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Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka have broken into police barricades and stormed the official residence of the president. In one of the largest anti-government marches in the country this year, protesters are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Thousands descended on the government district of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, shouting slogans …

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Leading diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in a new effort to try to curb or at least manage the rampant hostility that has come to define recent relations between Washington and Beijing. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi were holding talks on the Indonesian …

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Jacinda Ardern says UN has failed in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Ukraine has urged its allies to send more weapons to the country, as its chief negotiator said a turning point in the war was beginning to take shape. Mykhailo Podolyak said Ukrainian forces were close to attacking storage facilities and command …

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Elon Musk wants to withdraw from his attempt to buy Twitter, citing several issues with the $ 44 billion deal. Musk’s lawyers accused Twitter of having deceived him about the nature of the business and the purchase. Twitter “appears to have made false and misleading statements on which Mr. Musk relied when he signed the …

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Soprano actor Tony Sirico, who played Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri on the hit HBO show, has died at age 79, his family has announced. The actor, who appeared in all six seasons of The Sopranos alongside James Gandolfini, died Friday morning. His 25-year-old manager, Bob McGowan, told the Hollywood Reporter that Sirico had died at a …

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Elon Musk has withdrawn from a deal to take over Twitter for $ 44 billion (£ 36.5 billion). In a statement delivered to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk’s representatives said Twitter breached the terms of an agreement and “appears to have made false and misleading statements.” They said Twitter had also not provided …

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Met Police Commissioner: Sir Mark Rowley appointed as the new leader of the BBC force Mark Rowley appointed new police commissioner for Met The Guardian Sir Mark Rowley: from the West Midlands Police to the head of the UK’s largest force, The Independent Sir Mark Rowley replaces Dame Cressida Dick as new Met Sky News …

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Rishi Sunak launches a candidacy for conservative leadership – Politics The Telegraph Rishi Sunak launches an offer to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader – live The Guardian Boris Johnson resigns: Rishi Sunak launches a bid to be the next Sky News prime minister If you think the government couldn’t be more embarrassing, watch Rishi …

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Declan Donnelly’s brother, host of Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain’s Got Talent, has died after being rushed to hospital with a “mysterious illness”. Dermott Donnelly, a much-loved Roman Catholic priest based in the family’s home northeast, was being cared for at North Durham Hospital after collapsing in his Newcastle parish. Donnelly, 55, is understood to …

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Julia James: Callum Wheeler jailed for life for the murder of BBC PCSO PCSO killer Julia James to find out the fate Kent Online Murder of Julia James: A man sentenced to a minimum of 37 years in prison for killing PCSO The Guardian The PCSO killer “should never see the light again,” the court …

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