Court of appeal says it cannot rule on which identical twin fathered a child

One twin wanted to take parental responsibility from the other for child P after both had sex with child’s mother

A woman who had sex with identical twins within four days of each other is unable to ensure one of them takes parental responsibility because it is “not possible” to know which is the father, the court of appeal has said.

One of the twins was registered as the father on the birth certificate of the child, referred to as P. His identical twin, along with the mother, sought to take over parental responsibility by asking the court of appeal to overturn a previous family court decision.

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Car finance victims to get an average £830 payout but fewer loans eligible

City regulator reduces number of loan agreements in line for compensation from 14m to 12m

Victims of the car finance scandal will be in line for payouts worth £830 on average, as the City regulator tightened the rules of its compensation scheme to cover fewer contracts.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released the final details of its planned redress programme, saying it had narrowed the number of loan agreements eligible for payouts from 14m to 12.1m contracts.

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TV star’s AI porn allegations spark national debate in Germany

Collien Fernandes accuses ex-husband, Christian Ulmen, of sharing sexually explicit deepfake images of her online

A high-profile German TV star’s allegations that her ex-husband spread AI-generated pornographic images of her have triggered a national debate and put pressure on the government to tighten laws around digital violence against women.

In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent TV presenter and producer, of impersonating her online for years and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images.

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Air Canada CEO to resign after backlash to video tribute of pilots killed in crash

Michael Rousseau faced mockery for speaking English and not French while addressing fatal LaGuardia airport crash

The head of Canada’s largest airline is stepping down after his video tribute to pilots killed in a fatal collision became a public relations nightmare for Air Canada, prompting a wave of mockery and indignation at him from both the public and politicians for not speaking French.

Air Canada’s CEO, Michael Rousseau, will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, the company said Monday. He will continue to lead the company and serve on the board of directors until that time, the carrier said.

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Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East

Unlikely grouping of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey steps up efforts to broker ceasefire and curb dominance of Iran and Israel

The meeting on Sunday of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Islamabad not only represented the best hope for a ceasefire in Iran but was also the embryo for a new order designed to curb Israeli and Iranian dominance after the war.

Although the four nations have met as a quartet before, the one-day meeting of foreign ministers in Islamabad on Sunday was, in a way, the official opening ceremony of an initiative that is intriguing diplomats.

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US quadruple amputee cornhole pro suspected of murder had ‘a dark side’, ex-girlfriend claims

Tori Mattingly told TMZ Dayton Webber would ‘lash out’ at her during four-year relationship that ended in 2025

A woman who claims she was romantically involved with a quadruple-amputee cornhole champion and the man he is accused of shooting dead in a murder case grabbing national attention has spoken of dating both of them – and said the accused killer had “a dark side”.

Tori Mattingly told TMZ in an interview published over the weekend that Dayton Webber would “lash out” at her during their four-year relationship. That relationship ended in February 2025 before she dated Bradrick Wells, the alleged victim of a deadly shooting in Webber’s car in suburban Washington DC on 22 March.

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Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas

  • Football federation president on the run with wife and son

  • Conviction in absentia of wide-ranging corruption charges

Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the president of the country’s football federation, Fecofoot, after he was convicted of embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds.

Mayolas is on the run with his wife and son after they were all sentenced to life imprisonment this month for embezzling funds provided by world football’s governing body as part of its Covid-19 relief plan in February 2021. As the Guardian revealed last year, that included almost $500,000 earmarked for the Congo women’s team.

