2024 12:50 via bbc.com
  
  The defending champion said he quit as a "matter of principle" after being told to change his jeans.
  
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• THAAD missile system: What is the defence system sent by US to Israel to assist in Middle East conflict?

  28-12-2024 11:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Missile defence system to be operated by US troops in a departure from Israeli military policy
  
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• I covered the UK and US elections in 2024 - here are the key similarities every voter should know

  28-12-2024 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  At first glance, the US and UK elections may seem worlds apart, but in looking back on the campaigns and results, The Independent’s data correspondent Alicja Hagopian discovers some key similarities
  
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• Peruvian shamans share bizarre Trump-Putin predictions for 2025

  28-12-2024 11:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Peruvian shamans have predicted a bizarre alliance in 2025 between US President-elect Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin which would exclude China and potentially trigger a third World War.
  
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• Israel forcibly evacuates Gaza hospital and detains medical staff

  28-12-2024 11:37 via bbc.com
  
  The hospital's nursing director says ICU patients in comas and on ventilation machines have been forced out.
  
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• India mourns ex-PM Manmohan Singh with full state funeral

  28-12-2024 10:33 via bbc.com
  
  Mourners gathered across Delhi to pay respects to a former PM many credit for India's economic reform.
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Human wave of North Korea troops ‘sent to death’ amid music speaker bomb plot claim

  28-12-2024 10:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea, Ukraine and the US previously accused Pyongyang of sending thousands of soldiers to help Russia
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: North Korea suffering mass casualties, says US as Zelensky set for £1bn arms boost

  28-12-2024 09:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea, Ukraine and the US previously accused Pyongyang of sending thousands of soldiers to help Russia
  
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• Zelensky urges China to put pressure on North Korea over military aid to Russia

  28-12-2024 09:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Volodymyr Zelensky has urged China to put pressure on North Korea if it “is sincere in its statements that the war should not expand.”
  
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• Three women die after eating poisonous Christmas cake at family gathering in Brazil

  28-12-2024 08:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Blood tests conducted on the family members, including one killed and two surviving members, revealed traces of arsenic
  
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• Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

  28-12-2024 07:47 via bbc.com
  
  Trump says that he could negotiate a 'political resolution' for TikTok if the high court intervenes.
  
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• Will Russia release thousands of Ukrainians for New Year?

  28-12-2024 06:50 via bbc.com
  
  There have been just ten exchanges of prisoners of war in 2024 but families want their loved ones back.
  
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• Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey dies aged 73

  28-12-2024 06:20 via bbc.com
  
  The Golden Globe-winning actress was best known for her role as Juliet in the 1968 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.
  
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• Man found with ‘serious’ burns at New York’s Penn Station days after woman set on fire on subway train

  28-12-2024 05:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The incident comes hours after a man was charged with murder after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on the subway last weekend
  
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