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President Trump receives big cheers from spectators during LIV Golf event at his New Jersey club
President Trump attended a LIV Golf event at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, where he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from spectators. It was the third time the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour has staged an event at one of the president’s golf properties, underlining the close ties between his businesses and…
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Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?
France has suffered its worst wildfire damage since the Second World War this year, with more than 300,000 acres burned, prompting a wave of arrests as authorities try to establish blame. Although climate change and rising temperatures are seen as key underlying drivers, official records suggest nine in ten French wildfires are started by humans,…
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Fifa rallies behind Infantino as severance payment questions grow
Fifa has issued a statement rallying behind president Gianni Infantino as scrutiny grew over a severance payment made by Uefa to a female employee during his tenure as the governing body’s general secretary. Rather than addressing the specifics of the payment, Fifa characterised the media coverage and criticism as part of a deliberate campaign to…
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor due to receive royal ceremonial funeral despite downfall under plans blasted by Epstein victims as ’embarrassment to the Crown’
Buckingham Palace is reportedly planning to give Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a royal ceremonial funeral when he dies, despite his fall from public life over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The plans have drawn sharp criticism from Epstein’s victims, who argue that granting him such an honour would be an insult to those he…
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Revealed: Mandarin who runs No10 North lives in £2.2million townhouse in trendy Islington, commutes by train to Manchester and stays in luxury hotel with 23rd floor bar and a pool
A senior civil servant who heads No10 North, the Prime Minister’s office outpost in Manchester, has been revealed to live in a £2.2 million townhouse in Islington, north London, rather than being based near the northern hub they oversee. The disclosure highlights the arrangements of Whitehall officials tasked with running government functions outside London, and…
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Burnham ‘preparing to ditch use of Union flag on Labour branding’ to appease party’s ‘unpatriotic’ left-wing
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is reportedly preparing to drop the Union flag from Labour Party branding in a move seen as an attempt to placate the party’s left-wing, which some critics have characterised as “unpatriotic”. The report suggests a rift within Labour over how the party presents its national identity and symbolism,…
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Turkey says Iran not target of pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
Turkey said its new defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed at Iran or any other country. The statement appears intended to counter concerns that the pact could deepen regional tensions or create a military bloc amid continuing instability in the Middle East. The three countries signed the agreement on Friday, establishing…
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Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino
Fifa has issued a fresh statement defending president Gianni Infantino, alleging a “concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president” amid growing scrutiny of his leadership. The statement came after Uefa confirmed on Saturday that a “departure payment” was made to a female employee allegedly linked romantically to Infantino during his…
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The real reason crime boss Daniel Kinahan is being flown home on the Government jet revealed as UNPRECEDENTED security operation launched ahead of Ireland’s most wanted criminal’s court appearance
Daniel Kinahan, head of Ireland’s notorious Kinahan drug cartel, is due to arrive back in the country on the Government’s new €53 million jet as part of what is being described as the biggest extradition operation in the history of the State. His return follows a new extradition treaty between Ireland and the United Arab…
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Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa has strongly criticised what it describes as a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine the organisation and its president, Gianni Infantino, following a Daily Telegraph report alleging that Infantino’s alleged lover received a severance payment from Uefa after an affair while he was its general secretary. The row comes as Infantino faces mounting pressure…