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Members of the Indian community were holding a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission in London against the Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir this week.

Without mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif, Trump said he knew both the leaders.

The jury in the criminal sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs will watch the footage of the music mogul physically assaulting his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, a New York judge has ruled.

Pakistan has claimed it may put the 1972 Simla Agreement "in abeyance" after India's move to put a hold on the Indus Waters Treaty following the barbaric attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 innocent civilians were killed.

Funeral in St Peter’s Square is being presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ReAt least 130 foreign delegations, including about “50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs”, would attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, the Vatican said on Thursday.Heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Javier Milei, the president of Pope Francis’s native Argentina. Francis had a delicate relationship with politics in his home country, but Milei hailed his “goodness and wisdom”.We will be present at the pope’s funeral, as is only right. Continue reading...

Giuffre’s family issue statement confirming she killed herself at her farm in Western AustraliaVirginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died aged 41.Her family issued a statement on Saturday confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years. Continue reading...

This blog is now closedPeter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ onlyAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet ourafternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastAlbanese says climate change is an “economic issue, not just an environmental one”.He is asked about the rising pressure of home insurance for families. The prime minister responds:We’ll continue to do what we can there. One of the things that obviously is having an impact is the increased number of extreme weather events. That’s why climate change needs to be considered to be an economic issue, not just an environmental one. Because there are economic costs to it.Everyone who is here has been through screening … Let’s be clear about the suggestions that have been made on a range of occasions, aimed at promoting division in Australian society and in Australian debate. They’ve been made by the Coalition. They simply just don’t stack up. Continue reading...

Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episodeAn ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time. Continue reading...