Tens of thousands of people take to streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025

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Event becomes biggest of its kind as more than 100,000 turn out to support its ‘existence and resistance’ theme

More than 100,000 people took to the streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025 on Saturday, making it the biggest such event in the world, organisers said.

The route wound through the centre of the capital’s most famous sites, taking in Regent’s Street, Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square. It concluded at Parliament Square with speakers including Heartstopper and Doctor Who actor Yasmin Finney.

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Dhaka crash: ‘A sound I’ve never heard – then the jet flew over my head’ – BBC

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  1. Dhaka crash: 'A sound I've never heard - then the jet flew over my head'  BBC
  2. Military jet in Bangladesh crashes into college killing nearly 20  USA Today
  3. Children Burned by Fighter Jet Crash in Bangladesh Die Days Later  The New York Times
  4. Student Says ‘Smoke and Screams Filled the Air’ as Jet Crashed into School Campus, Killing at Least 20  People.com
  5. A Bangladesh air force jet crashes into a school in Dhaka, killing at least 27 people  AP News
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Taiwanese political gridlock endures as China-friendly party survives recall vote – NPR

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  1. Taiwanese political gridlock endures as China-friendly party survives recall vote  NPR
  2. Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly lawmakers in closely watched poll  CNN
  3. 'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out  BBC
  4. Failed Bid to Oust Taiwan Lawmakers Gives China New Leverage  Bloomberg.com
  5. Taiwan Recall Campaign Fizzles, in a Setback to Its President  The New York Times
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French official tells paper Arab countries will condemn Hamas, trying to get Palestinian statehood recognized – Reuters

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  1. French official tells paper Arab countries will condemn Hamas, trying to get Palestinian statehood recognized  Reuters
  2. How France’s recognition of the state of Palestine could shift Middle East dynamics  AP News
  3. Extreme Hunger In Gaza. France To Recognize Palestinian State  NPR
  4. Trump shrugs off France’s recognition of Palestine as Rubio, prominent Republicans blast move  Fox News
  5. Macron Recognizes a Palestinian State. But to What End?  The New York Times
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Ex-US contractor says he saw IDF commit war crimes at aid sites; GHF rejects ‘false claims’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. Ex-US contractor says he saw IDF commit war crimes at aid sites; GHF rejects ‘false claims’  The Times of Israel
  2. Gaza aid site offered a 'women only' day. It didn't stop the killing  BBC
  3. 'I Witnessed War Crimes' in Gaza, U.S. Veteran and Former GHF Worker Tells BBC  Haaretz
  4. Jennifer O'Connell: Words like ‘humanitarian’ have lost all meaning. Let the images speak instead  The Irish Times
  5. 'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC  BBC
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Landlord who stabbed Palestinian American boy to death dies in prison

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Joseph Czuba sentenced to 53 years for murder of Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding of mother in October 2023

A landlord jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died.

Three months ago, Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years behind bars for the attack. He was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of the boy’s mother, Hanan Shaheen.

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Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Athens as residents told to evacuate

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People in Kryoneri, north-east of the Greek capital, receive SMS messages telling them to get to safe areas

A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s fire service reported.

Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 12.5 miles (20km) north-east of Athens, received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas, fire service spokesperson Vassilis Vathrakoyannis told reporters.

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Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece’s capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate – AP News

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  1. Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece's capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate  AP News
  2. Greece battles wildfires, evacuating residents near Athens  BBC
  3. Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Athens as residents told to evacuate  The Guardian
  4. Firefighting helicopter crashes into sea as wildfires burn in Greece  Euronews.com
  5. Wildfire prompts evacuations on Kythera island  eKathimerini.com
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Gaza aid site offered a ‘women only’ day. It didn’t stop the killing – BBC

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  1. Gaza aid site offered a 'women only' day. It didn't stop the killing  BBC
  2. Senate Democrats urge U.S. to stop funding GHF, resume support for UN food distribution in Gaza as more starve  CBS News
  3. Ex-US contractor says he saw IDF commit war crimes at aid sites; GHF rejects ‘false claims’  The Times of Israel
  4. 'I Witnessed War Crimes' in Gaza, U.S. Veteran and Former GHF Worker Tells BBC  Haaretz
  5. 'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC  BBC
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