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• Who Are Possible Contenders to Succeed Pope Francis?

  23-04-2025 00:49 via article.wn.com
  The world awoke on April 21 to news that Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church,...
  
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• Diddy trial live: Cassie Ventura returns to stand after Sean Combs’ lawyers question relationship

  16-05-2025 16:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend is being cross-examined in Manhattan federal court later as the defense argues she consented to ‘freak-offs’
  
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• Trump attacks Comey for 8647 post and claims ‘a child knows’ it was calling for his assassination

  16-05-2025 16:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former FBI director facing threats of criminal prosecution for posting ‘86 47’ in seashells
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky calls Trump after Moscow and Kyiv agree to 1000-prisoner swap

  16-05-2025 16:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  The critical talks ended after a turbulent two days cast doubt over whether the meeting would take place at all
  
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• Moments before his execution, a suspected serial killer’s final words were: ‘Trump, keep making America great’

  16-05-2025 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Glen Rogers, known as the "Casanova Killer” who once admitted to killing 70 people, used his final breaths to shout out President Donald Trump.
  
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• France is tackling a crypto kidnapping wave denting its image and a potential presidential contender

  16-05-2025 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  For-ransom hostage takings targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in France are blowing up into a political issue for the government of President Emmanuel Macron and particularly for one of his ministers who could possibly challenge for France’s top job in elections in 2027
  
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• Trump focuses on size over safety in push for Qatari plane

  16-05-2025 15:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president wants to make Air Force One a ‘palace in the sky,’ says Janet Bednarek
  
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• With an unpredictable Trump, it’s best to be cautious over US-China trade truce

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  While the rollback of tariffs restores a measure of normality to global markets, the world will not return to the status quo ante. ......
  
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• WHO declares polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA — The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination campaign.Samples of the highly infectious virus were found ......
  
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• ‘We’re looking at Gaza. A lot of people are starving,’ says Trump

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Hamas insisted that the restoration of humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged territory was "the minimum requirement" for talks. ......
  
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• UnitedHealth: One of America’s biggest companies is imploding

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  By Matt Egan, CNN UnitedHealth Group, one of the US's biggest corporations and a member of the exclusive Dow Jones Industrial Average, is suddenly unravelling. The crisis engulfing UnitedHealth hit a crescendo this week when chief executive Andrew Witty stepped down abruptly for "personal reasons". UnitedHealth also swiftly abandoned its financial guidance, blaming skyrocketing medical costs. And then The Wall Street Journal dropped the hammer, revealing that UnitedHealth is under federal crimin
  
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• UK court orders singer Chris Brown held in custody over 2023 nightclub fight

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has been held in custody after being charged with seriously injuring a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023 ......
  
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• UK court orders singer Chris Brown held in custody over 2023 nightclub beating in London

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has been held in custody after being...
  
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• \u2018A lot of people are starving in Gaza’: Trump diverges from Israel, says also didn’t consult it on Syria

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald...
  
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• Toxicologist explains testing of deadly beef Wellington lunch to Erin Patterson murder trial

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  The exact lethal dose of death cap mushrooms and potential survivability has been raised in the Erin Patterson murder trial. Erin Patterson is accused of using death cap mushrooms to intentionally poison four people at her home in 2023, an allegation she denies. A plant expert also told the court that residue in Patterson's dehydrator tested positive for death cap mushrooms. Defence lawyers for accused killer Erin Patterson have suggested a person could survive death cap mushroom poisoning, even
  
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• Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan's largest bust of ketamine

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Tokyo police and customs have made what is believed to be their biggest bust of the anesthetic drug ketamine ......
  
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• The Russia-Ukraine peace process is going exactly how Moscow wants it to: slowly

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Analysis: In the end, it is the Kremlin's plan playing out, and there appears to be little the White House will do about it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to send defence minister Rustam Umerov to meet with a low-level Russian delegation in Istanbul was a difficult choice forced by necessity. Its audience is one man: US President Donald Trump. Kyiv must show it is willing to take any step at all to foster any kind of peace, or else it risks Trump slow
  
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• Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Police in Thailand’s capital Bangkok have rescued two baby orangutans and arrested an alleged trafficker ......
  
