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Suspected ISIS fighter accused of murdering a Yazidi girl by letting her die of thirst goes on trial

Identified only as Taha al-J., the 37-year-old Iraqi man is accused of genocide, murder, crimes against humanity, war crimes and human trafficking in case heard before Frankfurt judges.




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ISIS takes advantage of Covid crisis to launch attacks on Iraq and Syria

Intelligence officials estimate there are 2,500 to 3,000 ISIS fighters still in Iraq, three years after the group's defeat. A further 500 escaped from prison in Syria last month, fuelling violence resurgence.




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Counter terrorism police fear ISIS cells are being reactivated to plot attacks across Europe

Police are looking into the possibility Isis 'sleepers' have been 'reactivated' and are plotting attacks around Europe. Two weeks ago Britain's most wanted ISIS fugitive, who has links to Jihadi John, was arrested.




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Fashion line introduced by El Chapo's daughter features accessories made by prisoners

Alejandrina Guzmán Salazar introduced her fashion line Chapo 701 at the Intermoda 2019 trade show Tuesday in Guadalajara, Mexico, a day before her father El Chapo was sentenced.




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El Chapo's glamorous wife enjoys European vacation while her husband rots in hellish super-max jail

While Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán rots in a hellish supermax prison in Colorado, his glamorous wife Emma Aispuro Coronel is vacationing in Italy.




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Mexican police arrest El Chapo's heir... but have to hand him back after bloody gunfight 

The Mexican city of Culiacan turned into a warzone as Mexican police arrested El Chapo's son, only to have to hand him back after a bloody clash with gang members on Thursday.




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Bolivian government says former President Evo Morales gave parliament access to El Chapo's son

In 2015, Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales gave parliament access to El Chapo's son, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, who also took aircraft pilot classes before he disappeared.




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Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti is being held in El Chapo's former cell in Manhattan

Michael Avenatti, renowned for representing porn star Stormy Daniels, is being held at the notorious Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan for allegedly extorting $25m from Nike.




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El Chapo's 'errand boy' nicknamed Nose is extradited to the US to face marijuana trafficking charges

Mario Hidalgo Arguello, who is known by the nickname 'Nariz' or 'Nose' because of the unusual appearance of his nose, has been in the custody of federal authorities in San Diego since January 18.




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Boris Johnson will use £1billion of foreign aid to help developing countries tackle climate change

Ahead of today's United Nations climate summit in New York, the PM will unveil plans for fund aimed at developing practical technology to help the world's poor reduce their impact on the planet.




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Beauty queens want Australia to donate $93 million to world peace

Miss World Australia 2017 winner Esma Voloder and two other beauty queens headed to Canberra with World Vision to ask Australia to boost its foreign aide budget.




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Boris Johnson will not axe the foreign aid department as he scales back proposed Whitehall shake-up 

The Department for International Development will now not merge with Foreign Office and a borders and immigration ministry, separate to the Home Office, is unlikely in the cabinet reshuffle.




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Williams confirm Nicholas Latifi will replace Robert Kubica for 2020

Latifi's step up from his role as reserve driver had been widely expected following the announcement that Kubica's short-lived comeback to would be coming to an end.




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Valtteri Bottas to start Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at back of the grid

Lewis Hamilton's team-mate, Bottas, will have a new engine for the season-finale on Sunday after an oil leak brought an early end to his race in Brazil last time out.




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Valtteri Bottas top in opening practice at season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas finished fastest in opening practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel crashed out.




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Valtteri Bottas fastest in second practice at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix despite crash

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas had the fastest time Friday in the second practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and was also involved in a crash.




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Ferrari go public about pursuit of Lewis Hamilton with Brit's contract up after the 2020 season  

JONATHAN McEVOY IN ABU DHABI: Ferrari have admitted for the first time that they are considering a move for Lewis Hamilton with his contract due to expire after the end of the 2020 racing season.




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Max Verstappen pips Lewis Hamilton to fastest time in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix final practice

After taking a stunning victory in Brazil last time out, the Dutchman narrowly pipped Hamilton to the fastest time as he looks for back-to-back wins for the first time in his career.




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Lewis Hamilton takes his first pole position in NINE races for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 

JONATHAN McEVOY AT YAS MARINA: Lewis Hamilton signed off from qualifying in style - ending his nine-race pole drought - by setting the pace ahead of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.




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FIA make U-turn by reinstating waved chequered flag to mark end of an F1 race

Under new rules introduced this year, a digital chequered flag mounted on the starting lights gantry took precedence over the physical flag.




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Aston Martin could join F1 if Racing Point's billionaire owner Stroll buys significant stake

Aston Martin, one of the most iconic names in British motoring, could enter Formula One as the new identity of the Racing Point team.




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Max Verstappen extends Red Bull contract until the end of 2023

Max Verstappen rattled the top of the drivers' market on Tuesday by committing his future to Red Bull for £40million a year and the promise of a title-winning car.




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Final two races W Series will be on undercard of F1's United States and Mexican Grands Prix

W Series, the all-female racing championship, has broken into the Formula One family 15 years after Bernie Ecclestone said that 'women should wear white like all other domestic appliances'.




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Lewis Hamilton shuts down rumours that contract talks with Mercedes have broken down 

The six-time world champion's clarification follows Italian media reports claiming negotiations with team boss Toto Wolff have broken down over his annual pay demands.




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F1 chief Ross Brawn insists Lewis Hamilton deserves to equal Michael Schumacher's title haul

Mercedes driver Hamilton claimed his sixth world championship last season and is now eyeing Schumacher's record with the Brit approaching the new campaign as the strong favourite.




