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Video: Trump orders the re-opening of notorious Alcatraz prison
US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to re-open and expand the infamous Alcatraz prison.
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Israel plans ‘conquest’ of Gaza in expanded offensive
Reports say Israel now eyeing occupation of entire enclave, control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians.
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Will Pahalgam attack prolong detention of Kashmiri political prisoners?
Hopes that last year's vote would lead to their release crushed since April 22 killings and crackdown by Indian forces.
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German police crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters in Berlin
Video shows German police clashing with pro-Palestinian protesters during Gaza solidarity rallies in Berlin
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Trump orders rebuilding and reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison in US
Now an important tourist site, the California federal penitentiary has been shut for more than six decades.
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Australia’s Albanese says he had ‘warm’ call with Trump after election win
Australian prime minister says he discussed tariffs and AUKUS security partnership in call with US president.
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Video: Yemen’s Houthis vow to impose a ‘full aerial blockade’ on Israel
Yemen's Houthi rebels vow to keep firing missiles at Ben Gurion airport to impose a ‘full aerial blockade’ on Israel.
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Storm kills 10 in China as tourist boats capsize
Noting string of fatal incidents, President Xi Jinping calls for stronger safety measures for tourism and public events.
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Skype shuts down on May 5: Ever wondered why it was called Skype?
Skype, once a leading video-calling platform, is set to shut down on May 5. How well do you know its history?
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Hield, Warriors win Game 7 against Rockets to advance in NBA playoffs
Buddy Hield's 33 points allowed Golden State to knock out Houston, while Indiana upset Cleveland in series opener.
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Piastri beats Norris at F1 Miami GP to extend championship lead
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri won his fourth race of 2025, beating teammate Lando Norris in an action-packed Miami GP.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,166
These are the key events on day 1,166 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Who are the main contenders to be the next pope?
Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.
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Trump says Mexico’s Sheinbaum refused US troop offer out of fear of cartels
US president makes claim after Mexican leader says her country's sovereignty 'not for sale.'
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Trump says he will put 100% tariff on all foreign films
US president claims that Hollywood is undergoing a 'very fast death' despite raking in $30bn in revenues in 2024.
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Brazil police arrest two suspects over Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
Police believe attackers targeted LGBTQ fans attending American star’s free concert on Rio’s Copacabana Beach.
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Starving under Israel’s siege – what is next for the people of Gaza?
Dozens of people are already dead from starvation as Israel bars trucks with food and aid.
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Johnson & Hancock awarded Nobel prize for work on ‘not following the science’
The thorny question of whether or not the UK government was really following the science has been solved by this year’s Nobel Laureates.
Johnson and Hancock’s valuable research over the last 18 months hypothesised what would happen if senior members of a government told everyone they were following the science but, in fact, were ‘not following the science at all.’
A spokesperson for the Nobel medicine Committee said the UK team’s ‘doing the exact opposite’ research project allowed us to make sense for the first time the government thinking behind such policies as:
– The ‘delay in taking any action whatsoever’ strategy
– The ‘not stopping flights coming to the UK from Wuhan until the day before the Chinese locked down the city; strategy
– The ‘Boris Johnson still shaking hands despite warnings from the Spi-behavioural group’ strategy
– The ‘let’s go for herd immunity’ strategy
– The ‘don’t bother with facemasks’ strategy
– The ‘we’re not listening to the WHO’ strategy
– The ;send PPE to China even though we might need it’ strategy
– The ‘abandoning the idea of a circuit-break lockdown’ strategy
– The ‘let massive sporting events with massive crowds go ahead’ strategy
The spokesperson also praised the Johnson & Hancock team for investigating what caused some cabinet ministers such as Rishi Sunak to go completely rogue, although they didn’t have time to come to any firm conclusions. He set up his EAT OUT TO HELP OUT strategy without asking any scientists or any advice whatsoever.
‘This is understandable as it would have detracted from the already excellent hypothesis that the team had on their main subject’, said the spokseperson. ‘However, they’ve not ruled out further explorations into the ‘I’m a minister, I’ll do what I f*cking well want if it means getting the cash tills of business ringing,’ strategy.’
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Fears for life expectancy in Scotland triggered by Scottish Widows getting so much younger
Population forecasters are tinkling in their tighty whities. The clearest indication yet that life expectancy in Scotland is plummeting has sent shockwaves through the back of a fag packet totter community.
Experts in looking at women and assessing their relative ages examined Scottish Widows adverts over the past few decades and have declared that they are definitely getting younger. Professor Iain James explained, ‘We went back all of the way to the the 1980s and had a stab at guessing the ages of each Scottish Widow smirking knowingly in her black hooded cape.
‘What we found was shocking. Firstly, there was not one wrinkly old Scottish Widow with missing teeth in her 70s. There was one who might have been in her late forties, but her skin was as smooth as a plump haggis and her perfect white teeth glistened in the Glasgow rain.
‘But I’m afraid it gets much sexier. You can see that every few years each one is replaced with a younger model: Early forties; then late thirties; and by the 2010s she is early thirties, tops.
‘In the latest Scottish Widows advert she looks about 23. That can’t mean anything else other than the men they were married to are dying much, much younger than we had previously dared consider.
‘At these rates, we estimate the population of Scotland will be -17 in 2041.’
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