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Four Rwandans ‘granted refugee status in Britain over fears of persecution’
It comes ahead of a crunch week for Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill, which aims to prevent further legal challenge to the Government’s asylum policy.
Head of UNRWA calls on countries to reconsider ‘shocking’ pause in Gaza funding
Philippe Lazzarini said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is depended upon by more than two million people for their survival.
Vince McMahon resigns from WWE parent company after sex abuse lawsuit filed
A former employee has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the ex-WWE boss of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler.
Has the penny dropped? Ress-Mogg says new Brexit trade laws are ‘really stupid’
Those Brexit benefits just keep racking up, don't they? Even Jacob Rees-Mogg is balking at the latest set of regulations.
Alabama man shook violently during first nitrogen gas execution
Convicted killer Kenneth Eugene Smith convulsed in seizure-like spasms for at least two minutes of the 22-minute execution by nitrogen hypoxia.
Israel must comply with ‘profoundly serious’ ICJ ruling in full, Lammy says
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy called for an ‘end to extremist rhetoric’.
Michelle Mone has assets frozen as NCA probe continues
Assets linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have been frozen by the Crown Prosecution Service.
ICJ ruling celebrated by charity and campaign groups
More than 26,000 Palestinians have been killed, the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said on Friday.
Fox hunt suspended after Channel 4 drone exposes shocking footage
It comes amid warnings that trail hunting, where a scent is laid for hounds to follow, is being used as a “smokescreen” for the illegal hunting of foxes.