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Journalists from CNN and MS Now belatedly granted access to White House after judge ruling – live
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Journalists from CNN and MS Now belatedly granted access to White House after judge ruling – live

A federal judge had ruled Trump administration must immediately return the outlets’ press passes and said ban likely unconstitutionalSign up for US Breaking News emailsLawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the White House have requested an emergency hearing after several journalists were turned away from the building Thursday morning, in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s or...

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Three more people emerge from New York manhole, as UN general assembly ongoing
The Guardian •

Three more people emerge from New York manhole, as UN general assembly ongoing

The incident is the latest in a series of recent cases involving people entering or departing the US city’s sewer networkThree unidentified people were seen emerging from a manhole in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood early Wednesday before fleeing the area, police said, in an incident that comes as many world leaders have gathered in the city for the United Nations general assembly.The...

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Russia could attack a Nato country within months, Danish intelligence says

Russia could attack a Nato country within months, Danish intelligence says

The Guardian •

Warning comes hours after Poland says fire at Starlink satellite station was ‘act of sabotage’Russia could launch a limited military attack against a Nato country in the coming months, Danish intelligence said, in one of the starkest warnings yet by western security services.In a report published on Thursday, the Danish defence intelligence service warned of a “low but growing risk” that Russia co...

‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer

‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer

The Guardian •

Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models and other beloved creations raise money to train new generations of animatorsWallace’s reaction as the auction got into full swing might have been a trademark “good grief!” – and the enthusiasm of some of the bidding could have caused even the phlegmatic Gromit to show surprise.Fans of Wallace and Gromit and other beloved creations of the Aardman studio seized...

Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year

Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year

The Guardian •

Unions say record high of nearly 25,000, including assaults on rail workers and public, shows need for more staff and policingBusiness live – latest updatesThe number of reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways has risen by a fifth to a record high of almost 25,000 incidents in a year.Unions said the “horrendous” figures showed the need for more staff and policing, as the Office of Rail and R...

Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN

Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN

France 24 •

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday by video after being denied a visa to the United States for the second year in a row. In his prerecorded speech, he denounced Israeli policies that he said threatened Palestinians with a new Nakba and vowed that his people would remain “on their land”.  

At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

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Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and tradeTrump-Xi summit – latest updatesXi Jingping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course.At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, ...

At Trump meeting, Xi Jingping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

At Trump meeting, Xi Jingping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

The Guardian •

Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and tradeUS politics live – latest updatesXi Jingping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course.At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House,...

Ukrainians in UK fear cut to funds for Homes for Ukraine hosts could make them homeless

Ukrainians in UK fear cut to funds for Homes for Ukraine hosts could make them homeless

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Scheme set up after Russian invasion in 2022 paid £350 a month to people hosting Ukrainians but this will reduce to £100 next yearUkrainian refugees fear they could be left homeless after the government quietly axed 70% of funding for hosts of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, reducing monthly “thank you” payments to them from £350 to £100.The scheme was launched after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in ...

Hong Kong’s IOMed poised to play key role in resolving Greater Bay Area disputes

Hong Kong’s IOMed poised to play key role in resolving Greater Bay Area disputes

SCMP •

An intergovernmental mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong is poised to play an important role in resolving cross-border disputes within the Greater Bay Area, as well as multinational disagreements tied to countries in the Belt and Road Initiative, former and incumbent justice ministers have said. The secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), Teresa Cheng Yeuk-...

Rick Wakeman performs piano concert to 150 rescued moon bears in Vietnam

Rick Wakeman performs piano concert to 150 rescued moon bears in Vietnam

The Guardian •

Former Yes musician plays at sanctuary to raise awareness of animals that remain stuck in cages at ‘bile farms’ Rick Wakeman has played to all kinds of people around the globe, but he has now performed to an audience he had never encountered before – an enclosure of 150 bears.The former Yes musician, who has gone on to have a prolific solo career, played the piano at a Vietnamese bear sanctuary. C...

Gavin Newsom's San Francisco childhood home listed for $4.5 million after major renovation

Gavin Newsom's San Francisco childhood home listed for $4.5 million after major renovation

Times of India •

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home has been listed for $4.5 million after an extensive renovation. The Cole Valley property, where Newsom lived during his early childhood, was originally owned by his maternal grandfather and later inherited by his mother, Tessa. The Newsom family sold the property in the 1970s.

Schism with rebel Catholic sect casts a pall over Pope Leo’s visit to France

Schism with rebel Catholic sect casts a pall over Pope Leo’s visit to France

France 24 •

The Vatican’s recent excommunication of followers of a Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X, has revived a longstanding feud within the Roman Catholic Church in the run-up to Pope Leo XIV’s state visit to France, where the ultra-conservative group has established an extensive network of schools and made strides in attracting thousands of followers. 

Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – UK politics live

Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – UK politics live

The Guardian •

Resolution Foundation says households outside London are paying hundreds of pounds a year more in council tax than they would be under a fair systemTim Shipman has written about what will be coming up at the Labour conference next week in his cover story for the Spectator. He says:Labour special advisers summoned last week to the pillared state room on the first floor of No. 10 to hear the plan fo...