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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war

Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip by US officials to Pakistan for talks on the Iran war on Saturday, shortly after Tehran's delegation had left Islamabad. The US president said special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would be wasting "too much time", adding that if Iran wanted to …

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'We have no sleep': What it's like to run a round-the-clock celebrity fan page

'We have no sleep': What it's like to run a round-the-clock celebrity fan page "I feel like we have no sleep - we're at this 24 hours a day, seven days a week," says 25-year-old Canadian, Jay. "We're always posting. " He's a researcher for the social media account Buzzing …

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BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident

On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the incident in Chornobyl - as it is known in Ukrainian …

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We thought Gen Z weren't drinking. But these cocktails in a ball may suggest otherwise

We thought Gen Z weren't drinking. But these cocktails in a ball may suggest otherwise In one viral TikTok, a grandmother is seen sprawled out on a carpet, drunk, next to a Christmas tree. The video cuts between her necking an alcoholic drink and gazing up at the camera from …

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Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections

Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections "We're living the dream," a minister jokes. Labour might have to rely on black humour over the next couple of weeks. Each day brings a vast set of elections closer - local tests in England, and national ballots …

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Voice notes are massive in some countries but not the UK. This is why.

Voice notes are massive in some countries but not the UK. On an August day in 2013, WhatsApp, the messaging app now owned by Meta, made an announcement. With relatively little fanfare, they revaled the voice note, the messaging feature that lets you send a clip of your own voice …

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I didn't tell my boyfriend my age when we started dating. I worried he might end things

Their dates were going well - really well, in fact. But Lena feared the new man she was seeing might end things when he discovered her age. The pair, from Norway, had been going out for a few weeks after matching on a dating app. But Lena hadn't listed her …

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Noah Kahan was crowned a superstar. It messed with his head

A couple of hours before we meet Noah Kahan in a vacant suite of his fancy West End hotel, he posts a video of a new song, called Porchlight. Nothing unusual in that, you might think. But the video features the 29-year-old Vermonter singing from the lavatory of his hotel …

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'You just didn't know': Gary O'Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents' dinner

Fire crews thaw rapper Drake’s giant ice installation in Toronto Officials say the frozen blocks are being melted due to "dangerous and unsafe activities" after they were set up to promote the singer's album. US & Canada Widespread damage as storm spreads through midwestern US A series of strong winds …

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What we know about the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

What we know about the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, after gunshots were reported on the premises. The US Secret Service confirmed that no one was injured …

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