Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia

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Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European Commission

The jury of the Venice Biennale has quit just days before the prestigious art exhibition is due to begin, amid a row over the decision to allow Russia to participate.

The resignation of the five-member international jury was announced late on Thursday in a brief statement by the Venice Biennale organisers, and came a day after the Italian culture ministry sent inspectors to Venice in search of information about the decision to allow Russia to have a pavilion at the event.

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Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism

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Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media posts

Two women standing as Green party candidates in the local elections have been arrested over alleged antisemitic social media posts.

The women, running in seats for Lambeth council, south London, were arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning.

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UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack

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Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s assessment means terror attack thought to be ‘highly likely’

The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre after the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is thought to be “highly likely”.

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, described Wednesday’s attack as a vile act of terrorism. “Today, the national threat level has increased to ‘severe’, which means a terrorist attack is considered highly likely,” she said.

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Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for US surgeon general

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US president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the post

Donald Trump on Thursday pulled his nominee to become the US surgeon general, Casey Means, and replaced her.

The US president said that Means will continue to fight for the so-called Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement spearheaded by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. He stated this was despite opposition from Bill Cassidy, the Republican US senator of Louisiana, to Means’s nomination.

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Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump to remain in custody

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Cole Tomas Allen, 31, allegedly stormed the White House correspondents’ association dinner

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump by rushing the black-tie press gala in Washington DC at the weekend where the US president was a guest, agreed on Thursday to remain in custody while his federal criminal case moves forward.

The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was not planning immediately to contest prosecutors’ arguments that he was a danger to the community and should remain in jail, his attorney, Tezira Abe, said during a federal court hearing in the capital.

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Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say – CBS News

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  1. Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say  CBS News
  2. US Navy warship lost power and propulsion for hours, defense official says  CNN
  3. USS Higgins fire: What caused blaze on Indo-Pacific Command's destroyer? What we know so far  Hindustan Times
  4. Fire knocks out power and propulsion on US Navy destroyer in Pacific  Türkiye Today
  5. Engineering Fire Disables USS Higgins Destroyer in Indo-Pacific  HarianBasis.co
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German artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88

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Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of work

The German artist Georg Baselitz, whose expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim and the admiration of politicians in high office, has died aged 88.

The Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, which had a longstanding professional relationship with the artist, confirmed his death on Thursday. It said Baselitz had “defined German visual art for a generation” and had died peacefully.

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Starmer calls on public to ‘open their eyes to Jewish pain’ in wake of Golders Green attack

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The prime minister also accused anyone marching alongside Hamas supporters of ‘venerating the murder of Jews’

Keir Starmer has called on people to “open their eyes to Jewish pain” in the wake of the Golders Green terror attack, and accused anyone marching alongside supporters of Hamas of “venerating the murder of Jews”.

The prime minister made his strongest ever remarks on antisemitism after visiting the area of the attacks for a meeting with emergency workers and community leaders.

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