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Iraq veteran hit by PTSD 'takes his own life' after attending funerals of nine fallen comrades

Lance Shingler, pictured, died after being found collapsed at his Birmingham home. He went to memorial services for each of his fallen colleagues and bravely battled a mental condition.




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STEPHEN GLOVER: The shameful case that exposes the hypocrisy...

STEPHEN GLOVER: It concerns the kidnapping of a young woman on a British street, and the subsequent connivance of the Labour government in this unlawful act...




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Trump snubs Pelosi with decision not to attend annual St. Patrick's Day lunch at Capitol

President Donald Trump slammed and snubbed Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday with an announcement he won't attend the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch in the Capitol this Thursday.




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Ex-SAS trooper who tried to kill Pablo Escobar auctions medals because they are too hard to dust

Peter McAleese (pictured serving in the South African Defence Force) joined the British Army aged 17 and became a 'gun for hire' after nine years of service to recapture the 'buzz'.




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Named: British soldier killed in Iraq missile attack female Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, 26 

The Ministry of Defence has named the British servicewoman killed in a missile attack on Camp Taji in Iraq as Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, 26.




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Defence Secretary promises 'strong response' over attack on Camp Taji, Iraq

Britain has 'the right to defend itself', the defence secretary has warned, after a missile strike in Iraq killed British servicewoman Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon and two others on Wednesday.




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Tributes to British servicewoman, 26, who worked with Hollywood star Chris Pine

Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base. Her cousin said: 'You are a true hero, taken from us doing what you loved doing, and done so well.'




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Piers Morgan on Trump's 'Comical Ali'-style coronavirus claims

I watched President Trump's COVID-19 press briefing yesterday in which he stated with unequivocal confidence: 'It's something we have tremendous control of.' Really, Mr President?




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New bill will not protect Northern Ireland veterans from accusations of wrongdoing

Veterans accused of wrongdoing overseas are set to get protection with the introduction of a new bill, but it will not apply to soldiers who served in Northern Ireland, nor Afghan and Iraq veterans.




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Pictures show how public spaces have emptied as countries battle to contain COVID-19

A series of photographs taken in recent days from Libya to Singapore show deserted streets after governments across the world shut down borders to contain the deadly coronavirus.




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Ritual site of a Mesopotamian war god found in Iraq that was used for animal sacrifices

Archaeologists have uncovered a sacred plaza in Iraq that was used to appease Ningirsu - a hero-god of war. Some 5,000 years ago, where people held feasts, rituals and animal sacrifices in the pit.




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First ever proof of meteorite killing a man uncovered in 1888 report to Ottoman sultan

Documents show Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (left), was informed of a meteorite that killed one man and paralysed another after landing in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 22, 1888.




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50 Cent reacts to Australian street artist Lushsux's 'Swifty Cent' mural

An Australian street artist has reignited his feud with 50 Cent after painting a giant mural of the rapper's image combined with that of pop star Taylor Swift. 




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'SLAP in face to medics dying on the frontlines': Doctor horrified at packed Central Park

Cleavon Gilman, who works at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights, tweeted his horror with a video of a packed Sheep Meadow in Central Park on Saturday.




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Russia is interfering in 2020 election to help Donald Trump, intelligence officials tell Congress

The official was part of a briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, which is chaired by Democratic Trump enemy Adam Schiff, and told lawmakers about Russia's repeat offending.




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Russia denies 'paranoid' claims it is interfering in 2020 race to help Donald Trump

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied today that Russian operatives loyal to Vladimir Putin (pictured right in Moscow today) were interfering in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump (left).




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Car with faulty brakes smashes head-first into the central reservation

The footage was recorded by a fellow motorist in Moscow, Russia, as the vehicle suddenly appeared from a slip-road. It cruised straight across the carriageway before smashing into the barrier.




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Trump calls revelation officials say Russia is interfering a 'misinformation campaign by Democrats'

Donald Trump dismissed a report claiming his former acting Director of National Intelligence told Congress Russia wants him to win in November, claiming it's just another Democrat 'hoax.'




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Russian man saws off his own leg while high on 'zombie drug' spice

Graphic pictures showed the man lying on a hospital bed and clutching at the stump of his left leg which was cut off above the knee in the city of Projopyevsk, 2,100miles east of Moscow.




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Trump warns Democrat voters to 'be careful' of Russian interference

The Commander-in-chief took to Twitter on Saturday morning after news that Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders was recently told by officials that Russia is trying to help his campaign.




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Trump says NOBODY has briefed him about the Russians helping Sanders campaign

President Donald Trump has denied getting told by to intelligence officials that Russia is intervening in the 2020 primaries and wants to help Bernie Sanders.




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Intelligence official 'OVERSTATED' role of Russia in 2020 election to help Trump win a second term

Shelby Pierson,inset, is the intelligence community's top election security official. She told lawmakers on Thursday that Russia was resuming interference efforts. Trump is main.




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Parents jailed for forcing boy, eight, to kneel on buckwheat for up to nine hours at a time

Sergey Kazakov, 35, made the boy kneel on the grains for up to nine hours at a time. The punishment - approved by his mother Alina Yumasheva, 27 - was at one point inflicted on ten consecutive days.




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Woman cheats death when bus misses running over her head by inches

This is the heart-stopping moment a bus missed a woman by inches after she suddenly 'felt a bit light-headed' and fell on to a road in Azov, southern Russia.




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Ipswich named the UK's top 'emerging destination' in the 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards

The Suffolk town is the only British destination in the global ranking for this category. It comes 14th in the list. Attractions include the New Wolsey Theatre, Christchurch Mansion and 'unique shops'.




