Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
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Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report

Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements onlineBo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democratic leaders, according to a recent investigation from CNN’s KFile team.French, who is running to lead T...

In 2000, Bruce Willis bought 7.3 acres on Parrot Cay; over four years he built three homes
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In 2000, Bruce Willis bought 7.3 acres on Parrot Cay; over four years he built three homes

Bruce Willis has finalized the sale of his expansive 7.3-acre beachfront estate on Parrot Cay for a staggering $27 million. Acquired in 2000, the land saw the addition of three custom built homes over four years, nestled within 12 bedrooms and 14 elegant bathrooms. With luxurious outdoor spaces featuring multiple swimming pools, this sale marks a record-breaking residential deal in the Caribbean, ...

Palestine has become electoral issue in UK for first time, says solidarity campaign chief

Palestine has become electoral issue in UK for first time, says solidarity campaign chief

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Anger over Israel’s war in Gaza is mobilising British voters, according to Aimee ShalanPalestine has become a domestic electoral issue in Britain for the first time, according to the incoming head of the country’s largest Palestinian solidarity organisation.Aimee Shalan, who will take over as director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in November, joins the organisation as demonstrations ...

Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England

Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England

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Conference speech to announce housing associations cannot reject homeless families without good reason as councils gain new powersHousing associations in England will be told they cannot decline to house homeless families without good reason, Angela Rayner will tell the Labour conference, as part of a drive for more public control of housing.Homelessness charities said the new powers were a “gamec...

Pope Leo wraps up France visit, urging Europe to help combat 'lies and deceit'

Pope Leo wraps up France visit, urging Europe to help combat 'lies and deceit'

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Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to counter the "uncivilised" relations and "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a four-day state visit to France that leaned heavily into politics and drew huge crowds at every turn.

DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak

DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak

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Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party saysA senior member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death on Sunday after appearing on a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative has said.Marie-Celestin Karondwa, the acting president of the Union for Democr...

Mexico could see life-threatening floods due to Hurricane Polo

Mexico could see life-threatening floods due to Hurricane Polo

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Residents of Mexico’s Baja California Sur state boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula on Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edged away from the state. In Mexico’s Puerto San Carlos, a fishing town of a...

Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets

Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets

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Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged foodIt is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced banana that turns brown before it has reached the table. But such woes could soon be a thing of the past, with gene-edited bananas that keep their freshly peeled colour now one step closer to reaching British shoppers.According to Tropic, the Norwich-bas...

Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans

Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans

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Home secretary under pressure over changes to indefinite leave to remain that would penalise foreign care workersUK politics live – latest updatesShabana Mahmood has signalled she is considering watering down her plans to make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence in the UK amid growing demands for a U-turn from cabinet colleagues and unions.In a speech to Labour conference, t...

For a 'measured diplomatic figure', Pope Leo's visit to France has been 'deeply political'

For a 'measured diplomatic figure', Pope Leo's visit to France has been 'deeply political'

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Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Colleen Dulle, Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of "Struck Down, Not Destroyed". She came to Pope Leo’s visit to France expecting measured diplomacy but was struck by how deeply political the trip became. She observed a pope trying to articulate a vision of Europe shaped simultaneously by its Christian inheritance, its history of conflict, i...

Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – UK politics live

Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – UK politics live

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She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hopeLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, has called for an international mediator to resolve the continuing crisis over a unionist parade in a nationalist area close to Drumcree, the site of some of the worst violence of the troubles alm...

Daytime Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy kills at least one

Daytime Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy kills at least one

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Three others wounded as jet-powered drones increasingly target Ukraine’s capital, with medical centre also hitA Russian drone hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, killing at least one person, in the latest daytime attack on Ukraine’s capital.Flames tore through the historic building as people clambered out of first- and second-floor windows to escape, in dramatic scenes ...

Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy kills at least one in latest daytime attack

Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy kills at least one in latest daytime attack

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Three others wounded as jet-powered drones increasingly target Ukraine’s capital, with medical centre also hitEurope live – latest updatesRussia has hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv with a drone, killing at least one person in the latest daytime attack on Ukraine’s capital.Flames tore through the historic building on Monday as people clambered out of first- and second-floor win...