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This year marks 50 years since the first UK protest for equality

Former PM Theresa May has urged UK government to ban practice for transgender people

‘Extraordinary banter’ from G7 met with more intense Russian missile strikes

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Former chief secretary takes top job in ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping

Could Florida be the new New York?

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A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Singer jailed for 30 years for sexually abusing multiple fans

Last week, the country was pushed into official default for the first time in decades

Trade blockage and cyberwarfare have unsettled relations between neighbouring territories

Turkey, Finland and Sweden reach agreement to allow the two Nordic states to join Nato

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Boris Johnson describes Ukraine invasion as a ‘crazy, macho war’

Nordic nations agreed not to support groups deemed terrorists by Erdoğan regime

A former Trump aide has given a first-hand account of the days and hours leading up to the 6 January riot at the Capitol

Millions of US women have lost their right to terminate pregnancies following Supreme Court ruling

Recent election results ‘cemented’ status of Marine Le Pen’s Eurosceptic party as ‘mainstream’ opposition

British socialite has already spent two years in prison accused of enabling Jeffrey Epstein

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Russian forces are inching closer to capturing the Donbas region – now Moscow’s primary objective

Steel magnate says invasion has cost him billions and violated his property rights

For freedom, fun, and sheer crazy ‘Americanness’, RV holidays rule

Pro-choice groups fear global impact of overturning of Roe vs. Wade

The city has seen heavy fighting as Moscow’s forces aim to control the entire Donbas

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PM and French president find consensus over Ukraine during G7 summit in Bavaria

A Supreme Court scholar explains the impact of ‘revolutionary’ abortion ruling

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The congressional hearings are unlikely to rescue the Democrats from the midterms – but they could save US democracy

Cannes, Marseille and Istanbul are among the places that should be bracing for a tidal wave, says Unesco

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The ‘repressive’ African nation is hosting this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting