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‘Baby Reindeer’s’ Alleged ‘Real Martha’ Sues Netflix, Demanding at Least $170 Million in Damages

Netflix rep: ‘We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd’s right to tell his story.’ The Scottish woman who claims to be the inspiration for Richard Gadd’s hit Netflix “Baby Reindeer” has sued the streamer, seeking monetary damages of at least $170 million. Fiona Harvey has publicly said the character of Martha…
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Hiker finds pipe feeding China’s tallest waterfall

A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China, even prompting an explanation from the water body itself. A hiker posted a video that showed the flow of water from Yuntai Mountain Waterfall – billed as China’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall – was coming from a pipe built high into the rock face.…
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New ‘Hunger Games’ Novel by Suzanne Collins Set for 2025

Suzanne Collins has announced that a new “Hunger Games” novel, titled “Sunrise on the Reaping,” will be released next year. According to the Associated Press, the fifth novel in Collins’ bestselling series — which has been turned into a successful movie franchise — is also a prequel to the original trilogy, taking place 40 years after the…
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Britain’s most eligible bachelor is now off the market: Hugh Grosvenor to wed girlfriend Olivia Henson

Billionaire duke Hugh Grosvenor will wed Olivia Henson today in Chester. Here’s a look at who the couple are, how long they have been together and what they’ve said about their 400-guest ceremony – which will be attended by royals. The Duke of Westminster will lose his unofficial title, “Britain’s most eligible bachelor”, as he marries Olivia…
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Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100

The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting this season, the Phoenix Fire Department is immersing heatstroke victims in ice on the…
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Slovakia PM ‘Forgives’ His Shooters, All Set To Return To Office

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia accused the opposition of orchestrating a politically motivated assassination attempt. Fico needed numerous rounds of surgery after being shot multiple times at close range in Handlova, central Slovakia, on May 15. In his address, Fico alleged that “an activist of the Slovak opposition” was behind the attempt on his life, describing…
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World’s richest have never been so wealthy: study

The world has never had so many rich people and their investments in soaring stock markets have made them wealthier than ever recorded, according to a study published on Wednesday. The number of “high net worth individuals” (HNWI) — defined as people with liquid assets of at least $1 million — rose by 5.1 percent last year…
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Chinese nationals ran cybercrime syndicate from Zambia

Twenty-two Chinese nationals have pleaded guilty to committing cyber-related crimes in Zambia. They are among 77 suspects who were arrested in April in connection to what authorities described as a “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate”. The swoop on a Chinese-run company in the capital, Lusaka, followed an alarming rise in internet fraud cases in the country, targeting people…
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King pays tribute on 80th anniversary of D-Day

King Charles has paid a heartfelt tribute to those who took part in the D-Day landings, praising them for “replacing tyranny with freedom”. “We are eternally in their debt,” the King told a commemoration on the eve of Thursday’s 80th anniversary. He was speaking in Portsmouth, one of the key departure points for the Normandy landings in…
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Putin says Russia could deploy missiles in striking distance of the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he could deploy conventional missiles within striking distance of the United States and its European allies if they allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with long-range Western weapons. Putin, in his first face-to-face meeting with senior editors of international news agencies since the war in Ukraine began, said the…
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South Korea to resume all military activities along demarcation line

South Korea’s military on Tuesday said it would resume all military activities along the demarcation line separating the two Koreas and the North West Islands after suspending an inter-Korean military agreement. The suspension of the military agreement with the North, which President Yoon Suk Yeol approved earlier on Tuesday, is in response to North Korea’s decision to…
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Banknotes featuring King Charles enter circulation

New banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles III have now entered circulation, but it may be some time before they are commonly seen in wallets and purses. The new Bank of England notes will gradually replace those which are damaged, or will be issued when demand increases. The King is only the second monarch to appear…
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Woman mayor shot dead in Mexico day after Claudia Sheinbaum’s historic presidential win

The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the Latin American country’s first woman president. Officials said the mayor’s bodyguard was also killed in the attack. The Michoacan state government condemned “the murder of the municipal president (mayor) of Cotija, Yolanda…
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Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House. Migrants caught crossing illegally could be quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under the measure, which will take effect…
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Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. The wide-ranging fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Engine power…
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Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy

The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy of Israel’s longest-serving and deeply divisive leader. The proposal offers the possibility of ending Israel’s war against Hamas, returning scores of hostages held by the Islamic militant group, quieting the northern border…
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US seeks UN backing for proposed Gaza ceasefire deal

The U.S. said on Monday it wants the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution backing the proposal outlined by President Joe Biden to end fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It circulated a one-page draft text, seen by Reuters, to the 15-member council. A resolution needs at least nine votes…
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum blazes trail as first woman president, under mentor’s watchful eye

Claudia Sheinbaum basked in the glow of a thumping presidential win late Sunday, thanking supporters who gathered at the capital’s iconic Zocalo plaza shortly after 1 a.m. to applaud Mexico’s first female president. For months, the physicist-turned-Mexico City mayor was the clear frontrunner in the contest to succeed popular outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, her mentor…
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Geographical location, deforestation, climate change: What led to the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is vulnerable to natural disasters such as landslides and earthquakes because of a host of reasons, including its geographical location and deforestation. However, climate change has worsened the situation in recent years. In the early morning of May 24, when most of the residents of Papua New Guinea’s Yambali village were fast asleep, parts…
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Maldives announces ban on Israelis entering country

