Russell Brand faces significant prison term for rape and sexual assaults – AP News

  1. Russell Brand faces significant prison term for rape and sexual assaults  AP News
  2. Russell Brand sentencing: Follow live  BBC
  3. Russell Brand faces sentencing and significant prison term for rape and sexual assaults  kare11.com
  4. Bear Grylls addresses Russell Brand's baptism, calls victims 'heroes of the day' after verdict  Fox News
  5. Russell Brand sentencing for rape and sexual assault: Follow live  BBC
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He fought France’s far right for half a century. Now Mélenchon’s presidential bid may hand it power – AP News

  1. He fought France's far right for half a century. Now Mélenchon's presidential bid may hand it power  AP News
  2. 'We must change everything,' French far-left presidential candidate Mélenchon says  France 24
  3. French presidential hopeful Melenchon pledges economic stimulus, renews NATO exit call  Reuters
  4. Jean-Luc Mélenchon puts Gaza at heart of foreign policy proposals, sidelines Ukraine  Le Monde.fr
  5. ‘Radical’ or ‘hero’?: France debates leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon  Al Jazeera
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Woman says Al Fayed’s brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate – BBC

  1. Woman says Al Fayed's brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate  BBC
  2. Mohamed Al Fayed's brother Salah 'trafficked and assaulted ex Harrods worker'  The Independent
  3. Woman says she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Al Fayed’s brother  The Independent
  4. Woman claims she was trafficked to the Highlands and assaulted by Fayed brother  The Scotsman
  5. Mohamed Al-Fayed's brother 'drugged and abused' woman at Highland estate  The National Scot
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Ukraine Peace Talks Resume This Week in Abu Dhabi – The New York Times

  1. Ukraine Peace Talks Resume This Week in Abu Dhabi  The New York Times
  2. US-led peace talks for Russia and Ukraine will look at security guarantees for both sides  AP News
  3. Europe to join U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, defying Kremlin objections  NPR
  4. Europeans join Abu Dhabi talks in bid to thwart Russian security demands  Financial Times
  5. Ukraine war briefing: post war ‘security guarantees’ a key focus in upcoming Abu Dhabi talks, says Rubio  The Guardian
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Man accused of killing 6 in far-right shooting rampage dies in hospital, Polish police say – NBC News

  1. Man accused of killing 6 in far-right shooting rampage dies in hospital, Polish police say  NBC News
  2. Krakow Main Square shooting suspect dies in hospital, police say  Yahoo
  3. Krakow mass shooter dies as political dispute over motives builds  Reuters
  4. Kraków shooting suspect who killed six has died, say police in Poland  The Guardian
  5. Krakow shooting rampage suspect dies amid hunt for motive  Yahoo
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Rubio says Iranians making ‘outrageous and ridiculous’ demands in negotiations – The Times of Israel

  1. Rubio says Iranians making ‘outrageous and ridiculous’ demands in negotiations  The Times of Israel
  2. Rubio sees little hope of diplomatic breakthrough to Mideast deadlock amid 'outrageous' Iranian demands  CNBC
  3. Live - Iran defends two-day offer to restart talks, says US must lift blockade  Iran International
  4. Rubio Sees No Iran Breakthrough as Trump Downplays Strikes  Bloomberg.com
  5. Trump ‘holds all the cards’ in war against Iran’s regime, White House says  Fox News
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Tens of thousands march in Amsterdam, pressing the Dutch government on Gaza and Israel – AP News

  1. Tens of thousands march in Amsterdam, pressing the Dutch government on Gaza and Israel  AP News
  2. ‘We Support Hamas’ sign seen in Amsterdam as 200,000 protest against Dutch Israel policy  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Hundreds of thousands join Amsterdam’s ‘Red Line’ protest against Israel  Al Jazeera
  4. ‘Stop the genocide’: Tens of thousands rally in Amsterdam to support Palestinians  The Times of Israel
  5. 'End the Genocide': 200,000 March for Gaza in Amsterdam  Common Dreams
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‘It’s a feeling of being screwed over’: once-quiet village despairs over ‘monster’ warehouse

Residents of Astley in Greater Manchester will tell public inquiry next week of ‘cacophony’ of noise causing sleep deprivation and depression

When Stephen Retford retired from the police in 2006, he looked forward to a quiet life after nearly three decades catching villains. But now the former detective has landed another big case – one that is extremely close to home.

“It’s the total injustice of it,” the 70-year-old seethed, staring up at the 18-metre-high mega-warehouse that looms over the quiet village of Astley in Greater Manchester. Residents are up in arms about the “monster” construction, likening it to having a “cruise ship in our back garden”.

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Kraków shooting suspect who killed six has died, say police in Poland

Terrorism investigation was opened after a 24-year-old opened fire in a market square on the weekend

A gunman suspected of killing six people in a popular market square in Kraków has died in hospital, Polish police said early on Monday.

The suspect, a 24-year-old named in local media as Michal O who authorities say was probably inspired by far-right ideologies, had been wounded in a shootout with police and had been in critical condition in hospital.

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