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Nigel Farage has quit as Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton and will run again in the election triggered by his resignation. He faces two investigations over money received from supporters that he did not report properly.
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Nigel Farage resigned as MP for Clacton but plans to run again in the new election.
He said his resignation is a protest against the political establishment.
Farage is under investigation for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto investor Christopher Harborne.
A second inquiry involves claims of financial support from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster and friend.
His resignation may pause the investigations but they could restart later.
If Farage is suspended from Parliament, a second election might happen.
He wants voters in Clacton to decide if he should remain as their MP.
Farage won the seat in 2024 with a large majority, but could face new challenges from other parties.
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A member of Ukraine’s Parliament asked NATO countries to carefully consider their long-term strategies toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey during an upcoming NATO summit. Ukrainian officials hope this meeting will lead to stronger support from NATO.
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A Ukrainian Parliament member called for NATO allies to think strategically about how to deal with Putin.
President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey.
The meeting will take place during a NATO summit.
Ukrainian officials want NATO to increase its support for Ukraine.
The call for strategic thinking implies a focus on long-term planning against Russia.
CBS News is reporting on the situation and the upcoming meeting.
President Trump is currently serving his second term as U.S. President.
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Police have started a murder investigation after a mother and her two children were found dead in a home near Bedford. Officers identified a suspect known to the family but believe this person has left the country.
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The victims are a mother and her two children found dead at a property in Great Denham, near Bedford.
Bedfordshire Police entered the home after reports the family had not been seen for several days.
A suspect linked to the victims has been identified but is believed to have fled the country.
Police described the case as a complex investigation and are using all resources to find the person responsible.
There is no current risk to the public according to police, but patrols and uniformed officers have increased in the area.
Formal identification of the victims and suspect has not yet been completed.
Police are asking anyone with information or who saw suspicious activity on Friday or Saturday to come forward.
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Prince Harry came to the United Kingdom for the Invictus Games but will not stay at Buckingham Palace. The Palace said he missed the deadline to accept an invitation to stay there.
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Prince Harry is visiting the U.K. for the Invictus Games.
He will not stay at Buckingham Palace during this visit.
The Palace stated he missed the deadline to accept an invitation.
The visit is planned to last about a week.
The Invictus Games are a sporting event for wounded veterans.
CBS News royal contributor Roya Nikkhah reported on this story.
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Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, will make a public statement about his political future as questions arise about large donations he received. Farage faces an investigation over a £5 million gift from a cryptocurrency billionaire and donations linked to a convicted fraudster, while he denies any wrongdoing.
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Nigel Farage will speak publicly about his future in politics on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
He is being investigated for a £5 million ($6.7 million) donation from a British businessman based in Thailand, Christopher Harborne.
Another investigation is sought over donations from George Cottrell, who served time in U.S. prison for fraud.
Farage says the money was a personal gift used for security and given before he was elected to Parliament.
If found guilty of breaking rules, Farage could be suspended from Parliament, which may trigger a special election in his seat.
Reform UK currently holds 8 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons but often leads opinion polls.
The party’s recent election losses might indicate declining support, including a defeat by Labour’s Andy Burnham.
Farage’s party uses nationalist and anti-immigration messages similar to those associated with President Donald Trump.
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Prince Harry and six other public figures lost their lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher, accusing them of using illegal methods to get stories over many years. The court ruled that the claimants did not prove any unlawful information gathering, and all claims were dismissed.
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The case involved Prince Harry and six others, including singer Elton John and actress Elizabeth Hurley.
They accused Associated Newspapers Ltd (Daily Mail’s publisher) of illegally obtaining information through phone hacking and other unlawful methods.
The court found no proof that any information was gained illegally, saying legal sources could explain how stories were gathered.
The lawsuit covered 55 articles from 1997 to 2015 and claimed unlawful activities like phone tapping and paying police for information.
The publisher’s lawyers denied all illegal actions and called the claims “lurid” and “preposterous.”
The court’s decision likely ends similar lawsuits related to this phone-hacking scandal.
The publisher called the verdict a victory for journalism and said their reporters were cleared of wrongdoing.
The claimants may face legal costs estimated at up to £50 million due to the failed case.
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Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right party National Rally, was found guilty by a court of appeal for organizing the misuse of European Union funds. She faces a 15-month ban from public office but may still decide to run in the 2027 presidential election despite this sentence.
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Marine Le Pen leads the National Rally party in France.
A court found her guilty of systematically misusing EU funds.
She received a 15-month ban from holding public office.
The ruling could affect her ability to run for president in 2027.
Le Pen has stated she would not run if forced to wear an electronic tag but might change her mind.
Her case is currently a significant topic in French politics.
