WORLD

Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been jailed for 19 months each after being found guilty of publishing “seditious” children’s books. Authorities interpreted the books – about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village –…
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People across the UK and the world are reacting to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. While a carefully-planned timetable of official events will unfold separately, the Queen’s death will have a major impact on daily life in the UK. Most…
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North Korea has passed a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state, according to state news agency KCNA. The country’s leader Kim Jong-un called the decision “irreversible” and ruled out the possibility of any talks on…
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At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are a number of practical – and traditional – steps which he must go through to be crowned King.…
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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday, September 8, 2022.…
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A body found in the search for Eliza Fletcher has been identified as that of the missing Memphis heiress, police say. The 34-year-old was abducted while jogging early on Friday morning near the University of Memphis campus. Cleotha…
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Two LGBT activists have been sentenced to death in Iran, rights groups say. A court in Urmia found Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, guilty of "corruption on Earth". The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported…
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Donald Trump has called President Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" at his first rally since the FBI searched his Florida resort for sensitive files. Speaking to thousands of supporters in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the ex-president…
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At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed and food aid destroyed after militants attacked several vehicles in Somalia's central Hiiraan region. "They put a bomb while people were in the car and blew it up," the…
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Some in the British and American media have interpreted Nigeria's prohibition on the use of foreign models as a ban on white people and foreign accents, and an attempt to free ourselves from a colonial mentality. But this ignores the…
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