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Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda branded ‘evil’ amid furious backlash

Priti Patel is met by delegates as she arrives in Rwanda / PA Evening Standard By David Bond Government plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing were described as “evil” on Thursday as ministers faced a backlash over their latest attempt to stem the flow of illegal migrants crossing the Channel. Hours

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Putin says Western sanctions over Ukraine create opportunities for Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin By Anadolu Agency Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict can create new opportunities for Russia, the country’s President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting on Arctic zone development in Moscow, Putin stressed that Russia has the resources and potential to cope with any problems it faces, adding that

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Ali Harbi Ali will die in prison life sentence for murder of MP Sir David Amess

Provided by Evening Standard Ali Harbi Ali has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering Sir David Amess Metropolitan Police/PA Media The Somali UK born stabbed the Conservative MP Sir David Amess to death in a terrorist attack has been handed a whole life sentence. Ali Harbi Ali will die in prison. Ali

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Humbled British PM apologises after fine for lockdown birthday bash

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street after attending a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Downing Street, London, Britain, April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised but defied calls to resign on Tuesday after being fined for breaking coronavirus

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Potential far-right victory in France seen as threat to EU

File- French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen leaves her campaign headquarters in Paris, Monday, April 11, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron, the incumbent president with strong pro-European views, and Marine Le Pen, an anti-immigration nationalist, couldn’t have more radically opposed visions of the EU. A win for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential

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U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North – official

The USS Abraham Lincoln deploys from San Diego Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo By Reuters The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, a U.S. official said, after South Korean media reported that the ships were deployed amid

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Urgent police appeal launched after woman raped in Shepherds Bush

Provided by Metro Detectives want to trace Salad Ahmed Mohamed after a woman reported being raped in a car (Picture: Google/Met Police) Metro By Sean Seddon Police urgently want to trace this man after a woman was raped in London. Detectives want to speak to Salad Ahmed Mohamed following an attack last week. The offence

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Biden aims at ‘ghost gun’ violence with new federal rule

President Joe Biden holds pieces of a 9mm pistol as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. Biden announced a final version of the administration’s ghost gun rule, which comes with the White House and the Justice Department under growing pressure to crack down on gun

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British lawmaker Imran Ahmad Khan guilty of sexually assaulting boy

British MP Imran Ahmad Khan arrives at Southwark Crown Court to stand trial over sex offence claims, in London, Britain, April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra By Reuters A British lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative party was found guilty on Monday of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy after trying to force him to

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Man found guilty of murdering UK lawmaker David Amess

Credit: PA Sir David Amess Conservative MP. By Reuters A ‘fanatical Islamist’, who was inspired by Islamic State, was found guilty on Monday of murdering British lawmaker David Amess, who was knifed to death in a frenzied attack inside a church where he was meeting voters. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, a British citizen and son

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