The ruling was made by a Paris appeals court.
The situation has sparked discussions about the far right’s future in French elections.
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Two Palestinian mothers think a widely shared photo of a tied-up prisoner from Gaza is of their missing sons. Israel has confirmed the photo is real but has not said who the man is.
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The photo shows a man from Gaza who is tied up and has been shared widely online.
Two mothers from Palestine each believe the man in the photo is their son.
Both sons are currently missing.
Israel has confirmed that the photo is authentic.
Israel has not announced the identity of the man in the photo.
The situation has caused distress for both families who want to know the truth.
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Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have created a list of viruses that can infect humans, focusing on those most likely to cause pandemics. Their work helps identify which viruses can spread from person to person and might pose a serious public health threat.
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Each year, scientists find two or three new viruses that infect people.
Most new viruses do not spread widely or cause major health problems.
RNA viruses, which carry their genetic material as RNA, have caused recent pandemics like AIDS and COVID-19.
Only 239 known RNA viruses infect humans, but there could be millions more in nature.
Two-thirds of these viruses are zoonotic, meaning they usually infect people from animals without spreading between humans.
Viruses that already spread easily from person to person are a bigger risk for pandemics.
Some viruses spread in small outbreaks but have the potential to infect many if conditions change.
This virus catalog helps predict which viruses might cause future pandemics by looking at how they spread and how related they are to other viruses.
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France’s appeals court has ruled that Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, is banned from holding public office for 15 months. This ruling raises questions about whether she will run in the 2027 presidential election or let her younger protégé, Jordan Bardella, run instead.
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Marine Le Pen leads the far-right National Rally party in France.
A court has banned Le Pen from holding public office for 15 months.
Despite the ban, she might still run for president but would have to wear an electronic tag.
Le Pen has said wearing an electronic tag is unacceptable to her.
Jordan Bardella, 30 years old, is Le Pen’s popular protégé and possible alternative candidate.
The party must decide soon whether Le Pen or Bardella will run in the 2027 presidential election.
The ruling could change the political landscape in France’s upcoming election.
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At least nine police officers were killed in an attack on a police post at a dam project in southwestern Pakistan. Security forces later freed eight abducted officers and killed 15 attackers during clearing operations. No group has officially claimed responsibility, but local officials blamed the Pakistan Taliban (TTP).
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Nine police officers, including two officers, were killed in the attack.
The attack targeted a police post at a dam project in southwestern Pakistan.
Eight police officers were abducted but later rescued by security forces.
Security forces killed 15 attackers during joint clearance operations.
No group has officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
Local officials blamed the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) for the attack without providing evidence.
Pakistan has long faced attacks by armed groups in the mineral-rich Balochistan province.
The TTP is different from the Afghan Taliban and has fought to overthrow the Pakistani government.
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A Paris appeals court ruled that French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s ban from public office will be reduced, allowing her to run in the 2027 presidential election. However, the court ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year starting in March 2025, which may make campaigning difficult. This situation increases the chances that her political protege, Jordan Bardella, will be the National Rally’s candidate in 2027.
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Marine Le Pen was convicted of a fraud scheme involving European Union funds.
Her 45-month ban on holding public office was reduced to 15 months, ending in March 2026.
The reduced ban clears her to run in the April 2027 presidential election.
The court requires Le Pen to wear an electronic ankle bracelet for one year starting in March 2025.
Le Pen said she might not run if the bracelet limits her ability to campaign freely.
Jordan Bardella, 30 years old, is Le Pen’s political protege and current National Rally president.
Bardella grew up in a working-class suburb, joined the National Rally at 16, and was elected to the European Parliament at 23.
The National Rally, under Bardella’s leadership, won a record 31.5% of the vote in the 2024 European elections but performed less well in France’s 2024 parliamentary elections.
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A Paris appeals court has allowed Marine Le Pen, a far-right French leader, to possibly run for president in 2027. However, the court said she must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet during the campaign, and she has previously stated she would not run under these conditions.
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Marine Le Pen is the leader of the far-right National Rally party in France.
The appeals court decision on July 7, 2026, permits her to run for the 2027 presidential election.
The court requires Le Pen to wear an electronic bracelet as a form of monitoring.
Le Pen has said in the past that she would refuse to campaign while wearing the bracelet.
The final decision to run with or without the bracelet is now up to Le Pen.
Le Pen was previously sentenced to a ban from public office related to an EU embezzlement case.
The ruling could have major effects on the 2027 French presidential election.
The situation is part of ongoing legal and political challenges faced by Le Pen and her party.
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Marine Le Pen has been allowed to run in the 2027 French presidential election despite an embezzlement conviction from 2025. The court ruling requires her to wear an electronic tag as part of a house arrest sentence, but she may request to reduce that restriction to campaign freely.
