The Independent

Trump approval rating drops to record low in new poll

Pessimism about the US economy and the impact of war in Iran driving record low numbers #uspolitics #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Iran fuel tanker explosion leaves 11 dead and seven injured

The fuel tanker explosion occurred late on Saturday night #middleeast #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Iran-US war latest: Tehran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz after US strikes Iranian oil tankers

The latest exchange of attacks followed an escalation in the past week which threatens to deepen the conflict #middleeast #world Read full article on The Inde...

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Egyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in drugs case

Khalifa is best known for hosting ‘Mission Impossible’, a programme focused on crime and security #middleeast #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Germany braced for political earthquake as far-right AfD eyes first taste of power

Germany’s AfD party is on course to win a state election this weekend, creating a problem for the rest of the country’s political parties, writes James C. Reyno...

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoys set to meet Zelensky in Kyiv after ‘highly useful’ Putin talks

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are visiting Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend #europe #world Read full article on The Independent →

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner set for talks in Kyiv after meeting with Putin in Moscow

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive in Kyiv as part of a renewed diplomatic push to hold talks over Russia’s war against Ukraine #ame...

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‘What’s going on with Trump’s hair?’ Internet puzzled over president’s new brunette coiffure

President has long had to dispel speculation about his hair, including whether it’s fake #uspolitics #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Hegseth promises to protect military members who deliver religious greetings at Air Force base

The Pentagon chief warned that the Air Force ‘will confront this’ #uspolitics #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab

Many Trump supporters believe the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases covered up a lab leak in Wuhan that they believe...

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Robin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem, dies at 85

Robin Morgan is considered ‘one of the architects of the contemporary women’s movement’ #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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New Mexico man killed his cousin during argument over heat of their enchiladas: cops

Ervin Gutierrez, 22, allegedly fatally shot his cousin Nathaniel Cavazos, 25, after coming over to an Albuquerque apartment for dinner #uscrimenews #americas #...

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Part of the Kennedy Center’s ceiling collapses – sparking calls to allow Trump’s renovations

‘President Trump has been right: America’s cultural center needs to close, renovate, and be restored—now,’ the Kennedy Center said in a statement #uspolitics #...

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Two killed as Greek air force jet crashes at annual air show near Athens

The crash of the twin-seat Phantom F4 jet occurred during a low-altitude manoeuvre #europe #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files

It’s not clear who created the site, but the Republican National Committee pinned the blame on Democrats #uspolitics #americas #world Read full article on The...

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RFK Jr finally admits that measles was the cause of infant’s death in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is one of three states, alongside South Carolina and Utah, that have been hit the hardest by measles this year #uspolitics #americas #world Read...

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Trump team must give 48 hours notice before starting construction on DC arch, judge rules

The Trump administration claims the announced work at the site will only be standard archaeological analysis in preparation for construction #uspolitics #ameri...

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Trump gets testy and calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’ when pressed on length of fight

The president argued the conflict was minor compared to something like the Vietnam war and said the U.S. had ‘essentially taken over’ the country #uspolitics #...

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Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center is blaming “decades of neglect” for causing part of the ceiling to collapse in the performing arts venue's grand foyer #a...

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Argentine couple to return Nazi-looted portrait to Jewish collector’s family after 80 years

Portrait of a Lady, looted by the Nazis during World War II, has been cleared for return #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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‘Dead fish’ smell in Massachusetts town is so bad they are taking property owner to court

‘I would describe it as the worst smell you get at the seashore,’ the town administrator said #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Iranian death row prisoner smuggles out desperate plea to the world: Do not forget about us

Exclusive: From behind the bars of a brutal Iranian prison, a political dissident awaiting execution describes life behind bars – and says the war with the US h...

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Georgia cop reveals why he shot dead a family’s pet donkey

The officer has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation #uscrimenews #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Tetris owner lashes out at Trump team over ‘Build the Wall’ arcade game on new White House site

The company stressed that it had no role in creating the game and added that it takes ‘copyright infringement very seriously’ #uspolitics #americas #world Rea...

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Suspected guerrilla drone attack kills at least three soldiers in Colombia

Local authorities blamed the attack on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN) #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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New York gallery says Alaska Airlines ruined half a million dollars in Japanese artwork: suit

Exclusive: Eleven paintings were ‘soaked and sustained significant damage’ when they were transferred between flights during a rainstorm in Honolulu, according...

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US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after two of its warships targeted with missiles

Central Command told Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ‘If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost’ #uspolitics #ame...

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Congo wedding party horror as major fire kills at least 22 people

The fire started late on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday #africa #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Meet the young Iranian protestors facing execution

As Iran ramps up executions of protestors, Amirhossein Miresmaeili speaks to the families and friends of those on death row #middleeast #world Read full artic...

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Illinois mom murdered her toddler son after becoming ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy case, cops say

The woman reportedly told police that she believed her child was ‘the devil’ or ‘the anti-Christ’ #uscrimenews #americas #world Read full article on The Indep...

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More Americans are identifying as Democrats in latest troubling sign for Trump and the midterms

Democrats now hold their largest party-affiliation advantage over Republicans in years #uspolitics #americas #world Read full article on The Independent →

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Elon Musk launches his steering wheel-free gold Tesla Cybercabs onto US streets

Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs missing steering wheels and brake pedals onto Austin, Texas, streets Thursday in a bet Americans will get over t...

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AI companies are dumping $265M into the midterms as data center backlash sweeps through communities

‘The moral of the story is, trying to bypass communities in developing these data centers is not working, and they’re going to take it to the polls,’ said one e...

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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows the true size of all countries

Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection #world Read full article on The Independe...

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Serbian club punished by Uefa over fan chants in honour of war criminal Ratko Mladic

Ratko Mladic died last week at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence for genocide #football #sport Read full article on The Independent →

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