Former IRA bomber says Gerry Adams was senior figure in organisation

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Former Sinn Féin leader being sued by three men injured in IRA bombings in 1976 and 1996

A convicted IRA bomber has told a court that Gerry Adams was a senior figure in the organisation despite the former Sinn Féin leader’s claims to the contrary.

Adams, 77, is being sued for symbolic “vindicatory” damages of £1 each by John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, who were injured respectively in the 1973 Old Bailey bombing, and the London Docklands and Manchester bombings in 1996.

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Trump names Erika Kirk to key advisory board of US Air Force Academy

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Widow of murdered rightwing activist Charlie Kirk replaces husband on 16-member panel of military training facility

Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of murdered rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, to a key advisory board of the US Air Force Academy.

The 37-year-old joins a number of other loyalists to the president on the 16-member panel of the academy’s board of visitors, which according to its website “inquires into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and other matters” of the Colorado Springs military training facility.

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Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is among three of Iran’s former political prisoners and more than 100 Iranians living in the UK who have urged the British prime minister not to get drawn further into the Iran conflict.

They are all signatories in a letter to Keir Starmer saying the way the war is being conducted is strengthening the regime in Tehran.

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Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says – BBC

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  1. Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says  BBC
  2. Russia's deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds  Reuters
  3. Russia Committed Crimes Against Humanity in Transferring Ukrainian Children, UN Inquiry Says  The Moscow Times
  4. Putin’s child snatching is crime against humanity, UN says  The Times
  5. Canada should spotlight abducted Ukrainian children in peace talks  Policy Options
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