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Marine Le Pen was convicted in 2025 for embezzling European Union funds to pay her party staff.
Her original five-year ban from running for president was reduced to 45 months, making her eligible for the 2027 election.
Le Pen was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended and one year under house arrest with an electronic tag.
The house arrest and tagging will remain in place unless reduced, which would allow her to campaign without restrictions.
Le Pen has stated she cannot campaign freely while under house arrest or wearing the tag.
Other members of her National Rally party were also found guilty and sentenced.
Polls show Le Pen and her party leader Jordan Bardella have similar support ahead of the election.
French presidential elections have two voting rounds, with the top two candidates in the second round deciding the winner.
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Farmers in Gaza have lost their homes and farmland due to widespread destruction during the ongoing Israeli military actions. Many displaced farmers now grow small gardens near their tents as a way to feed their families amid severe shortages of water, seeds, and fertilizers.
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Israeli bulldozing since October 2023 has destroyed most farmland in Gaza’s Sheikh Ijlin neighborhood and beyond.
More than 94 percent of Gaza’s 178,000 dunams (about 69 square miles) of agricultural land has been destroyed.
Gaza’s agricultural production dropped from 405,000 tonnes to 28,000 tonnes annually.
Around 4 million fruit trees, including 1.6 million olive trees, were uprooted, damaging long-term food sources.
Less than 15 percent of usual farm areas remain cultivated due to destruction and lack of supplies.
Israeli forces marked much farmland as unreachable due to military fire, blocking farmers access.
The United Nations and food experts say this damage is a deliberate effort to cause food dependence and hunger.
Displaced Gaza residents are growing small vegetable gardens near their tents to cope with food shortages.
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President Trump arrived in Turkey to attend a NATO summit focused on important security topics, especially the war in Ukraine. The president's involvement in the controversy surrounding U.S. soccer player Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension may affect the atmosphere at the meeting.
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President Trump is attending a NATO summit in Turkey.
The main topics at the summit include security concerns.
A major focus will be the ongoing war in Ukraine.
President Trump has also addressed the suspension of U.S. soccer player Folarin Balogun in the World Cup.
The discussion about Balogun's suspension is seen as a controversial issue.
The controversy might influence the tone of the NATO summit.
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President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day NATO Summit. He received a formal welcome and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, where they are expected to discuss a possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.
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President Trump arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for the NATO Summit.
He was welcomed with military salutes and an air show.
The summit will last two days.
Trump had a meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan soon after arriving.
One topic on the agenda is a possible sale of F-35 jets to Turkey.
The F-35 is a type of advanced fighter jet used by the U.S. and allies.
NATO Summits bring together member countries to discuss defense and security.
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Violence has increased in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, where a government-appointed county commissioner, James Kueth Makuach, was killed by opposition fighters. This conflict challenges the 2018 peace agreement and threatens the safety of civilians in the region.
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James Kueth Makuach, the government-appointed county commissioner in Akobo West, was assassinated on Sunday by opposition forces.
Akobo County is contested, with both government-backed and opposition-backed officials claiming leadership.
Makuach switched to President Salva Kiir’s ruling party in April after being removed by the opposition earlier in the year.
The 2018 peace deal gives control of Akobo County to the opposition party led by Riek Machar, who is currently in prison facing treason charges.
Fighting in Jonglei State has intensified recently, with unclear casualty numbers and senior army officers reportedly killed.
The United Nations withdrew peacekeepers from the area in June, reducing protection for civilians.
Civil society leaders warn that political tensions are causing more fighting and are calling for respect of the ceasefire.
South Sudan plans to hold national elections on December 22, its first since gaining independence in 2011.
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President Donald Trump traveled to Turkey to attend a NATO summit. At the meeting, he plans to urge NATO countries to increase their military spending amid ongoing global tensions.
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President Trump is attending a NATO summit in Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed President Trump upon arrival.
The main focus for President Trump is to ask NATO allies to raise their defense budgets.
This request comes as there are concerns about global security and tensions.
NATO is a military alliance made up of many countries that work together for mutual defense.
Increasing defense spending means countries would spend more money on their military forces.
The summit serves as a chance for NATO leaders to discuss shared security challenges.
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A commercial tanker caught fire after being hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, according to the British military. The incident happened as Iran was observing mourning for its leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
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A commercial tanker was struck by a projectile while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The tanker caught fire following the strike.
The location of the incident was off the coast of Limah, Oman.
The British Royal Navy’s Maritime Trade Operations reported the attack.
The tanker was traveling southbound at the time.
The event coincided with a period of mourning in Iran for Ayatollah Khamenei.
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