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Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates | Politics News | ACTPnews
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may not be far off. In a make-or-break speech speech on Monday, the leader of the ruling Labour Party…
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Emmanuel Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence | ACTPnews
French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a speaker on stage at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi to ask the audience to remain quiet. “There is a total lack of respect,” Macron told attendees, before urging those holding side discussions to continue them outside or in bilateral meeting rooms. The French leader is in Kenya for…
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Soldier on parachuting to Tristan da Cunha for Hantavirus aid | ACTPnews
Members of the British Army have parachuted onto the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to help a British national with suspected hantavirus. Two paratroopers jumped in tandem with an intensive care nurse and a specialist doctor. Medical supplies were also delivered. The patient left MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by a deadly…
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Football on ruins: Gaza’s orphans find refuge on the pitch | Conflict | ACTPnews
Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Eyad Azzam says he was a “pampered” child before an Israeli air attack in Gaza killed his immediate family, leaving him as the sole provider for his elderly grandmother. Mohammed was at home on the morning of October 11, 2024, with his parents and siblings in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, when…
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With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax | US Midterm Elections 2026 | ACTPnews
San Francisco, United States – Greer Dove’s days are packed with studying business and finance, as well as doing administrative work at college, along with caring for her eight-year-old daughter with special needs. But once a week, Dove, a single mother, makes sure to drop in at the food bank in California’s Marin County to…
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Putin hints at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, but why now? | Explainer News | ACTPnews
Vladimir Putin has signalled that his country’s war with Ukraine may be ‘coming to an end’, as the Russian president again blamed the West for prolonging the fighting through military support to Kyiv. Speaking after Victory Day events in Moscow, Putin said on Sunday that he was ready to hold direct talks with his Ukrainian…
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IQAir report shows the best and worst places for air quality in 2021 | ACTPnews
Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report by IQAir, a company that tracks global air quality, found that average annual air pollution in every country — and 97% of cities — exceeded the World Health Organization’s air quality guidelines, which were designed to help…
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Trump to discuss Iran with Xi Jinping during China visit: Officials | Donald Trump News | ACTPnews
Official says US president will likely ‘apply pressure’ on China over Beijing’s purchase of Iranian oil amid war. Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026 Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening to discuss the Iran war and other issues with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping. White House Principal Deputy…
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What next for Real Madrid after Barcelona’s La Liga and Clasico triumph? | Football News | ACTPnews
The fall may not have been deep, but the landing has been hard. A second trophy-less season for Real Madrid, the most successful La Liga and Champions League club, was confirmed in the worst way possible: a defeat at Barcelona, who, with their win, defended the Spanish title. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
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Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN’s Hero of the Year | ACTPnews
Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected her from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. Cheboi’s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of students across rural Kenya with access to…
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