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Shock photos show polar bear cubs play with plastic on remote Arctic island
The two young siblings were spotted toying with the large black object before putting it in their mouths.
Huge secret service operation underway ahead of Donald Trump UK visit
150 US agents are set to monitor President Trump's visit which is set to cost £30m
Dawn Sturgess dies after Amesbury novichok exposure 8 miles from Skripal poisoning
Police have launched a murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess, 44, died on Sunday evening at Salisbury District Hospital.
Thailand cave rescue begins in race against time
Update: four boys have been reported rescued from the cave now. They have been taken to hospital. Rescue operatiions will be resumed tomorrow morning when air tanks are replenished. Authorities in Thailand have confirmed that Thai Navy Seals have begun the hazardous operation to extract the 12 schoolboys and football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave network for the past fortnight. As rains began with the risk of further flooding of the caves, the navy divers and...
US Mayor to abolish local government to prevent neo-Nazi coup
Craig Cobb, 66, infamously tried to create an Aryan enclave in Leith after moving there in 2012
China has banned popular computer game – because players can make characters gay
The Sims FreePlay, which was released six years ago, has now been banned in China and six Middle Eastern countries because authorities are worried about players enacting same-sex fantasies in the mobile game.
MPs “beyond doubt” UK tolerated “inexcusable” treatment of US detainees post 9/11
An influential committee has said that they were sure that the UK were fully aware of the way US detainees were treated after the Twin Tower terror attacks in New York City. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said it was "beyond doubt" the UK knew of the treatment and still continued to pass over classified information in over 200 more cases. "It is difficult to comprehend how those at the top of the office did not recognise the pattern...
More than 100 politicians killed across Mexico ahead of general elections
More than 100 politicians have been killed across Mexico ahead of general elections on 1 July. Mexicans will head to the polls this Sunday to elect a new president, senators and members of the Chamber of Deputies as well as more than 3,000 posts at regional and local levels. But the event has been marred with accusations of state corruption. The entire police force of the Mexican town of Ocampo was detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a...
Melania Trump, Laura Bush slam immigration rules separating kids from parents
As disturbing images emerge of detention camps caging children separated from their parents, Donald Trump came under increasing pressure over his "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Amid protests from all sides, in an unprecedented move, the First Lady Melania Trump broke her silence to she hated to see children separated from their parents. “Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform," her spokeswoman. "She...