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• WATCH: Snow one knows where this dog is going

  20-02-2025 23:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "He’s gonna hide under the snow forever.”
  
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• WATCH: Our hearts are melting over twin sisters acting out 'Wicked'

  20-02-2025 23:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  They really are "Dancing Through Life" together.
  
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• 'They had biggest moment of their careers stolen' - what next for Spain?

  20-02-2025 23:15 via bbc.com
  
  550 days after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips on the world's biggest stage, Luis Rubiales is found guilty of sexual assault. What happens now?
  
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• Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's relationship over time

  20-02-2025 23:10 via bbc.com
  
  The US and Ukrainian presidents, who have traded barbs in the past, began a new war of words this week.
  
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• Rugby league pundit charged with sexual assault

  20-02-2025 22:57 via bbc.com
  
  Danika Priim, who has appeared on the BBC and Sky, will appear before Leeds Crown Court next month.
  
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• Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death

  20-02-2025 22:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Charges of criminal negligence dropped against three key defendants over death of British singer in OctoberA court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.In a decision issued Wednesday, the Argentine federal appeals court ordered the other two defendants in the case to remain in custody. They
  
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• Israel's UN ambassador slams Hamas' 'evil and depraved' display of hostages' coffins

  20-02-2025 22:31 via foxnews.com
  
  The bodies of Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz were returned to Israel more than 500 days after they were taken hostage, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed. Hamas, though, was not finished disrespecting and using the hostages.Instead of sending the body of Shiri Bibas in the coffin bearing her name and photo, Hamas handed Israel an unidentified body. The IDF said the DNA of the body in the coffin does not match any other known hostage.In a display of brutality, coffins contai
  
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• Draper beats Berrettini in fightback to reach Qatar semis

  20-02-2025 22:21 via bbc.com
  
  British number one Jack Draper fought back from a set down to advance past Matteo Berrettini into the semi-finals of the Qatar Open.
  
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• Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers

  20-02-2025 22:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December.
  
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• Bus blasts in Israel are ‘suspected terror attack’, say police

  20-02-2025 22:08 via theguardian.com
  
  No injuries reported after three explosions in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, with two more bombs being defusedIsrael’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has ordered the military to conduct an “intense operation” against “terror hubs” in the West Bank after a series of explosions on three parked buses that authorities said was a suspected terrorist attack. No injuries were reported.The explosions on Thursday happened on a day when Israel was grieving after Hama
  
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• The worrying pitfalls ahead of Starmer's US trip

  20-02-2025 22:05 via bbc.com
  
  When Sir Keir Starmer touches down in Washington next week, he will be treading a fine diplomatic line.
  
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• Terror attack rocks Israel; three buses reportedly explode

  20-02-2025 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Three buses in a parking lot exploded in Israel on Thursday night in what appears to have been a terrorist attack. No one was injured. Several other bombs were reportedly discovered on other buses, according to TPS-IL, an Israeli news agency.Israeli officials have ordered all bus and train services halted while all vehicles are inspected for bombs following the three bus explosions. Three public buses exploded on Thursday night at around 8:30 PM as they sat at a bus depot in Bat Yam, a city loca
  
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• Ros Atkins on... the fight for Ukraine's critical minerals

  20-02-2025 21:39 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at why the US wants access to Ukraine's minerals.
  
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• Gordon Ramsay restaurant sees 477 lucky cat thefts

  20-02-2025 21:36 via bbc.com
  
  The cat figurines known as maneki-neko feature within the TV chef's Lucky Cat restaurants.
  
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• World champion Dubois out of Parker fight with illness

  20-02-2025 21:26 via bbc.com
  
  Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' world title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is in doubt with reports that the champion is ill.
  
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• Spurs star Victor Wembanyama to miss rest of NBA season with blood clot

  20-02-2025 20:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will miss remainder of NBA season due to a blood clot in his shoulder, the team said.
  
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• Weekly quiz: What did the kayaker feel on his face when swallowed by a whale?

  20-02-2025 20:09 via bbc.com
  
  How much attention did you pay to what else has been going on in the world over the past seven days?
  
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• Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year award

  20-02-2025 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Velvet worms have rows of pudgy legs, skin speckled like a galaxy and dissolve their prey with sticky goo An ancient gummy-looking worm-like creature with a vicious hunting method that involves projecting sticky goo from its head has been crowned New Zealand’s bug of the year.The Peripatoides novaezealandiae is from the family of velvet worms, or Ngāokeoke in the Māori language. The invertebrates have rows of pudgy legs and skin speckled like a galaxy, and are considered “l
  
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• Fearing Trump will cross border militarily to pursue cartels, Mexico moves to reform constitution

  20-02-2025 19:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that she will propose constitutional reforms aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty over concerns the U.S. military could cross the border to pursue Mexican drug cartels.Sheinbaum made the remarks after the Trump administration designated six Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, stoking fears that President Donald Trump may be setting up the possibility for U.S. military action inside Mexico."The Mexican people
  
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• How an American takeover could change James Bond forever

  20-02-2025 19:54 via bbc.com
  
  Long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson give creative control to Amazon.
  
