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Trump's Grim Reaper - from Project 2025 to shutdown enforcer

The Office of Management and Budget boss may not be a household name, but he's a key figure in Washington's shutdown..

4th October, 2025

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Israel steps up deportations of flotilla activists

Another 137 people from 14 countries were deported after being detained while trying to deliver aid to Gaza..

4th October, 2025

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Gisèle Pelicot returns to court after trial made her an icon - and tore her family apart

A rift has emerged between the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history and her eldest children..

4th October, 2025

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'I love you, I'm sorry': What Sean 'Diddy' Combs did the moment he learned his sentence

It was a more subdued message from three months ago when Combs told his family he was "coming home"..

4th October, 2025

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At least 30 injured in Russian strike on railway station, Zelensky says

Preliminary reports indicate that train staff and passengers were at the site of the strike, he says..

4th October, 2025

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Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's first female prime minister

Takaichi is a long-time admirer of Margaret Thatcher, but many female voters do not see her as an advocate for progress..

4th October, 2025

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Georgia protesters try to storm Tbilisi presidential palace

Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators amid growing turmoil in the Caucasus country..

4th October, 2025

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Billionaire populist Andrej Babis' party wins Czech parliamentary election

However, his ANO party falls short of an overall majority in preliminary results..

4th October, 2025

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Hope and fear for hostage families after Hamas response to Gaza peace plan

Families describe a "fragile situation", with negotiations between Israel and Hamas expected to resume..

4th October, 2025

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Shock in Gaza as Trump appears to welcome Hamas response to US peace plan

Hamas agreed to release the hostages and to the idea of handing over governing Gaza to Palestinian technocrats, but did not give a clear response to m.

4th October, 2025