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• Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

  29-03-2025 11:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  A special investigation by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrong-doing
  
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• Elon Musk breaks silence after his candidate loses Wisconsin Supreme Court race

  02-04-2025 11:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Musk jumped on to X to scorn ‘the long con of the left’ shortly after the Democratic defeat
  
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• OnlyFans hit with class action lawsuit from two men who say they weren’t talking to models

  02-04-2025 11:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  M. Brunner and J. Fry of Illinois say creators they subscribed to were employing agencies to “impersonate” models
  
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• Properties destroyed as ‘horrendous’ waves batter Sydney coast

  02-04-2025 11:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The famous Bondi Icebergs pool will be closed for weeks for ‘necessary maintenance and safety assessments’
  
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• Christians make up vast majority of US immigrants facing deportation under Trump

  02-04-2025 11:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  About 10 million Christians living in the US are deemed vulnerable to removal
  
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• Give us at least 45 days before films go to streaming platforms, say theater owners

  02-04-2025 10:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Box office numbers continue to lag behind pre-pandemic figures
  
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• Democrats hail major win as Susan Crawford delivers blow to Trump and Musk in Wisconsin

  02-04-2025 10:55 via theguardian.com
  Liberal judge Susan Crawford wins race for seat onWisconsin supreme court in litmus test for Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s popularity Susan Crawford’s victory in the race for a seat on the Wisconsin supreme court has been hailed as a major win for Democrats after the contest was framed as a referendum on Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s popularity.Crawford, a liberal judge from Dane county, defeated Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general and conservative judge fr
  
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• Starmer urged to join EU and Canada in fighting Trump with retaliatory tariffs – UK politics live

  02-04-2025 10:39 via theguardian.com
  
  PM hopes to reach economic deal with US but growing numbers call for unified retaliation to US tariffsComments on the blog will open at 10am.Good morning. Keir Starmer is taking his last PMQs before the Easter recess at noon, but the big event today will come at 9pm tonight (UK time) when President Trump announces sweeping global tariffs, upending the free trade consensus seen as the basis for a century or more of western prosperity. Here is our latest global story on this, and here is our overn
  
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• UK won’t engage in ‘kneejerk’ response to Trump tariffs, says minister

  02-04-2025 10:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Bridget Phillipson warns of ‘difficult period’ ahead for trade, but government ‘working through every eventuality’Business live – latest updatesThe UK government will not engage in a “kneejerk” response to any tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, as it warned there will be a “difficult period” ahead in trade relations with the US and called for calm.The US president is to announce his latest round of tariffs on Wednesday – which he has call
  
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• Vast majority of US immigrants facing deportation under Trump policies are Christian, report reveals

  02-04-2025 10:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  About 10 million Christians living in the US are deemed vulnerable to removal
  
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• Trump live: Wisconsin result marks massive blow to president just hours before ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement

  02-04-2025 10:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court election candidate has been defeated at the ballot box by liberal judge Susan Crawford
  
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• Shocking photos show inside house where man says he was held captive for 20 years

  02-04-2025 10:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man's stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, is charged with kidnapping, cruelty to persons and other crimes
  
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• US immigration officials detain Taliban’s former ambassador to Spain

  02-04-2025 09:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Afghan diplomat Wahidi has already lost his diplomatic immunity in Spain over sexual assault allegations
  
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• Cassius Turvey released from hospital only to be admitted hours later and die from head injuries, murder trial told

  02-04-2025 09:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Indigenous teenager re-admitted to hospital after suffering seizures and ‘in a bad way’, doctor tells courtGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn Indigenous teenager with head injuries was released from a hospital only to be re-admitted hours later in a worse condition, which led to his death, a murder trial has been told.Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, died 10 days after prosecutors said he was allegedly chased, knocked to the ground an
  
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• Europe scrambles for unified response as it braces for Trump tariffs – Europe live