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• Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested over anti-Trump protest at city council meeting

  20-02-2025 18:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe called for "peaceful civil disobedience" and "no kings" Thursday in the wake of his highly publicized arrest at a Southern California city council meeting earlier this week.
  
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• Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police

  20-02-2025 18:34 via theguardian.com
  Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’A writer has left the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest after the UK’s largest writers’ body made a statement on a recent Israeli police raid on a Palestinian-owned bookstore without mentioning Israel, Palestine or the names of the booksellers who were arrested.Matthew Teller, the author of books
  
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• System 'broken' says Ronan Keating after fatal crash verdict

  20-02-2025 18:24 via bbc.com
  
  The singer described the justice system in the Republic of Irelandas 'broken' after his brother died in a car crash.
  
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• Philippine village offers cash for mosquitos amid dengue outbreak

  20-02-2025 18:04 via foxnews.com
  
  A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a battle against dengue Wednesday by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitoes — dead or alive.The unusual strategy adopted by the Addition Hills village in Mandaluyong City reflects growing concern after the nearby city of Quezon declared an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness over the weekend. Eight more areas reported an upsurge in cases of the potentially deadly viral infection.At least 28,234 d
  
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• Chinese warships make 'unusual' voyage near US ally Australia

  20-02-2025 17:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Australia is "keeping close watch on" Chinese military ships traversing waters off its coast, Richard Marles, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, noted during an interview on Sky News Australia.Marles said that the ships "have been abiding by international law," though he described the situation as "not unprecedented, but an unusual event." He said that while the ships have the right to be located in international waters, Australia has the right to surveil the ships.
  
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• Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Portis Jr. suspended 25 games over drug policy violation

  20-02-2025 17:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis, Jr., will miss Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers after the NBA announced he violated the league's anti-drug policy.
  
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• Mexico will not stand US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels, president says

  20-02-2025 17:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Claudia Sheinbaum’s warning follows Washington designating Mexican cartels as terrorist organizationsMexico will never tolerate an “invasion” of its national sovereignty by the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum has warned after Washington designated Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations.“This cannot be an opportunity for the US to invade our sovereignty,” the Mexican president said. “With Mexico, it is collaboration and coordination, never subordination or
  
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• WATCH: Hamish the Scottish Highland calf gets the zoomies at Nashville Zoo

  20-02-2025 17:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The seven-week-old Scottish Highland calf at the Nashville Zoo seemed light on his feet during his first day in public.
  
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• Man who showed 'fixated behaviour' towards Raducanu given restraining order

  20-02-2025 17:03 via bbc.com
  
  A man who handed a letter to Emma Raducanu and "exhibited fixated behaviour" towards her has been given a restraining order, Dubai Police have confirmed.
  
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• Man who 'exhibited fixated behaviour' to Raducanu given restraining order

  20-02-2025 17:03 via bbc.com
  
  A man who handed a letter to Emma Raducanu and "exhibited fixated behaviour" towards her has been given a restraining order, Dubai Police have confirmed.
  
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• 'I'm not the worst' - but is Nunez too wasteful for Liverpool?

  20-02-2025 16:28 via bbc.com
  
  After his miss against Aston Villa proved costly for Premier League leaders Liverpool, just how wasteful is Darwin Nunez?
  
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• Watch: Tourists warned to stay away from Mount Etna lava

  20-02-2025 16:15 via bbc.com
  
  Italian authorities say people have been injured after venturing too close to the red-hot lava.
  
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• Kremlin suggests another US-Russia prisoner swap could be coming: report

  20-02-2025 15:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The Kremlin is suggesting that another U.S.-Russia prisoner swap could be coming, just days after the release of two Americans who were detained by Russia, a report says. The Kremlin said Thursday that the idea of a possible new prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S. is on the agenda, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov noting that talks between both sides this week in Saudi Arabia contributed to a general rapprochement, according to Reuters. At least 10 Americans remain held in Russia
  
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• Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn

  20-02-2025 15:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ marketBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the shine off the industry.Anglo American was forced to write down the value of the renowned gem producer for a second consecutive year as its chief executive admitted the diamond markets had prove
  
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• WATCH: Massive sinkhole appears in English village

  20-02-2025 15:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A large sinkhole appeared on a street in a village near London. Police evacuated nearby buildings and advised people to avoid the area due to concerns of a possible explosion.
  
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• ‘Severance’ tops ‘Ted Lasso’ as most watched series on Apple TV+

  20-02-2025 14:02 via today.com
  "Severance" has dethroned “Ted Lasso” as Apple TV+'s most watched series ever after the highly anticipated second season of the psychological thriller dropped following a nearly 3-year hiatus.
  
