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NRA and other US gun activists push back at Trump officials over Minneapolis shooting

The gun-lobby group, typically aligned with Trump, criticises a suggestion that those who carry guns risk being lawfully shot.

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Heatwave warnings across Australia as millions celebrate national day

Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, reaching the “high forties” in Victoria and South Australia.

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At least seven dead and 800,000 without power as major winter storm hits US

Almost half of US states have declared emergencies as officials warn of “life threatening conditions” that could affect 180 million

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‘This is horrifying’ – Minneapolis residents reel from second deadly shooting

Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.

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Minneapolis protesters march against ICE as governor urges Trump to remove agents

Second fatal shooting an ‘inflection point’ says Tim Walz as protests spread over Saturday’s shooting of intensive care nurse Alex

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Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear

Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.

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Sir Mark Tully, the BBC’s ‘voice of India’, dies aged 90

Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India’s history in a career that spanned decades.

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People cling to treetops as ‘worst floods in a generation’ sweep Mozambique

The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the

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Kenya’s ex-deputy president alleges assassination attempt in church attack

The interior minister condemned the attack, which police say they are investigating.

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Party backed by generals set for landslide as ‘sham’ Myanmar election ends

Many parties were banned and there was no voting in about half the country which is gripped by fear and

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Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.

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Cyclist wins Australia race despite being knocked off by Kangaroo

Australian Jay Vine wins the Tour Down Under – despite being knocked off his bike in a crash caused by

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Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan ‘among greatest of all warriors’

The US president’s praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.

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Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners, human rights group says

It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.

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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it ‘makes a deal with China’

It comes as tensions appear to have escalated between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody

French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.

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Cosmetic doctor sorry for picking apart singer Troye Sivan’s looks on TikTok

The singer hit out at Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed – who says he will try to have a positive impact

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Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?

He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.

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Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages

No breakthrough is reported at the first three-way talks but reports suggest they will resume next month.

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China places highest-ranking general under investigation

President Xi has been accused of using investigations to purge political rivals.