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• German far-right airs divisions over leader's criticism

  29-11-2020 16:19 via article.wn.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Sunday defended a speech in which he denounced “provocateurs,” called for discipline and questioned talk of a “corona dictatorship.” A bitter debate at a party convention over a motion to “condemn (co-leader Joerg) Meuthen’s divisive conduct” saw Alternative for Germany, or AfD, publicly air deep divisions before a national election expected next September. In the end,...
  
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• British right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported back to UK after being detained by ICE

  29-08-2026 21:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Milo Yiannopoulos deported back to the UK after being detained by Trump’s ICE in the US
  
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• Judge rules against Trump in freedom of speech case brought by Stanford newspaper over Israel coverage

  29-08-2026 20:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Federal judge warns against ‘downward spiral’ for First Amendment after administration threatens to revoke visas over pro-Palestine views
  
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• Big rig left dangling over California bridge after crash leaves driver injured

  29-08-2026 20:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The truck driver was reportedly ejected from the vehicle and injured
  
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• Left‑handed people tend to vote to the left

  29-08-2026 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jérémie Bertrand, Caroline Perrin and Laurent Weill write
  
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• Trump posts AI video of ‘Lake America’ being protected by an army of bequiffed ‘Donald Ducks’

  29-08-2026 19:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The post came after the president signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid a bitter tariff war with Canada
  
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• Man charged with arson after setting himself on fire inside NYC building where Google has offices

  29-08-2026 19:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man was allegedly trying to access another tenant’s space in the building, Google said in a statement
  
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• Another Trump Cabinet member is mulling a 2028 run for president: report

  29-08-2026 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  In recent months, 2028 speculation has largely focused on two figures: JD Vance and Marco Rubio
  
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• Trump slammed over latest ‘disgusting’ attack on another female reporter: ‘Filth’

  29-08-2026 17:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump labeled New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ‘unattractive’ and a ‘stalker’ after she reported on his plans for the 25th anniversary of 9/11
  
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• Horror as schoolgirl, 13, abducted and gang-raped after heading for Chinese food

  29-08-2026 17:16 via express.co.uk
  A 13-year-old girl who had left her home to buy some Chinese food was allegedly abducted and gang-raped on Wednesday.
  
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• Judge finds mother with postpartum psychosis not guilty of murdering her two children in case echoing Lindsay Clancy trial

  29-08-2026 16:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The NYC verdict comes as a Massachusetts jury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial
  
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• Bat crawls into woman’s mouth as she sleeps

  29-08-2026 16:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  A doctor from Virginia says she woke up to find a live bat inside her mouth.
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia unleashes deadly strike on Kyiv weapons depot, killing 37

  29-08-2026 16:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible
  
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• FBI drops automatic hiring ban for applicants caught with prostitutes

  29-08-2026 16:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  This move away from an automatic disqualification represents part of a broader evolution in recruitment standards across federal law enforcement agencies
  
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• Trump says US will take part control of Venezuela oil reserves in unprecedented plan

  29-08-2026 16:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Announcement followed weeks of US Venezuelan negotiations
  
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• WW3 fears explode as Putin successfully tests nuke missile that can strike US

  29-08-2026 15:41 via express.co.uk
  Russia has tested a nuclear-capable missile.
  
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• Dozens killed after Russian drone blows up Ukraine warehouse

  29-08-2026 14:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky vows punishment for those responsible for attack in village of Myla
  
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• Incredible new sleeper train linking 4 EU countries to launch in 2028

  29-08-2026 14:36 via express.co.uk
  Trains will depart at 7pm and arrive at 10am the next day.
  
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• Influencers, treasure hunters or ‘mole people’? No one seems to know what is going on underground in NYC

  29-08-2026 13:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Three men mysteriously emerged from a Midtown Manhattan manhole last week — in at least the fourth incident involving someone venturing into the Big Apple’s sewer system this summer
  
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• 'I met Kim Jong-un seven times - the terrifying rules and how one criticism could end you'

  29-08-2026 13:25 via express.co.uk
  A former North Korean diplomat has offered rare insight into the perilous world of those who meet the despot - and the terrifying rules they must follow
  
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• Putin no longer protecting Russia’s two biggest cities from war

  29-08-2026 13:02 via express.co.uk
  The invasion of Ukraine is "imposing significant economic hardship on Russian society".
  
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• WW3 fears soar as Putin unleashes nuclear-capable ballistic missile

  29-08-2026 12:20 via express.co.uk
  Russia's missile launch comes days after the Kremlin was reportedly warned not to attack a NATO country.
  
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• Zelensky reveals retaliation plan to hit Russia with ‘1,000 drones’ a day

  29-08-2026 12:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There needs to ⁠be more: there is a concrete goal, and we will fulfil ‌this task’
  
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• As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering

  29-08-2026 12:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case must decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023
  
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• Gunfire and explosions in Niger’s capital as state TV cut offline

  29-08-2026 12:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Attack marks the latest threat to the rule of Abdourahamane Tiani
  
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• Putin in crisis as he runs out of civilians to fight – '6,000 troops lost monthly'

  29-08-2026 11:40 via express.co.uk
  Moscow is making 1,000 new recruits a day but it is not enough to replace Russia's casualties.
  
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• Iceland split down the middle as country votes on joining EU

  29-08-2026 10:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The race is too close to call
  
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• Russia issues horror WW3 threat to strike 5 UK locations - map shows targets

  29-08-2026 10:27 via express.co.uk
  Russia could launch an attack on Britain in the near future, it has been warned.
  
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• ‘Where there were bombs, there are now sunflowers’: The woman ridding Ukraine of Russian mines

  29-08-2026 09:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine has been littered with mines since Putin invaded the country in 2022, posing a devastating risk to civilians. Antonina Kulhava, a humanitarian deminer, tells Maira Butt how she is trying to make her country safer
  
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• Donald Trump issues fresh threat to Britain over Falklands

  29-08-2026 08:52 via express.co.uk
  The US is officially neutral over sovereignty of the islands but recognises that Britain administers them.
  
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