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• Tensions between pro-Palestine, pro-Israel groups rise in US as hundreds mark 77th anniversary of Nakba

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in New York City on Thursday to mark the 77th anniversary of Nakba, leading to clashes with pro-Israel groups. Tensions escalated into scuffles...
  
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• Stop Telikom PNG silencing journalists, Media Council appeals to PM Marape

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has called on Prime Minister James Marape to stop Telikom PNG silencing and suppressing media personnel. The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) has called on Prime Minister James Marape to stop Telikom PNG silencing and suppressing media personnel. Telikom PNG, which is 100 percent government-owned, has two key outlets:...
  
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• Starbucks baristas strike over dress code

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  A strike by Starbucks baristas protesting the company's new dress code grew Thursday. More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas at 120 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday to protest the new dress code, according to Starbucks Workers United, a union representing the coffee giant's U.S. workers. Starbucks put new limits...
  
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• Singer Chris Brown ordered held in custody after first appearance in British court on charge ...

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Singer Chris Brown ordered held in custody after first appearance in British court on charge related to nightclub attack. ......
  
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• Russians and Ukrainians meet in Turkey for first talks in three years

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  By Tom Balmforth, Can Sezer and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday at their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from US President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. Live Turkish television pictures showed Russian and Ukrainian negotiators holding discussions together with a Turkish delegation. Turkish Foreign...
  
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• Russia and Ukraine hold first direct talks in 3 years in Turkey, Zelenskyy says ‘number one priority is…’

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian president Volodymyr...
  
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• Proposed social media ban for under-16s overlooks bigger issues: New Zealand experts

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand experts are raising concerns about a proposed law to ban children under 16 from accessing social media, warning that the move may overlook deeper, systemic issues behind online harms. A New Zealand lawmaker earlier this month called for legislation to ban children under 16 from accessing social media, a move that would follow Australia's push to tighten...
  
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• Pasifika leaders, influencers weigh in on proposed social media ban for under 16s

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  As the New Zealand government considers restricting social media access for under-16s, Pacific leaders in Parliament and online influencers are weighing in with a mix of views, ranging from cautious support to concern, and even strong opposition. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced on Sunday that Cabinet will consider a social media ban for under-16s, despite opposition from coalition partner ACT. He expressed concern about the harm social media can cause young New Zealanders, suggesting
  
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• Overthrown Gabon President Bongo and his family arrive in Angola, officials say

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  The former president of Gabon who was ousted in a 2023 coup has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family ......
  
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• Jonathan Taumateine: Comeback from injury and why this is Moana Pasifika's 'best season by far'

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  Moana Pasifika halfback Jonathan Taumateine had a disastrous 2024 season, missing out on most of the Super Rugby Pacific action because of injury. He signed with the club for another season in July last year, and has made an impressive comeback since their opening match in February. Moving forward to the end of the 2025 season, the 27-year-old Manu Samoa scrumhalf has become a key player in the team's campaign so far. His commanding role in the number 9 jersey is one that head coach Fa'alogo Tan
  
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• Indigenous West Papuans claim Indonesian government is 'land grabbing'

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  West Papuans in Merauke claim the Indonesian government is stealing land to build its global "food barn" and feed its population of 280 million. Indonesia denies this and says all transactions are lawful. President Prabowo Subianto's administration wants Indonesia to be able to feed its population without imports as early as 2028, with the greater goal of exporting food. To get there, Indonesia plans to convert millions of hectares into farmland. Wensi Fatubun, from Merauke in Indonesian-occupie
  
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• Indians urge Turkey boycott amid regional tensions

  16-05-2025 15:28 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI — What began as public calls to boycott travel to Turkey has now escalated into a broader rupture, with India severing links with Turkish businesses and universities.The diplomatic chill stems ......
  
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