Concerns rise after White House calls opposition party an ‘extremist organisation’

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Pope praises duchess in message at mass where King attends alone while Queen suffers acute sinusitis

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This is the moment that Donald Trump threatens an ABC reporter after they asked about free speech.

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Third-place Vuelta finisher Tom Pidcock heads to Rwanda in fine form while double junior world champion Cat Ferguson will look to upgrade in the under-23 category

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FBI Director Kash Patel delivered defiant testimony on Capitol Hill Tuesday as he has faced criticism from multiple angles for his handling of the investigation of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Hollywood figures and fans of movies mourned the death of Robert Redford, expressing affection and admiration for the Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema

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Exclusive: Olga Kirpicheva claims her experience working for the Miami Heat legend and his wife left her suffering from ‘debilitating panic attacks’

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The 21-year-old will stand in for Harry Brook in three T20Is against Ireland

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The findings demonstrate the complex relationship between menstrual health and long Covid

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A man has been arrested for flying a drone near Windsor Castle the day before U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit

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Mangione is still facing second-degree murder charges in New York

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For the second time in one week, Russia has violated the air space of a NATO member. On Sunday, a Russian drone flew through Romanian airspace, coming just days after a Russian drone incursion over Poland. Both incidents represent an unprecedented provocation between Vladimir Putin and NATO with the potential to cast the West into armed and prolonged conflict. There is no playbook for theatrics such as these; Putin’s antics — although momentarily contained — reveal an official disregard for sovereignty and statecraft without clearly-defined objectives, ambitions or outcomes. Read More

As a UN body concludes – for the first time – that genocide is taking place in Gaza, it follows a chorus of global experts reaching the same conclusion. But is the world listening, asks chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, accusing the outlet of a "decades-long pattern" of smears driven by feelings of "actual malice." Read More

The industry could lose up to 111,000 job losses in little more than a year, warns trade body UKHospitality

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Beni Rae Harmony worked for Kirk as a producer and administrator several years ago

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Colombia’s peace tribunal has issued its first sentence on war crimes from decades of conflict

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Patel denies he is “going anywhere” in Senate testimony just before president spoke to reporters

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Judge slams ‘cavalier acceptance’ of deportation scheme sending African nationals to Ghana, only for the country to send them elsewhere

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 Ahead of The Independent’s Climate 100 List being published later this month, we are celebrating some of the leading lights being honoured for their work tackling the crisis. Emma Henderson meets chef Doug McMaster who removed the bin from the kitchen, built a restaurant from waste materials, and has pioneered new ways to make the restaurant business green

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Robert Redford, the acclaimed Oscar-winning director, activist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, died Tuesday, at 89. See photos from throughout his remarkable life and career here.

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Luigi Mangione will not go on trial for state terrorism charges in connection with the ambush-style killing late last year of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge in Manhattan ruled Tuesday. Read More

The department store’s Christmas countdown is worth more than £1,000

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Hudson-Smith revealed he had felt something in his hip following Sunday's heats but refused to confirm whether that was a problem

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