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Climate change is causing a 'sudden and dramatic shift' in the Pacific Arctic, experts warn

A new study reveals the Pacific edge of the Arctic Ocean underwent a 'sudden and dramatic shift' from 2017 to 2019' that experts fear is irreversible and may be 'a sign of what is to come.'




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Hilarious moment owl 'delivering a letter' refuses to let go of the post

In a clip, filmed by ornithologist Nika Zubra, the Eurasian eagle-owl is seen waiting outside the window of a room in Moscow, Russia with a letter held in its beak.




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Police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over ice to rescue helpless man

Andrey Postnikov recorded the dramatic encounter alongside the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The man was eventually pulled from the water and taken to Mariinsky Hospital.




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At least 29 Turkish soldiers are killed in 'Russian' airstrike on their positions in Syria

The governor of Hatay Doğa said the soldiers had been attacked in Idlib by regime forces and as a result 'twenty-nine were martyred'.




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Daredevils race along frozen surface of the world's deepest lake

Ice-adapted vehicles - including helicopters, lorries and motorbikes - soared along Lake Baikal in Russia for the second annual Baikal Mile. The competition can reach temperatures of -40C.




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Bear cubs freeze to death after their mother is woken up by 'drunks'

The dead cubs (pictured) were found by hunting experts who were patrolling a forest in the Anuchinsky district in the Far East of Russia. An administrative investigation has started.




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Three bear cubs cry for their lost mother in heart-breaking footage

A heartwrenching clip shows the young cubs huddled together and wailing in a hallowed stump of a tree chopped down in the Leningrad region.




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Elon Musk says the 'fighter jet era has passed' and the US needs autonomous war drones to compete

Elon Musk believes the era of fighter jets is over and future warfare will be done by autonomous drones. Musk also said the Chinese will surpass the US by at least two-fold with new innovations.




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Who's a greedy cat? Adorable moment kitty sticks its head down a cardboard tube

A kitten's greedy expression as it forces its head down a cardboard tube to reach a piece of chicken has been caught on film. Owner Anastasia Sviridova took the video at home in Kansk, Russia.




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Jealous lover who knifed Russian beauty blogger to death in jailed

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Maxim Gareyev, 33, a highly-educated IT worker from Moscow, has been jailed for the murder of 24-year-old Ekaterina Semochkina after stabbing her to death.




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Donald Trump floats at Jeff Sessions' failure to win Republican Senate primary in Alabama outright

President Trump railed against Jeff Sessions, whom he ousted last year, after his former attorney general failed to outright win the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat.




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Three quarters of Britons would support 'quarantining entire UK cities' over coronavirus threat

Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of people thought that shutting off hundreds of thousands of people in the way that Wuhan has been isolated in China, would be a 'correct' move by the Government.




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Young chess star couple are found dead after overdosing on laughing gas in Moscow

Stanislav Bogdanovich, 26, a grandmaster, was his country's former quick chess champion and his death came soon after he had controversially played online for Russia against Ukraine.




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Russia sensationally claims Australia COVERED UP the MH17 tragedy and tampered with evidence

Dr Alexey Pavlovsky believes integral evidence from the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot down over the Ukraine was falsified by Australian investigators.




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Government sets up 'counter-disinformation unit' over fears Russia is spreading fake news

Creating fears about shortages of products in shops to 'spread uncertainty' and undermine the West would be straight out of the 'Russian toolbox', one British official said.




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How Saudi Arabia is trying to CRIPPLE Russian oil industry by flooding world market

Saudi Arabia slashed its oil export prices over the weekend and declared a price war with Russia that sent global markets reeling and marked the sharpest decline in oil futures since 1991.




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Petrol could soon reach $1 a litre as Saudi Arabia launches a price war with Russia

Petrol could plummet to $1 per litre after a price war erupted between Saudi Arabia and Russia.




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Dow closes down more than 2,000 points, 7.83 percent

At the closing bell, the Dow was down by 2,025.32, 7.83 percent, which was worse than the figure that had forced trading to a halt earlier in the day.




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Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin quietly meets RUSSIA'S ambassador while the markets plunge

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin met with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. amid the steep drop in financial markets Monday.




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Russia hired British politicians to 'go after' enemies of Vladimir Putin claims rights campaigner

Bill Browder, a human rights campaigner and former fund manager in Russia, made the explosive allegations in his testimony to the intelligence and security committee.




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Climate change is causing more plants to grow in savanna and tundra

An increase in wooded plants in both savanna and tundra regions is caused by increased rainfall and temperatures that can be attributed to climate change, UK ecologists have concluded.




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Dow surges in late rally to close up 1,100 points

Sentiment was bolstered overnight after President Donald Trump promised 'major' steps to combat the virus outbreak and said he would discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans.




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Russian officials accused of ordering the deaths of hundreds of dogs and cats

Animal rights campaigners in Russia's coldest city, Yakutsk, have bitten back against officials who claimed that 260 dead animals were slaughtered over fears of the spread of rabies in the region.




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B2 stealth bombers from the US fly in to RAF Fairford after carrying out NATO drills

Three USAF B-2 stealth bombers (pictured) landed in Britain today as they continued to conduct military drills in NATO airspace amid heightened tensions with Russia.




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Dog saved after losing nose due to brutal attack from children

Kasey Carlin, from Brighton, told This Morning how she rescued Maggie, 5, from Lebanon after she was shot, and Millie from Russia, who lost her nose after being brutally attacked by children.