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• Martial law was Yoon Suk Yeol’s answer to ‘legislative dictatorship’, insurrection trial hears

  20-02-2025 13:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers for impeached South Korean president who caused chaos argue that court has no jurisdiction to put him on trial for ‘act of governance’Lawyers for Yoon Suk Yeol have told a court in Seoul that the impeached president declared martial law in late 2024 to prevent the country becoming a “legislative dictatorship” controlled by his political opponents.The claim came as Yoon became the first South Korean president to stand trial in a criminal case, brought over his shor
  
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• China, Iran and Russia condemned by dissidents at UN watchdog's Geneva summit

  20-02-2025 13:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Dissidents from across the globe gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, to tell the stories of their survival and escape from authoritarian regimes. In just a few days, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will kick off its 58th session in that same city.In his opening remarks at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer set the record straight on the UNHRC."You know, when most people hear the words ‘UN Human Rights Council,’ they
  
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• Pope Francis got out of bed to eat breakfast on 7th day in hospital: Vatican

  20-02-2025 13:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis is alert and was able to get out of bed for breakfast, despite remaining hospitalized for seven days because of a bout of pneumonia, Vatican News reported.Francis is "slightly improving" and now has no fever, the Vatican said. His blood tests continue to be stable.After breakfast, the pope reportedly read newspapers and did some work after receiving the Eucharist. POPE FRANCIS’ MEDICAL CONDITION: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BILATERAL PNEUMONIAPope Francis, who is 88 years old, was
  
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• Watch: EastEnders actors share their most iconic scenes

  20-02-2025 12:45 via bbc.com
  
  The actors who play Ian, Cindy, Tracey and Alfie glance back through 40 years of TV history.
  
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• Anita Dobson makes surprise return for anniversary special

  20-02-2025 12:17 via bbc.com
  
  The actress, who last appeared in the soap more than 37 years ago, played the role of a landlady at the Queen Vic pub.
  
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• Manslaughter charges against Liam Payne's friend dropped

  20-02-2025 11:35 via bbc.com
  
  Roger Nores and two workers from the hotel where the singer died will no longer face prosecution.
  
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• Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

  20-02-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater risk of becoming a wider global emergency, according to aid workers and global health experts.“It’s a real mistake not to be doing everything we can
  
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• British firms among companies to have exported aircraft parts that reached Russia

  20-02-2025 09:58 via theguardian.com
  Data shows aircraft parts from more than 100 western companies reached Russian aviation industry via IndiaBritish firms are among more than 100 western companies, including the aerospace giant Boeing, which have exported aircraft parts to India that reached Russia, according to customs data.Analysis suggests products worth more than $50m have passed through intermediaries in India to Russian airlines and other entities over a 21-month period up to September 2024. Continue reading...
  
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• Hamas hands over bodies of 4 slain Israelis, including Shiri Bibas and her two young boys

  20-02-2025 09:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Hamas has turned over the bodies of four slain Israeli hostages more than 500 days after the terrorist group's Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel.Hamas said the bodies would include Shiri Bibas and her two toddlers, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, a retired journalist and activist. Their identities will be confirmed in Israel, which could take up to 48 hours.At the time of their kidnapping, Shiri was 32 years old, Ariel was 4 years old and Kfir was 9 months old. Their father, Yarden, was a
  
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• Philippines officials offer cash for mosquitoes amid rise in dengue cases

  20-02-2025 08:33 via theguardian.com
  
  People in village near the capital line up with their haul, where a mosquito zapper and some pesos awaitVillage officials in the Philippines are handing out cash rewards to residents who capture mosquitoes in a bid to combat an outbreak of dengue.At the Wednesday launch, residents from the village of Addition Hills in metropolitan Manila lined up with plastic cups and bags containing their captures as they waited to receive their bounty: one Philippine peso (1.7 US cents) for every five mosquito
  
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• Trump signs late-night executive order abolishing handful of federal advisory boards

  20-02-2025 07:26 via foxnews.com
  
  President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at eliminating a handful of federal advisory committees. The order targets the Presidio Trust, the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace – all of which have received federal funding. It comes as the president has been working along with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to aggressively reduce the size o
  
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• Ukraine or Russia: Whose side is Trump on?

  20-02-2025 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nick asks former UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.
  
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• EastEnders pub landlady on 'exciting' live episode

  20-02-2025 06:59 via bbc.com
  
  Harriet Thorpe who plays Queen Vic landlady Elaine on preparing for the upcoming live episode.
  
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• Trump throws support behind federal government taking over DC

  20-02-2025 06:42 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he supports GOP-led efforts in Congress to put Washington, D.C., back under direct federal control.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump complained about crime and homelessness in the nation's capital."I think we should take over Washington, D.C., — make it safe," Trump said, adding: "I think that we should govern [the] District of Columbia."NINTH CIRCUIT REJECTS TRUMP'S BID TO REINSTATE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDERPer the city's Ho
  
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