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• ‘He needs to resign’: Democrats react with quiet shock to damning John Fetterman profile

  04-05-2025 23:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pennsylvania senator broke down crying and threatened to skip Hegseth vote, hid serious car wreck that injured his wife, New York Magazine reports
  
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• Swiss bar where fatal New Year’s fire broke out had last safety inspection in 2019

  06-01-2026 12:30 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA (AP) — Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out for several years at the bar where a fire that broke out at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday. Investigators have said they believe festive sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at Le Constellation...
  
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• Flash floods in Indonesia kill at least 16 people and sweep away homes

  06-01-2026 12:30 via article.wn.com
  MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rain killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, officials said Tuesday. Days of monsoon rain burst riverbanks early Monday, triggering fast-moving torrents of water mixed with mud, rocks and debris that swept away people and submerged villages...
  
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• FA Cup tips: Outright predictions, best bets and preview for 2025/26

  06-01-2026 12:28 via article.wn.com
  Football betting tips: FA Cup 2pts e.w. Arsenal to win the FA Cup at 13/2 (Paddy Power 1/2 1,2) 1pt e.w. Brentford to win the FA Cup at 40/1 (General 1/2 1,2) 0.5pt e.w. Wolves to win the FA Cup at 80/1 (General 1/2 1,2) Sky Bet odds | Paddy Power | Betfair Matching what the FA Cup delivered last season will be tricky.This weekend's FA Cup third round draw in full In what was regularly referred to as "the year of the underdog," football's oldest knockout competition followed in the footsteps of
  
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• NASA confirms 1st starless, dark matter-dominated object in universe

  06-01-2026 12:27 via article.wn.com
  NASA scientists have identified what they describe as the universe's first confirmed example of a starless, gas-rich object dominated by dark matter, shedding new light on how galaxies form. The finding, detailed Monday on NASA's official website,...
  
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• Venezuela latest: Opposition leader Machado vows to return and demands elections despite Trump opposition

  06-01-2026 12:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.S. President said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing it to hold elections
  
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• Tourists on remote Yemeni island stranded after Saudi, UAE rift

  06-01-2026 12:24 via article.wn.com
  DUBAI, Jan 6 - When the United Arab...
  
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• Pope Leo, closing Catholic Holy Year, urges kindness to foreigners

  06-01-2026 12:24 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY, Jan ‌6 (Reuters) - Pope...
  
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• No safety inspections at site of Swiss bar fire since 2019, mayor says

  06-01-2026 12:24 via article.wn.com
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 6 - No safety inspections were carried out since ‌2019 at the Swiss bar that burst into flames at New Year, ‌killing 40 people, the mayor of the ski resort of Crans-Montana said on Tuesday. Read full story ......
  
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• Former Uvalde school officer accused of failing to act against shooter who killed 19 students, ...

  06-01-2026 12:24 via article.wn.com
  Jan 6 (Reuters) - One of the first ‌police...
  
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• Wes Streeting warns of ‘disintegration’ of rules-based world order after Venezuela attack

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  UK health secretary declines to criticise Donald Trump directly but suggests he is disturbed by events of recent days...
  
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• US abandons child exploitation and drug cases to prioritize ICE, Democrats allege

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: Letter decries ‘stunning abdication of basic responsibilities’ and demands to know how many officers diverted...
  
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• Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure...
  
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• Syrian FM leads latest round of US-backed talks with Israel

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  A Syrian delegation led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani held a new round of talks with Israel on Monday, state media reported, marking the first such negotiations in several ......
  
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• No safety inspections at site of Swiss bar fire for past five years, mayor says

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  Nicolas Féraud says he does not know why bar in Crans-Montana had not been inspected annually, as required by law...
  
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• January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  President and Republican allies have tried to make sure the deadly attack on the Capitol has been erased from memory...
  
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• Israeli troops carry out 3 new incursions into Syria’s Quneitra

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  The Israeli military staged three new incursions into southern Syria's Quneitra on Tuesday, according to local media, in a new violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty. On ......
  
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• How illegal HMO properties are risking lives (and how Guardian readers can help) – video

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are often promoted as a quick money-making opportunity, but at least one in four in England are operating illegally, often leading to vulnerable people living in squalid and cramped conditions. Poor housing is not just a housing issue; it is a public health...
  
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• Coalition of the willing to discuss Ukraine security guarantees in Paris amid Trump threats over ...

  06-01-2026 12:23 via article.wn.com
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy will talk with leaders including Starmer, Macron, Merz and Carney as well as US delegation led by Steve Witkoff...
  
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• World shares mostly gain, as Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 hits a record high, and oil prices climb

  06-01-2026 12:22 via article.wn.com
  World shares advanced on...
  
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• Unrest in Nepal border town after mosque vandalised; India seals border

  06-01-2026 12:22 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Communal tension has flared in parts of southern Nepal bordering India, prompting a high-security alert and the sealing of cross-border movement. Protests erupted in Birgunj town in Nepal’s Parsa district after a video with alleged religious content went viral on social media, officials said. The demonstrations later turned violent, forcing the district administration to impose a curfew in Birgunj, which lies close to Raxaul in Bihar. Amid the deteriorating situation, Indian authori
  
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• Five Srisailam Annasatra staff booked after dance videos from temple premises go viral

  06-01-2026 12:22 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Andhra Pradesh police have booked five employees of the Srisailam Mallikarjuna Annasatra after videos surfaced on social media showing them dancing to film songs and item numbers inside premises linked to the Srisailam temple. The Mallikarjuna Annasatra is a free food service centre attached to the temple. Police said the incident occurred during New Year celebrations, following which a case was...
  
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• Sri Lanka approves anti-human trafficking action plan for 2026-2030

  06-01-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved a five-year action plan against human trafficking....
  
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• More than 2 million Epstein files still to be released, DOJ says in court filing

  06-01-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  More than 2 million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are still to be released, according tofrom the Department of Justice which said a team of 400 lawyers was reviewing the documents to ensure “victim privacy.” The filing also said the department would review its procedures for evaluating the files after victims complained that some information posted should have been redacted. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The DOJ filing confirms rep
  
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• Belarus foreign exchange reserves hit record high, exceeding 14.4 bln USD

  06-01-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  MINSK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian gold and foreign exchange reserves have reached a new all-time high, the country's central bank said on Tuesday. Belarusian gold and foreign...
  
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• A mysterious online gambler made $400,000 betting on the removal of Maduro

  06-01-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  A mysterious online bettor made more than $400,000 on Polymarket, a website that lets people wager cryptocurrency on the odds of real-world events occurring, by correctly predicting the U.S. would invade Venezuela and topple President Nicolas Maduro. The bets, which are viewable on Polymarket’s website, have prompted fresh concern that the rise of Polymarket and other platforms like it can allow insiders privy to confidential or even classified information to easily use their knowledge to
  
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• What Trump Wants in Venezuela

  06-01-2026 12:20 via article.wn.com
  The journalist Jonathan Blitzer explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump administration’s strike against Venezuela. ......
  
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• Victoria and Michael Wolff Document Their Lifestyle in ‘Our Amagansett House’

  06-01-2026 12:20 via article.wn.com
  The author and Trump antagonist Michael Wolff has his wife, Victoria, to thank for his latest chapter: lifestyle influencer. Now she’s becoming one, too. ......
  
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• Trump Is Pushing a Culture War That Knows No Bounds

  06-01-2026 12:20 via article.wn.com
  The president is deploying his domineering tactics in unexpected places. ......
  
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• There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy

  06-01-2026 12:20 via article.wn.com
  Jan. 6 is a symptom. Elite impunity is the cause. ......
  
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