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• Trump to be sentenced over hush money conviction today as inauguration looms after Supreme Court verdict: Live

  10-01-2025 10:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect to appear virtually in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday but has already vowed to file a further appeal against a prosecution he has branded an act of ‘lawfare’ by his political enemies
  
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• Paris accuses Algeria of trying to humiliate France by refusing to admit a deported influencer

  10-01-2025 13:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was being deported
  
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• What was the ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theory that Edgar Welch believed in as gunman killed by police?

  10-01-2025 13:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  In 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch stormed Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C. with an AR-15 assault rifle and a revolver after believing a hoax conspiracy theory that prominent Democrats were behind a child sex trafficking ring
  
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• Elon Musk and Nigel Farage: A timeline of Reform leader’s relationship with the tech billionaire

  10-01-2025 13:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  These two figureheads of the right don’t always agree...
  
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• Elon Musk and Nigel Farage: A timeline of Reform’s relationship with the tech billionaire

  10-01-2025 13:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  These two figureheads of the right don’t always agree...
  
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• German government considers quitting Elon Musk’s X after far-right endorsement

  10-01-2025 12:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany
  
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• Arson suspect arrested by citizens near Kenneth fire armed with a ‘propane tank or flamethrower’

  10-01-2025 12:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Man claims he used incendiary device ‘to smoke marujuana’ because he ‘couldn’t afford a lighter,’ witness says
  
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• Marriage annulled after bride says wedding was social media stunt

  10-01-2025 12:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Judge rules woman believed ‘she was acting in social media event’ at December 2023 wedding
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin welcomes meeting with Trump as ‘supermarket hit with US missile’ in Donetsk

  10-01-2025 12:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russia accused Kyiv of using a US-supplied HIMARS to strike a supermarket in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine
  
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• Israeli military IDs hostage killed in Gaza as ceasefire talks continue

  10-01-2025 12:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hamza Ziyadne, 22, was kidnapped by Hamas while working at a Kibbutz near the Gaza border on 7 October
  
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• LA wildfires mapped: Where could the blaze go next after Palisades, Eaton and Kenneth

  10-01-2025 12:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The death toll from the blazes has risen to 10, Los Angeles County’s Medical Examiner said, with number expected to grow
  
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• Looting in LA brings National Guard onto streets amid wildfires

  10-01-2025 12:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Troops deployed to support local law enforcement after 20 people arrested for opportunistic raids on empty homes and shops as blazes continue to rage across California city
  
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• LA fires live updates: Arson suspect ‘armed with flamethrower’ arrested near new Kenneth blaze as 10 dead

  10-01-2025 12:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll continues to climb as the arson suspect, allegedly armed with a ‘propane tank’ or ‘flamethrower,’ is being held in police custody
  
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• LA wildfires mapped: Palisades and Eaton blazes now cover more than 30,000 acres

  10-01-2025 12:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll has risen to six, while more than 4,000 structures have been burned down and more than 180,000 locals are under evacuation orders
  
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• Will Donald Trump be jailed for hush money conviction?

  10-01-2025 11:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was found guilty of committing 34 felonies, is first ever US president to face a criminal trial and sentencing
  
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• Everything we know about ‘armed’ arson suspect arrested over Kenneth blaze as LA wildfires rage

  10-01-2025 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  LAPD believe Kenneth Fire was started intentionally after breaking out on Thursday, with Palisades and Eaton fires still raging, as death toll reaches 10
  
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• LA fires live updates: Arson suspect ‘armed with flamethrower’ arrested for new Kenneth blaze as 10 dead

  10-01-2025 11:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll continues to climb as Kenneth fire arson suspect allegedly armed with a ‘propane tank’ or ‘flamethrower’ is being held in police custody
  
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• LA fires: Is it safe to travel to California and is LAX closed?

  10-01-2025 11:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Roads are closed but flight disruption has so far kept to a minimum as fires spread in southern Californian
  
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• Biden to kick off last week in office with speech on foreign policy legacy

  10-01-2025 11:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Biden’s address will be one of two major speeches as he prepares to end a half-century in government
  
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• LA fires live updates: Arson supect ‘armed with flamethrower’ arrested for new Kenneth blaze as 10 dead

  10-01-2025 10:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll continues to climb as Kenneth fire arson suspect allegedly armed with a ‘propane tank’ or ‘flamethrower’ is being held in police custody
  
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• LA fires live updates: Arson supect ‘armed with flame-thrower’ arrested for new Kenneth blaze as 10 dead

  10-01-2025 10:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll continues to climb as Kenneth fire arson suspect allegedly armed with a ‘propane tank’ or ‘flamethrower’ is being held in police custody
  
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• The LA wildfires will cause chaos for California’s home insurance market

  10-01-2025 10:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  New rules allowed climate change consideration in premiums
  
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• LA fires live updates: ‘Armed’ arson suspect arrested for new Kenneth blaze as death toll hits 10

  10-01-2025 10:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll continues to climb as Kenneth fire arson suspect allegedly armed with a ‘propane tank’ or ‘flamethrower’ is being held in police custody
  
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• The famous TV and movie landmarks destroyed by the LA wildfires

  10-01-2025 10:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fire has ravaged several famous landmarks from TV and film
  
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• Trump, Musk and ants: Italy’s PM caught-off guard by bizarre insect question

  10-01-2025 09:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Meloni was question on Trump, Musk and stepping on ants
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch fresh drone assault as Trump says Putin wants to meet him

  10-01-2025 09:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nato says 30,000 drones will help Ukraine hit enemy positions beyond Russian defence lines
  
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• California fires live updates: Death toll hits 7 as new Kenneth blaze threatens Calabasas; arson suspect arrested

  10-01-2025 08:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll continues to climb as more than 7,500 firefighting personnel are deployed across California, with two of the most ferocious fires at zero percent containment
  
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• Australian woman who says she is the Philippine president's half-sister appears in a Sydney court

  10-01-2025 08:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  An Australian woman who says she is the half-sister of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appeared in a Sydney court on charges of causing a drunken disturbance on an airliner
  
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• Edgar Welch, ‘Pizzagate’ gunman, killed by police during traffic stop

  10-01-2025 08:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police said man who brandished weapons years ago at the ‘Pizzagate’ restaurant, refused to drop his revolver when pulled over
  
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• North Korea benefiting from troops fighting alongside Russia, US issues grave warning

  10-01-2025 08:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia ‘rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours’
  
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