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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims bomber shot down at 308km range after crash in Russia

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US House of Representatives moves closer to passing Ukraine aid; bureaucracy delays £500m in foreign assistance channelled through UK Ministry of Defence. What we know on day 787

‘We’re the main attraction’: when women’s pro wrestling came to Ballarat

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Professional wrestling is normally at home in American stadiums, but for one night in regional Victoria, Australia’s female wrestlers took centre stage

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Second person charged with rioting outside Sydney church after bishop stabbing

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Man charged over alleged involvement in incidents outside Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley

Sudoku 6,453 expert

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.

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Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher

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Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’

Chris Pratt draws ire for razing historic 1950 LA home for sprawling mansion

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Actor and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger dismantle 1950 Zimmerman house designed by architect Craig Ellwood

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Billionaire Republican donor’s firm brands Trump’s social media CEO ‘loser’

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Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities claimed Devin Nunes would be ‘fired on the Apprentice’ amid stock trading row

Tributes paid to former Wales, Burnley and Swansea winger Leighton James

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Popular winger has died at the age of 71; James scored 10 goals in 54 appearances for Wales

‘Decisive player of the season’: Guardiola and City wary of Palmer

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Pep Guardiola has described Cole Palmer as the “decisive player of the season” and said Manchester City must find a way of negating him in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Guardiola also revealed that Palmer asked to leave…

MoD accused of ‘go-slow’ with half of £900m Ukraine fund unused

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Delays mean just £404m of the money donated by nine countries has been committed or spent

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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York

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Florida resident in critical condition in hospital after images of incident carried live on television

Trump’s criminal hush-money trial concludes jury selection after difficulties

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With the panel selected, Donald Trump’s trial can enter its next stage, with opening arguments expected on Monday

Yale students continue hunger strike in protest over Israel’s war on Gaza

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Protesters into seventh day of hunger strike in support of Palestinians and in effort to demand university divestment

Rise in pregnant women turned away from US emergency rooms, papers show

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Cases listed in federal documents raise alarms around emergency pregnancy care, especially in states with strict abortion laws

US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine reported dead

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Russell Bentley, 64, reported killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk by Russian state media and confirmed by his battalion

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‘I hope she will do it’: Iga Swiatek backs Emma Raducanu to win more titles

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Emma Raducanu’s progress in the Stuttgart Open was halted in straight sets by the world No 1, Iga Swiatek.

Garcia badly misses weight for Haney bout, losing title shot and $1.5m bet

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Ryan Garcia has spectacularly failed to make weight for his world super lightweight championship fight with Devin Haney, prompting a series of last-minute negotiations between the camps to enable Saturday’s bout at Brooklyn’s Barclays…

Met apologises for calling antisemitism campaigner ‘openly Jewish’

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Police officer had stopped Gideon Falter from walking near pro-Palestinian march while wearing kippah skull cap

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The week around the world in 20 pictures

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War in Gaza, floods in Dubai, the knife attack in Sydney and the Grand National at Aintree: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

County cricket: Brook and Root come up short as Yorkshire labour at Lord’s

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It was a difficult day for the batters all told as the Dukes ball worked its magic in soggy conditions

Spat over airport name takes San Francisco-Oakland feud to new heights

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California city sues neighbor after Oakland votes to rename airport to include ‘San Francisco Bay’, arguing consumers will be confused

Sunak rejects offer of youth mobility scheme between EU and UK

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Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would have allowed young Britons to live, study and work in EU

California officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes

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Three police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of Mario Gonzalez, whom they held down on the ground

Allegations against ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies referred to Lancashire police

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Force reviewing available information after claims that Menzies used political donations to pay off ‘bad people’

Jury selection completed for Trump hush-money trial; man sets himself on fire outside courthouse - live

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With all 18 jurors now chosen, the trial is expected to move toward opening statements next week; man apparently set self on fire outside courthouse

US and EU sanctions against Israeli extremists mark pivotal step against far right

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International moves target two high-profile individuals with connections to senior figures in far-right politics

Gulf states’ response to Iran-Israel conflict may decide outcome of crisis

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Tit-for-tat attacks present Sunni monarchies with complicated choices over region’s future

Train driver who upskirted female passenger avoids jail sentence

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Paolo Barone found guilty of voyeurism after taking photos of sleeping woman on train to St Albans in 2022