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Leaders

Taylor Swift Makes Tearful 21-Minute Speech at Hall of Fame

Taylor Swift delivered a 21-minute emotional speech at the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, making her the youngest woman ever inducted.

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Medicine

Meningitis B Vaccine to Be Offered to a Million UK Young People

A million young people in the UK will be offered a vaccine to help protect against meningitis B, according to the BBC.

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Conflicts & Security

Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Deafness and Duet with Robert Smith

Olivia Rodrigo revealed she is 60% deaf in her left ear and released a duet with The Cure’s Robert Smith titled 'what’s wrong with me.'

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Conflicts & Security

Toronto police officer killed in shooting linked to US consulate attack

A Toronto police officer was shot and killed while investigating an attack on the U.S. consulate, which occurred in March. The incident has raised concerns over national security and led to heightened patrols in the city.

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Europe

London Council Seizes Social Housing Flat Rented by Sierra Leone First Lady

A social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council, according to The Guardian.

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Corporate

El Niño Threatens Weather Extremes, Scientists Confirm

El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say.

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Europe

Wegovy weight-loss pills available in UK for first time

Wegovy weight-loss pills are now available for patients in the UK to buy, making the country the first in Europe to approve the oral version of the drug. Emil Kongshøj Larsen of Novo Nordisk called it a 'landmark approval' that could boost obesity care.

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Big Tech

Everest Guide’s Miraculous Survival Sparks Questions

A Nepalese climbing guide who was presumed dead after being separated from his clients on Mount Everest has made a miraculous survival, raising questions about the high-altitude tourism industry, according to BBC.

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Asia Pacific

Furious Dispute Over What Caused Air India Flight 171 Crash

A year after Air India flight 171 crashed near Ahmedabad, killing 260 people, the official investigation has sparked a furious dispute over its integrity and credibility.

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Celebrity

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Split After 3 Years

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have quietly ended their three-year relationship, according to multiple insiders. The split, which reportedly occurred months ago, comes amid Grande’s ongoing Eternal Sunshine Tour and a new music milestone.

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Basketball

Murder of Lyhanna, 11, enrages France and turns up heat on government

France is facing growing public outrage over the murder of an 11-year-old girl, Lyhanna, whose alleged killer had been reported multiple times as a sex offender, according to the BBC.

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Conflicts & Security

300 migrants bound for UK kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal

More than 300 migrants heading to the UK were kidnapped, tortured, and threatened with forced organ removal, the BBC has learned.

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Asien-Pazifik

Sechs Länder verhängen Sanktionen gegen Siedlergewalt

Großbritannien, Australien, Kanada, Frankreich, Neuseeland und Norwegen haben koordinierte Sanktionen gegen Netzwerke verhängt, die Siedlergewalt im Westjordanland unterstützen.

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Asia Pacific

Six Countries Sanction Settler Violence Enablers in West Bank

The UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Norway have imposed coordinated sanctions targeting networks involved in settler violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to multiple statements.

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Leaders

Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows

Driving test booking rules in the UK have been tightened to prevent no-shows, with learners now restricted to swapping tests at the three nearest centers to their original booking. According to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), 64,500 practical driving tests went unclaimed last year.

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