At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea – NBC News

  1. At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea  NBC News
  2. 250 missing as boat carrying Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants sinks in Indian Ocean  BBC
  3. Hundreds missing after Rohingya refugee boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN  Al Jazeera
  4. About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea  The Guardian
  5. Rohingya survivor recounts ordeal as 250 missing in Andaman sea tragedy  Reuters
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Scottish ultrarunning champion dies during Highlands record attempt

David Parrish, who won Cape Wrath Ultra in 2023, had been attempting gruelling route again as fundraising challenge

A 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to beat the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.

David Parrish, a former Royal Marine, was trying to become the fastest man to complete the Cape Wrath trail, one of Britain’s most gruelling race routes.

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Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’

President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran

Donald Trump has threatened to row back on the trade deal the US signed with the UK last year, in his latest salvo against the British government over sharp differences about the US’s approach to the Middle East.

The US president said the economic deal struck with the UK, which cut some of his tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel, was “better than I had to” and that it could “always be changed”.

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Israel’s Top Court Hears Petitions to Remove Ben-Gvir Over Alleged Police Politicization – Haaretz

  1. Israel's Top Court Hears Petitions to Remove Ben-Gvir Over Alleged Police Politicization  Haaretz
  2. With Iran War on Pause, Political Battle Resumes Over Israeli Democracy  The New York Times
  3. High Court weighs petitions urging Ben Gvir’s ouster, but seems hesitant to back them  The Times of Israel
  4. ‘Nation chose the Right’: Ben-Gvir defends role, blasts A-G at High Court hearing  The Jerusalem Post
  5. High Court Weighs Ben Gvir Dismissal Over Temple Mount Status Quo  i24NEWS
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How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto

Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry

A thumping electronic beat provides the soundtrack to the video as Nigel Farage appears in front of a bank of screens.

At first glance, it could be yet another of the Reform UK leader’s “second jobs” – whether promoting gold as a pension fallback or recording Cameo videos. And in a sense, it is: Farage is promoting a £2m cryptocurrency purchase by a company in which he has £215,000 invested, Stack BTC.

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North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns

Pyongyang making ‘very serious’ progress on producing weapons, with rapid rise in activity at main nuclear complex

North Korea has made “very serious” progress in its ability to produce more nuclear weapons, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has said, in another sign that the regime is seeking to use its nuclear arsenal to ensure its survival.

North Korea is thought to have assembled about 50 nuclear warheads, although some experts are sceptical of its claims that it is able to miniaturise them so they can be attached to long-range ballistic missiles.

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Paris art enthusiast wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle

Ari Hodara bought his ticket at the weekend after finding out about the raffle by chance while dining out

A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out on Tuesday he had won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than €1m with a €100 raffle ticket.

“How do I check that it’s not a hoax?” said Ari Hodara, 58, after organisers called him following the draw at Christie’s auction house in the French capital.

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Gina Rinehart’s son says he wants to be a ‘united family’ in olive branch to mother after court ruling

John Hancock welcomes findings on ownership of mines and companies although judge says dispute should be determined in private arbitration

Gina Rinehart’s son has said he wants to reunite his family after a landmark court case left a long-running feud over ownership of mines and companies unresolved.

The Western Australian supreme court on Wednesday found Rinehart’s children were at one point set to inherit 49% of her company and said their ownership claims should be determined in separate proceedings.

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