Disney’s abrupt move to suspend the late-night host came after political pushback — and concerns about the media company’s relations with affiliate owners.

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Some British commentators praised the state visit as a necessary piece of realpolitik. Others criticized it as an embarrassing display for a destructive president.

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The deal between the chipmakers, whose fortunes have diverged sharply, includes plans to collaborate on technology to power artificial intelligence.

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Syrian and Israeli officials have been holding talks about security arrangements along their shared border as part of U.S.-mediated efforts to reset decades of hostility.

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Susan Monarez, the head of the public health agency for barely a month, repeatedly told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ignoring science in undercutting vaccines.

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Melania Trump and Kate Middleton made their first joint outing together, visiting Squirrel Scouts at Frogmore Gardens in Windsor to watch children earn badges.

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Ryan Routh's federal assassination attempt trial features key evidence including a 'Dear World' letter offering $150,000 bounty and testimony from former associates.

Seven U.S. states, including Massachusetts and Utah, ban happy hours due to drunk driving concerns, prohibiting discounted alcohol sales during limited time periods.

Luigi Mangione supporters raise over $1.2 million and push for jury nullification in his murder case, though experts doubt the strategy will succeed.

Sylvester Stallone expresses shock at receiving a Kennedy Center honor, saying he would do his beloved work for free if it were necessary.

The St. Louis Cardinals will honor Darryl Kile’s memory with a heart health campaign as Adam Wainwright and Kile’s daughter throw out first pitches.

Airport workers report surge in fake lost luggage claims as scammers retrieve discarded baggage tags containing passenger names and travel information.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris reveals in her new book that she initially wanted Pete Buttigieg as her running mate before choosing Tim Walz instead.

Deal will also see the two US groups co-develop chips for PCs and data centres

Bank dials back efforts to shrink balance sheet in bid to reduce impact on gilt market

Charlie Kirk’s deplorable murder has sent Republican hypocrisy on the subject rocketing

While they do keep finding a way to win, blowing leads and a lack of ruthlessness are not signs of a successful season

The feeling of euphoria that comes with a late winner is addictive, as Liverpool have found out, but it is not a sustainable plan. Virgil van Dijk was the fifth player to settle a match in dramatic fashion in as many games for the Premier League champions this season but his 92nd-minute goal against Atlético Madrid was only the fourth-latest in the team’s series of extraordinary climaxes.

Jan Oblak was left helpless in the Atlético goal after his teammates had staged a glorious fightback from 2-0 down and shown a dogged determination to hold on. It had a familiar ring: Rio Ngumoha downed Newcastle in the 100th minute and Mohamed Salah slammed home a penalty in the 97th to break Burnley hearts, having scored in the 94th minute against Bournemouth to seal that 4-2 victory. The more crushing blow for Bournemouth had been delivered by Federico Chiesa in the 88th minute. A relatively early winner at home to Arsenal came in the 83rd minute. It indicates Liverpool are battle-hardened, fit and mentally strong. It is, however, not viable over what could be a 60-match season.

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Tight competition

Up to 800,000 people are expected to march over budget cuts, public services and wages a week after Sébastien Lecornu’s appointment

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I am keeping an eye on the EU’s midday briefing just now, but there is no substantial update from the EU on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.

The European Commission’s deputy chief spokesperson, Olof Gill, repeated that “we expect to present … [them] soon”, as he asked journalists to “please bear with us on that”, without offering more detail.

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In our polarised times, this is a generous look at a friendship between an enigmatic young man and a grieving widower

Adrian Prosper is a no-nonsense kind of guy. A retired police officer, he has dealt with enough lowlifes to see the worst in everyone. Played with frightening humourlessness by Stuart Fox, he is all suspicion and mistrust. When his newly bereaved brother-in-law, Gerald (Russell Richardson), is befriended by Daniel (Iskandar Eaton), an enigmatic young man, he thinks only the worst of the relationship.

And he is not alone. In Alan Ayckbourn’s 91st play, he is joined in speculative plotting by Maxine (Liza Goddard), his misanthropic wife, as well as Gerald’s neighbours, the well-meaning Norah (Elizabeth Boag) and the online conspiracist Hugo (Hayden Wood). They are stoked by fear, small-mindedness and tribalism.

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Two men and woman arrested in Grays have been bailed while investigation continues, say Metropolitan police

Two men and a woman have been arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian state intelligence, the Metropolitan police have said.

The Met said the two men, aged 41 and 46, and 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate addresses in Grays on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service and taken to a police station in London.

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Portrait of Dora Maar completed in Paris during war had been in private collection since being bought in 1944

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A newly discovered painting by Pablo Picasso of the French photographer and painter Dora Maar completed during the German occupation of Paris that has not been seen for 80 years, has been unveiled.

The work, Bust of a Woman in a Flowery Hat (Dora Maar), was finished towards the end of the couple’s turbulent nine-year relationship and shows Maar in a softer, more colourful light than Picasso’s previous portraits of his then lover.

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Agreement reached with France allows for removal of asylum seekers who arrive on small boats

The UK has returned the first asylum seeker to France under a “one in, one out” agreement to remove people who arrive on small boats, the Home Office has confirmed.

Keir Starmer and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, agreed the pilot scheme, under which Britain will deport to France undocumented people who arrived in small boats in return for accepting an equal number of legitimate asylum seekers with British family connections.

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