  02-04-2025 09:50 via theguardian.com
  
  France’s industry minister urges negotiation and calming measures as ECB figures call for retaliation and European ‘independence’The effect of US tariffs on Italian companies will be massive – with fashion, pharmaceuticals and the food industry the hardest hit, the head of national industry lobby Confindustria said on Wednesday. He called for Europe to negotiate with Donald Trump to avoid further escalation and warned China would be the beneficiary.“We will have to
  
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• Ban bosses from ‘improper’ use of NDAs for low-paid workers, says ex-minister

  02-04-2025 09:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tiered system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassmentBosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has warned, as she called for an end of the two-tier system that exists for victims.Louise Haigh, the former UK transport secretary, has urged MPs to look beyond high-profile cases linked to the #MeToo movement a
  
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• What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint

  02-04-2025 09:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The late teenager has captured the hearts of thousands
  
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• Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok future as US ban deadline looms

  02-04-2025 09:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump is preparing to consider a final proposal to decide the future of TikTok before a deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban.The US vice-president, JD Vance, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday to discuss the issu
  
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• Israel announces plan to seize ‘large areas’ in Gaza – latest updates

  02-04-2025 09:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Defence minister Israel Katz says large areas of the territory will be seized and added to the security zones of IsraelAirstrikes continued on Gaza on Wednesday morning after the Israeli defense minister announced that Israel intended to expand its war. In a statement, Israel Katz said the offensive was “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture large areas that will be added to the security zones of the state of Israel.”The move has
  
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• Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, dies aged 65

  02-04-2025 09:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Known for his roles in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Tombstone, the prolific actor’s cause of death was pneumoniaRemembering Val Kilmer: an ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awarenessA life in picturesVal Kilmer, the actor best known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died at the age of 65.His daughter Mercedes told the New York Times that the cause of death was pneumonia. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and later recovered, after trea
  
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• With the World Cup just over a year away, can it survive the acrimony over tariffs?

  02-04-2025 09:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The shadow of political uncertainty looms large over Fifa’s showcase tournament
  
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• Northern NSW braces for heavy rain as Queensland flooding forecast to move south

  02-04-2025 09:27 via theguardian.com
  Emergency workers mobilise amid fears wild weather and swollen rivers could inundate parts of mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelandsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of emergency workers have been deployed in northern New South Wales as the impact of heavy rain and flooding in Queensland moves south.The mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelands regions were bracing for moderate to heavy rain, with forecasters on Wednesday wa
  
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• Why Africa’s deadly cholera crisis is worse than ever

  02-04-2025 09:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nearly 350,000 cases have been reported in the past four years, with 6,000 lives lost
  
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• Why Africa’s cholera crisis is worse than ever

  02-04-2025 09:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nearly 350,000 cases have been reported in the past four years, with 6,000 lives lost
  
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• Trump live: Elon Musk-backed candidate defeated in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

  02-04-2025 09:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump adviser poured an estimated $25 million into Brad Schimel’s campaign in the most expensive judicial battle in U.S. history
  
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• Pocock says Dutton ‘punching down’ on Canberra – as it happened

  02-04-2025 09:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Independent senator says axing the majority of Canberra’s public servants would throw ACT into recession. Follow today’s news liveLabor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffsAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon ele
  
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• Labor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffs

  02-04-2025 09:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Some government sources anticipate tariffs of up to 20% across all exports to the US in broad-brush regimeElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will consider taking its ally America to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  
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• Watch moment Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech in history after incredible 25 hour marathon

  02-04-2025 09:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  This is the moment New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest Senate speech in history.
  
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• Elon Musk-backed candidate defeated in Wisconsin Supreme Court race: Live updates

  02-04-2025 08:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Race served as proxy battle over political future of U.S. following President Donald Trump’s chaotic return to White House
  
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• Monster surf batters Bondi Icebergs pool and leaves trail of carnage across Sydney beaches

  02-04-2025 08:55 via theguardian.com
  Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beachesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLocals in Sydney’s east woke on Wednesday to discover some of the city’s most famous beaches and coastal walkways battered and damaged by huge overnight swells.Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Cronulla beaches were among the areas smashed by 5.5 metre swells.
  
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