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Rain, running and red: Photos of the week

Rain, running and red: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Ents & Arts
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Jodi Picoult: ‘It’s not a badge of honour to be banned’

Jodi Picoult: ‘It’s not a badge of honour to be banned’

Bestselling American author Jodi Picoult has said “the loss of free speech is a...

Sports
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Five storylines to watch at the French Open

Five storylines to watch at the French Open

All eyes will be on Rafael Nadal as the French Open's finest champion makes his...

Ents & Arts
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An Indian tale of love and sisterhood unfolds at Cannes

An Indian tale of love and sisterhood unfolds at Cannes

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s new film opens with street scenes of contemporary...

Middle East
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No sign Israel will change course after Gaza ruling

No sign Israel will change course after Gaza ruling

This was the outcome Israel sought to avoid: a demand to halt a military operation...

Football
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Barcelona sack Xavi with Flick set to replace him

Barcelona sack Xavi with Flick set to replace him

Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi with former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick set...

US & Canada
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Veteran sketch artists have never seen a trial like Trump's

Veteran sketch artists have never seen a trial like Trump's

It is only through their deft hands and keen eyes that the world gets a peek into...

Ents & Arts
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Alec Baldwin request to drop Rust manslaughter case denied

Alec Baldwin request to drop Rust manslaughter case denied

A US judge has denied a motion by Alec Baldwin to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter...

Americas
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US missionaries killed in Haiti gang violence

US missionaries killed in Haiti gang violence

A US missionary couple were among three people killed in Haiti as widespread gang...

Americas
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Chile arrests firefighter for blaze that killed 137

Chile arrests firefighter for blaze that killed 137

Chilean authorities have arrested a firefighter and a forestry worker on suspicion...

Africa
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Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning his successors

Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning...

They were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn....

Asia
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Saltanat Nukenova: The politician, the astrologer and a murder that could change Kazakhstan

Saltanat Nukenova: The politician, the astrologer and a...

A high profile murder trial of a former government minister in Kazakhstan has been...

Science & Tech
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Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location

Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret...

A plant that went extinct in the wild has been re-introduced to the UK mainland....

US & Canada
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Uvalde families sue Meta, video game creator and gunmaker

Uvalde families sue Meta, video game creator and gunmaker

Families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting are suing the manufacturer...

Ents & Arts
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How film stars faded - and pop stars took over

How film stars faded - and pop stars took over

Taylor Swift heads to the UK in a fortnight, with cities braced for a jamboree of...

World
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Race to rescue villagers trapped after deadly landslide

Race to rescue villagers trapped after deadly landslide

Emergency services are racing to reach villages hit by a massive landslide in Papua...

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