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Two brothers jailed for killing 16-year-old boy with car in Sheffield

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T18:02:39+00:00

Zulkernain Ahmed was in pursuit of a group on bikes when he hit Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb, who was walking on pavementTwo brothers have been jailed for killing a 16-year-old boy who was “in the wrong place at the wrong time” when he was hit while walking by a car being deliberately driven at a group on bikes.Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb, who had come to the UK “in search of safety and a better life”, was hit by the vehicle, driven by 21-year-old Zulkernain Ahmed in Sheffield in June 2025. Continue reading...

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Ex-wife of Dubai ruler's nephew missing, says lawyer

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-04T18:01:54+00:00

British lawyer David Haigh lost contact with Zeynab Javadli on Tuesday and the BBC has been told her home in Dubai is locked and empty.

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John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling classified documents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:58:43+00:00

Justice department filed charges against Trump’s former adviser in 2025 as part of onslaught against president’s criticsUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJohn Bolton, the former US national security adviser who left Donald Trump’s first administration and became a staunch critic of the US president, has reached a plea agreement in a case criminally charging him with mishandling classified documents, according to a source familiar with the matter.The agreement, subject to court approval, will allow Bolton to plead guilty to one count of illegal re

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Original Abba members celebrate launch of expanded education programme in London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:44:53+00:00

Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad made a surprise appearance at a performance of Abba VoyageAbba Voyage concerts can be deafening enough. But when the real-life Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad made an appearance in the hall, which was packed with hundreds of schoolchildren, even security staff present were surprised by the din.On Tuesday, at the custom-built Abba Arena in east London, the virtual concert residency launched its expanded education programme, which aims to support young people across the area getting into creative industries. Continue reading...

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Original Abba members celebrate expansion of London education programme

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:44:53+00:00

Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad appeared at performance of Abba Voyage for schoolchildrenAbba Voyage concerts can be deafening enough. But when the real-life Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad made an appearance in the hall, which was packed with hundreds of schoolchildren, even the security staff present were surprised by the din.On Tuesday, at the custom-built Abba Arena in east London, the virtual concert residency launched its expanded education programme which aims to support young people across the area to get into the creative industries. Continue reading...

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Mexico’s ex-president accuses US of plotting to weaken governing party

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:42:15+00:00

Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Washington is using investigations into governors and propaganda to boost rivalsMexico’s former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has accused US officials of trying to weaken the governing party to strengthen the opposition, amid rising tensions between the two countries over Washington’s investigations into several Mexican governors.“Some US officials are plotting to weaken Morena and strengthen the right-wing opposition in Mexico with the aim of restoring a subservient, corrupt, mafia-like, and cruel government,” López Obrador wrote in a lengthy letter

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Canada endorses embattled marine park’s plan to relocate 30 beluga whales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:40:41+00:00

Beluga whales, which Marineland threatened to euthanize in 2025, will be moved to sanctuaries in Spain or across USCanada and an embattled marine park have reached a tentative deal on the future of 30 beluga whales, ending a saga that has captivated the public and angered animal rights groups.The federal fisheries ministry announced this week that all of Marineland’s belugas would be shipped to either Spain or one of four locations in the US, ending whale captivity in Canada. Continue reading...

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Business secretary attacks ‘entitlement’ of Starmer leadership rivals

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:40:35+00:00

Peter Kyle says British politics fails to reward political accomplishment and Labour risks aping Tory instabilityThe Labour party has not learned the right lessons from the Conservatives about changing leader, a senior cabinet minister has warned, saying in a swipe at potential challengers that “entitlement is not a qualification”.Peter Kyle, the business secretary, said he was worried that British politics “rewards the wrong behaviour” and there was little credit for the work of his own department, including negotiating trade deals, rescue packages for companies and preserving British industr

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Trump to use wartime powers to dole out $700m to coal industry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:28:06+00:00

US president accused of ‘putting polluters first’ by invoking Defense Production Act to prop up coal outputDonald Trump is to use a wartime presidential authority to hand $700m to coal-fired power plants in the US, the latest move by the president to bolster what he calls “beautiful clean coal” despite it being the dirtiest of fossil fuels.Trump is using the Defense Production Act, a cold war-era statute used to accelerate American industrial output in times of national need, to provide grants to more than a dozen existing coal plants across the US, including facilities capable of exporting co

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Former student arrested after man shot with crossbow at University of Surrey

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:22:26+00:00

Saudi national, 21, held on suspicion of attempted murder over incident at Manor Park student village in GuildfordA former University of Surrey student has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot with a crossbow in Guildford.The victim, who is in his 50s and a member of the university’s campus safety team, was seriously injured in the incident and is being treated at Royal Surrey County hospital close to the scene of the shooting. Continue reading...

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Britain’s only female naval commando among victims of Devon helicopter crash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:20:00+00:00

Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, Lt Cmdr Chris Grayson and Petty Officer Owen Green died during Royal Navy training exerciseBritain’s only serving female naval commando has been named as one of the three people who died in a helicopter crash during a military training exercise in Devon on Wednesday.The victims have been named by the Ministry of Defence as Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, Lt Cmdr Chris Gayson, 42, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24. Continue reading...

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Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-04T17:11:56+00:00

In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the ill and bury the dead, but some residents are still in denial that the disease is even real.

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«Русская платина» вложит в Черногорское месторождение 500 млрд рублей

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-04T17:10:19+00:00

Компания «Русская платина» Мусы Бажаева планирует начать добычу руды и производство концентратов на Черногорском месторождении на Таймыре в ноябре 2026 г. Об этом рассказал сам Бажаев на ПМЭФ-2026. По его словам, инвестиции в проект составят 500 млрд руб.

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