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Formula One bosses facing £35million loss after postponing Chinese Grand Prix

Although Liberty Media, the sport's owners, left open the possibility of the Chinese GP being rescheduled, the chances of finding a replacement date look remote to non-existent.




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Lando Norris admits he is not paid enough by McLaren to move to Monaco like Lewis Hamilton

Formula One star Lando Norris isn't going to follow Lewis Hamilton to Monaco - because he can't afford it. Norris, 20, would rather stay in Surrey than move to the playground of the grid's high-rollers.




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Lewis Hamilton unveils new Mercedes car as he aims for SEVENTH F1 title to equal Michael Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the new Mercedes he hopes will fire him to a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship.




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F1 considers two-day Chinese Grand Prix in between Brazilian and Abu Dhabi races

The Chinese Grand Prix could be rescheduled for November as part of a two-day event sandwiched in between the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi races after the original race was postponed.




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Fittipaldi says Hamilton can cement place in history by winning with Ferrari

The British Formula One driver, who shared the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award with Lionel Messi on Monday, has been linked with a switch from Mercedes to Ferrari.




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Lewis Hamilton reveals central demand in contract talks to stay at Mercedes

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton is making Mercedes wait to open contract talks, though he revealed that 'freedom' will be a central demand when negotiations finally start.




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Max Verstappen gets stuck in the gravel after coming off the track during F1 testing in Barcelona

The Dutch driver, heading into his seventh season in Formula One, lost control and spun around, going off the track at turn five. He was unharmed in Thursday morning's session in Barcelona.




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Lewis Hamilton confirms he will sit down to discuss new Mercedes contract amid Ferrari rumours

It has been reported that Hamilton could pocket around £60million from a new deal with Mercedes but he and Wolff both claimed that they have not yet spoken about figures.




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Claire Williams hits out at accusations becoming a mother has caused her team's decline

Formula One's most prominent woman, Claire Williams, has criticised the sport's 'disgraceful 19th Century' accusation that her becoming a mother has caused her team's decline.




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F1 faces biggest 'cheating' accusation of the decade as teams fight against Ferrari's FIA deal

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Seven Formula One teams have threatened to take Ferrari and the governing body, the FIA, to court for hushing up a potentially illegal Ferrari engine.




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Nico Rosberg backs young stars of Formula One to unseat reigning champion Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg has backed one of Formula One's crop of exciting youngsters to make a breakthrough this season and seize the Formula One title.




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What's changed for F1 in 2020? From tracks to drivers as the new season prepares to get underway

Here are all the major changes that have happened over the winter ahead of the 2020 Formula One campaign which begins on Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix.




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Coronavirus Formula One chiefs consider halting racing for THREE MONTHS

F1 confirmed the next two races, in Bahrain and Vietnam, are off, meaning the first four races of the season will not take place as planned after April's Chinese Grand Prix was earlier postponed.




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Formula One to discuss new date for showpiece Monaco Grand Prix in wake of coronavirus pandemic

After Sunday's season-opener in Melbourne was called off, the FIA and the sport's owners Liberty Media are seeking a new timetable including the key Grand Prix in Monaco.




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F1 Coronavirus: Dutch, Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix all postponed

The three latest races to be called off take the grand total of postponed events to seven, with Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam, China, Holland, Spain and Monaco all now falling foul of the virus.




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F1 Coronavirus: Formula One launches virtual racing series to replace postponed grands prix

Formula One will run a series of virtual races, with some current drivers taking part, to replace a string of grands prix postponed by the coronavirus outbreak.




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Max Verstappen confident in delivering fifth Formula One title for Red Bull Racing this season

Max Verstappen admitted he is focused on winning the Formula One Championship this year with Red Bull and believes he now has the experience to do so. 




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Bernie Ecclestone admits F1 is facing a threat to its existence after coronavirus shutdown

EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Ecclestone is locked down at his coffee farm in Brazil. At 490 acres it is literally the size of Monaco, and, with coronavirus lurking, staff living on site go out a couple at a time to shop.




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Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes contract extension in limbo due to coronavirus crisis

The reigning Formula One champion is waiting to agree terms over a new contract with Mercedes, with his current £40million-a-year deal expiring at the end of this season.




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Coronavirus: Canadian Grand Prix becomes ninth F1 race to be called off this year

The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal has joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid.




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Haas furlough most of UK staff as they join several F1 teams in placing enforced leave on employees

F1 team Haas have placed the majority of their UK staff on furlough as coronavirus continues to impact on major sports teams. Haas' drivers have also agreed to wage cuts.




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Sir Stirling Moss and Ian Wooldridge's race across the 1,000 mile Mille Miglia in 1991

Sportsmail recounts Ian Wooldridge's thrilling escapades alongside motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss, who has passed away aged 90, in the 1991 Mille Miglia motor race...




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French Grand Prix set to become latest Formula One race to be called off due to coronavirus

JONATHAN McEVOY: The French Grand Prix is about to become the 10th Formula One race, of 22, to be postponed or cancelled owing to the coronavirus outbreak.




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Nico Rosberg calls Red Bull's Max Verstappen the most annoying F1 driver he ever faced in his career

Nico Rosberg (right) has praised Max Verstappen (left)'s role and influence in F1 - but has called the Red Bull racer one of the most annoying rivals he faced in Formula One.




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Sebastian Vettel admits F1 shutdown pain, opening up on talks with rivals on fan-free 'ghost' races

Sebastian Vettel is feeling the lockdown strain as yet another would-be Formula One race weekend breezes by with drivers still holed up at home. Vettel should be in Shanghai for round-four of the season.