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  • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro indicted in New York on drugs and weapons charges

    Politics

    Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, will stand trial in the US, after both he and his wife were captured and flown out of the country by US special forces on Saturday morning. US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, has confirmed that both Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Bondi [...]

    President Donald Trump has threatened to move the 2028 Olympic Games away from LA, and has warned 2026 Fifa World Cup matches in Boston could be shifted out of state.
  • Israel-Iran conflict to dominate G7 meeting as Starmer calls for restraint

    Politics

    The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is likely to be high on the agenda as world leaders gather in Canada on Monday. Sir Keir Starmer said that the G7 meeting in Alberta would provide an opportunity for allies to make the case for de-escalation in the “fast moving” situation in the Middle East, with President Trump [...]

    Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Monday, killing at least four and wounding dozens more. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
  • The real reason young Albanians like me are coming to the UK illegally

    Opinion

    Growing up in Kukes in northern Albania, one of the poorest places in Europe, Gezim Hilaj watched as most of the young people he knew crossed to the UK in small boats. Here he argues that Keir Starmer’s return hubs won’t stop more Albanians doing the same In 2019, while I was studying hard to [...]

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