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Israel assassinates three journalists in Lebanon; Iranian universities and energy sites targeted; Cuban oil embargo broken – Givebutter

  1. Israel assassinates three journalists in Lebanon; Iranian universities and energy sites targeted; Cuban oil embargo broken  Givebutter
  2. Israeli airstrike kills 3 journalists covering war in southern Lebanon  PBS
  3. These Are the Journalists Israel Has Killed Since the Start of the Iran War  time.com
  4. Israel Admits It Posted Photoshopped Photo of Slain Journalist as Evidence That He Was Part of Hezbollah  Truthout
  5. Report from Beirut: “Hearts Are Very, Very Heavy” After Israeli Strikes Target Journalists, Medics  Democracy Now!
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Iran’s attacks on aluminum producers are sending ‘shockwaves’ through the metals market – CNBC

  1. Iran's attacks on aluminum producers are sending 'shockwaves' through the metals market  CNBC
  2. Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit  BBC
  3. Aluminum Is the New Oil. These Stocks Are Soaring.  Barron's
  4. Aluminium hits four-year peak after Iran attacks Middle East smelters  reuters.com
  5. These stocks are surging as the next hot play on the Iran war  MarketWatch
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He Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, Joseph Kabila Is a Hunted Man. – The New York Times

  1. He Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, Joseph Kabila Is a Hunted Man.  The New York Times
  2. Kabila warns of ‘Sudanisation’ of DRC  The EastAfrican
  3. Joseph Kabila: From Congo Kingmaker to Hunted Dissident  streamlinefeed.co.ke
  4. UNICEF urges stronger protection for children and aid workers in eastern DR Congo  eastleighvoice.co.ke
  5. Kabila speaks out on Goma drone attack, slams ‘Tshisekedi’s tyranny’  eastleighvoice.co.ke
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Haifa refinery hit in latest Iranian missile barrage, Bazan group confirms – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Haifa refinery hit in latest Iranian missile barrage, Bazan group confirms  The Jerusalem Post
  2. ADAMA says its plant in southern Israel is the one that was hit in Iranian missile attack  The Times of Israel
  3. Iran hits Israeli oil refinery as Trump escalates threats in widening regional war  PBS
  4. Missile hits fuel tanker at Israel's Oil Refineries  Reuters
  5. Eight wonded in central Israel following Iranian cluster munition strike  The Jerusalem Post
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German leader raises prospect of many Syrians returning home as the country’s president visits – AP News

  1. German leader raises prospect of many Syrians returning home as the country's president visits  AP News
  2. Germany news: Merz and Syrian president talk refugee returns  dw.com
  3. Merz criticised after calling for Syrians in Germany to ‘go back’ home  The Guardian
  4. Germany's Merz says Berlin will work with Syria to return refugees  Reuters
  5. Germany's Merz says 80 percent of Syrian immigrants should return home  France 24
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Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds

Survey also found 65% of gen Z think ‘things are better if men do paid work and women do care work’

Younger fathers are more likely to cling to outdated ideas that frame men as the money earners and women as caregivers, new research has found.

The Australian State of the World’s Fathers report is based on a global survey of 8,000 parents, with 533 from Australia.

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Israel suspends battalion over attack on CNN journalists – dw.com

  1. Israel suspends battalion over attack on CNN journalists  dw.com
  2. Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’  The New York Times
  3. IDF pulls entire battalion from West Bank action after alleged assault of CNN crew  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel punishes a military unit that assaulted a CNN crew in the West Bank  AP News
  5. IDF suspending Netzah Yehuda reservists following CNN team debacle  The Jerusalem Post
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Recent $167m lottery winner arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 in Kentucky

Burglary arrest was James Farthing’s latest run-in with the law after winning the Powerball jackpot last year

A man who recently won a $167m Powerball lottery jackpot stands accused of stealing the relatively paltry sum of $12,000 after breaking into a house in his home state of Kentucky on Saturday, according to authorities who arrested him.

James Farthing’s arrest on Saturday on counts of burglary and illicit marijuana possession reportedly was at least his third since winning Kentucky’s most lucrative lottery prize ever.

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JD Vance says aliens are ‘demons’ and details obsession with UFOs

Vice-president promises ‘to get to the bottom of’ reports of US government files about unidentified flying objects

JD Vance, the vice-president of the United States, said this weekend that he considers aliens to be “demons”.

As the war in Iran continues, petrol and grocery prices soar and chaos continues at US airports as a partial government shutdown endures, Vance appeared on the conservative Benny Show podcast, released Saturday, to promise that he would spend time looking into what he called his “obsession” with UFOs and extraterrestrial visitors.

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