In response, Israel’s foreign ministry recommends its citizens – including those with dual citizenship – do not travel to the predominantly Muslim archipelago. The Maldives says it will ban the entry of Israelis amid public anger in the predominantly Muslim archipelago over the war in Gaza. The office of Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu said his cabinet had…
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The key moments when Dr. Anthony Fauci contradicted himself during heated COVID hearing

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci contradicted several of his past statements from the COVID-19 pandemic when he testified before Congress on Monday. The former top pandemic adviser to two presidential administrations, who retired from NIAID in 2022 after nearly four decades at the head of NIAID, faced sharp questions…
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OPEC+ says goodbye to its $100-a-barrel oil quest

After relentlessly pursuing $100-a-barrel oil, the OPEC+ cartel has all but thrown in the towel. Whether the U-turn is a tactical retreat, or a strategic shift, is still unclear. But for now its impact would be the same: Oil prices would be somewhat lower and global inflation would ease. Over the weekend, the group, led by Saudi…
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North Korea says it will stop sending trash balloons as South Korea vows strong retaliation

North Korea said it will stop sending trash-carrying balloons into South Korea, claiming Sunday that its campaign left the South Koreans with “enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel.” The North’s announcement came hours after South Korea said it would soon punish North Korea with “unbearable” retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other recent provocations.…
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Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill seven people

Flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least seven people, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has said. In Sitawaka – outside the capital, Colombo – three members of the same family died when their house was flooded. Supplies of electricity have been cut off in several areas and schools ordered…
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Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time aged 93

The Sky News founder tied the knot with Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist, at a wedding at Moraga, his vineyard and estate in California. Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time at the age of 93. The media mogul tied the knot with Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist, at a wedding at…
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Rob Burrow: Former Leeds Rhinos teammate Kevin Sinfield pays tribute to ‘wonderful friend’

Sinfield and Burrow, who has died aged 41 after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, were handed CBEs in January after raising millions of pounds for organisations linked to the condition. Rob Burrow’s former teammate Kevin Sinfield has paid tribute to his “wonderful friend” following the rugby league legend’s death. Sinfield played for Leeds Rhinos alongside…
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Zelenskiy dominates Asia security conference as China, Taiwan trade barbs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s unscheduled appearance at Asia’s biggest security conference dominated proceedings on Sunday after China’s defence chief slammed “separatists” in Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from the government in Taipei. Dressed in his trademark olive green T-shirt, Zelenskiy addressed the last day of the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore, asking for support and participation at…
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MIND GAMES How China’s shadowy ‘Brain Warfare’ unit is preparing for war with new mind-melting weapons to ‘paralyse’ enemies

CHINA is gearing up for all-out war by readying a disturbing trove of mind-melting weapons, experts have warned. It’s feared Xi Jinping’s regime could use the chilling weapons to target Taiwan’s forces in the event of an invasion. We reported last year on developments inside China’s People’s Liberation Army which pointed to the terrifying new tech. Xi’s…
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‘Gossip Girl’ star Taylor Momsen bitten by bat while performing on stage, needs rabies shots for 2 weeks

Momsen, whose rock band The Pretty Reckless is opening for AC/DC on tour, was attacked by the bat during a concert in Spain “Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen experienced a terrifying encounter with a flying bat while performing on stage with her band The Pretty Reckless in Sevilla, Spain, on Wednesday. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter, whose rock band…
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Why survivors of a nuclear World War III will envy the dead

An all-out nuclear war could wipe out hundreds of millions of people around the world within the space of just a few hours. The huge flash of blinding light when a nuclear bomb detonates is ‘like bringing a piece of the sun down to the ground’. Everything within the miles-wide firestorm is instantly incinerated. Those spared annihilation…
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David Beckham swaps beekeeping tips with the King as he becomes ambassador of monarch’s charity

After reportedly meeting with King Charles in private last month, David Beckham is now an official supporter of the King’s Foundation and said he discussed beekeeping with the monarch. David Beckham compared “beekeeping tips” with the King when they met ahead of the former England football captain being named an ambassador for the monarch’s charity. After reportedly…
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China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence

Dong Jun rails at length about democratic island’s ‘separatists’ during Shangri-la Dialogue defence conference in Singapore Peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan remains China’s goal but the prospect is being eroded by Taiwanese “separatists” and external forces, the Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, has said. Taiwan – which is democratically governed, and has never been ruled from the Communist-run…
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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother, dead at 86

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, has died, according to a family statement. “There was and will be only one Marian Robinson,” former President Barack Obama wrote in an X post Friday evening. “In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life. And we will spend the rest of ours…
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Network Run By Israeli Firm Tried Peddling Anti-BJP Agenda During Lok Sabha Polls, Thwarted: OpenAI

An Israeli firm, STOIC was found generating comments that focused on India, criticized the ruling BJP party and praised the opposition Congress party. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, said they disrupted the use of their platforms by the said firm for many propaganda activities to generate pro-Congress and anti-BJP content and spread those online in an attempt…
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The far-right is set to make huge gains in European elections. It could define the next five years of European politics

This is a historic and pivotal year for democracy across the globe. Around 70 countries – from the United States to South Africa, via Mexico and Taiwan – will hold elections in 2024. After India’s huge and ongoing six-week ballot, however, the biggest election in terms of voter numbers will happen next week, when 373 million Europeans…
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Elon Musk Is Absolutely Raging About the Trump Verdict

Elon Musk criticized the verdict that made Donald Trump the first former American president to be criminally convicted Thursday, with the Tesla boss claiming that the trial had been politically motivated. After Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to a scheme to silence a porn star and unlawfully influence…
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