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Gaza: Teen brother and sister among Palestinians killed by Israel in one of war's deadliest days The sight of starving children chasing aid parachutes in Gaza spurred Ahmad Abu Rizik to set up tent schools for Palestinian youths. Now, two teenage pupils have been killed during one of Israel's dea...

Gaza: Teen brother and sister among Palestinians killed by Israel in one of war's deadliest days

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Artist behind Trump portrait branded 'the worst' by president says her business is 'in danger of not recovering' Sarah Boardman, the artist behind an official portrait of Donald Trump which the president said was "truly the worst", says the viral backlash has put her 41-year-old business at risk.

Artist behind Trump portrait branded 'the worst' by president says her business is 'in danger of not recovering'
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Wolf extinct for 10,000 years brought back to life, researchers claim - but is it true? Colossal Biosciences claims to have "de-extincted" dire wolves by creating three pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. But has genetic engineering really led to a rebirth of dire wolves, a species l...

Wolf extinct for 10,000 years brought back to life, researchers claim - but is it true?
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Have been neglecting this space for a while so here's a few stories that got me a byline lately! 👇

Watch as Trump describes Gaza as “hell” and “one of the meanest places on earth” as the Israeli PM - who’s wanted by the ICC - sits happily beside him

More than 30 bodies have been recovered from freezing Potomac River after the American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and 4 crew crashed mid-air over Washington DC.
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What is DeepSeek? The low-cost Chinese AI firm that has turned the tech world upside down DeepSeek has turned the tech world upside down as the tiny Chinese company has come up with AI chatbots using just a fraction of the cost of the major players in the industry.

DeepSeek explained ⬇️

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What is DeepSeek and why has it caused tech stocks to drop? The Chinese company is making a major splash in AI with the release of its chatbot app in the US.

ha!... "When the BBC asked the app what happened at Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989, DeepSeek replied: "I am sorry, I cannot answer that question. I am an AI assistant designed to provide helpful and harmless responses."

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a little winter/Christmas ‘film festival’ selection for @clairegilbodyd.bsky.social and I to go through this festive period

(the breakfast club is a bit of an anomaly…)

🔴REMINDER: Syria's brutal 13-year war has claimed the lives of almost half a million people and displaced half the country's pre-conflict population of 23 million.

British deputy PM Angela Rayner tells Sky News's Trevor Phillips she "welcomed" news of Assad's regime falling, saying: "He wasn't exactly good to the Syrian people."

🔴NEW IN : @DanielBShapiro, from the US Department of Defense, said they would continue to maintain their presence in eastern Syria "solely to ensure the enduring defeat" of the Islamic State (ISIS).

Incredible footage circulating on social media purport to show people looting the Ministry of Defence in Damascus and families wandering around the presidential palace to emerge with stacks of plates and other household items. The videos haven't been independently verified.

🔴The rebel coalition has just spoken - they say the insurgency has created a new birth for "great Syria" as it freed people from decades of Assad tyranny.
- A transitional government will now take over and have full executive powers.

◾ Our security and defence editor @deborahaynes.bsky.social
says the rebels' push on the capital is "frankly extraordinary if you look back to 2013, when Assad was using chemical weapons against his people in a bloody crackdown against dissent that was backed by Iran, backed by Russia".

Syrian president leaves Damascus on plane as army says his rule ends - reports Thousands of Syrians, in cars and on foot, have congregated at a main square in Damascus, chanting for freedom, according to the Reuters news agency. Thousands also poured into the streets in Homs aft...

"It's a new dawn for Syria, but there are dark clouds on the horizon," our Middle East correspondent
@AliBunkallSKY says.
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- Syrian PM says he's ready to "extend its hand" to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government.
- Joe Biden monitoring the "extraordinary events" and team in touch with regional partners.
- President-elect Donald Trump says: "DO NOT GET INVOLVED".

Syria latest: President Assad reported to have fled after rebels say they have 'freed' Damascus Rebel forces claim they have captured the capital Damascus and ousted Syrian President Bashar al Assad after his 24-year rule, Reuters reports. It comes as two army officials reported that the Syrian ...

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Syrian president leaves Damascus on plane as army says his rule ends - reports Thousands of Syrians, in cars and on foot, have congregated at a main square in Damascus, chanting for freedom, according to the Reuters news agency. Thousands also poured into the streets in Homs aft...

Read more on what's happened, who rebels are and a timeline of the war in Syria ⬇️
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- Inmates at infamous Saydnaya military prison released
- It comes after a dizzying offensive which started in Idlib just over a week ago.
- The rebels, led by a group which has its origins in Al-Qaeda, went on to capture key cities inc. Aleppo and Homs
- Future uncertain as multiple rebel groups

🔴We'll be bringing you all the latest from Syria on
@SkyNews...recap here of what's happened👇🏽

- The brutal 54-year rule of the Assad family appears to have come to an end as rebels claim to have captured the capital of Damascus.
- Assad has fled, some say to Tehran

When the rebels open up the classified files of the Assad regime, The Hague is going to be very busy. Half a century of atrocities.

How US abortion bans put women at risk: 'My wife almost bled out in our toilet - it can't be the same for my daughter' Ryan Hamilton is from Texas, where a near-total ban on abortion is in place. He gave a harrowing account of how his wife bled "non-stop" for four days before needing life-saving care following an inco...

How US abortion bans put women at risk: 'My wife almost bled out in our toilet - it can't be the same for my daughter'

story by @clairegilbodyd.bsky.social

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'When you hit profits, you hit growth': Business criticised biggest budget tax increase in decades The Labour government put growth at the heart of its campaigning during the last general election, but it increased taxes by the largest amount since John Major's government in 1993.

👇Labour put growth at the heart of their campaigning during the last general election, but business believes the £40bn in tax rises announced last month - the largest such increase at a budget since John Major's government in 1993 - will stifle investment.
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Alaa Abd el Fattah: Mum's plea after hunger strike over son's imprisonment in Egypt - 'I don't want to die' Laila Soueif, the mother of democracy activist Alaa Abd el Fattah, says David Lammy would be "very embarrassed" if she died as a result of a hunger strike she started almost two months ago over her so...

'I don't want to die': Mum of British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist, Alaa Abd el Fattah, calls on the UK government to act now to get the 43-year-old released.

His five-year imprisonment ended on 28 September.
She has been living on water ever since.

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The cult of the ‘Spoons’: Inside the spartan, cavernous pubs that divide Britain | CNN Loathed and loved in equal measures, Wetherspoon pubs have become an essential part of the British cultural landscape, but the unorthodox experiences offered in these cut-price watering holes can ofte...

'Obsessed' is probably an exaggeration right?
I'll admit the idea of £3 proseccos have lured me in more than once.. but then the stamp of someone else's lips on my glass always puts me off again💋
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World’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea in London The world’s tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi, met with the shortest woman, Jyoti Amge, bonding over their shared interests while celebrating their differences.

The world’s tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi, met with the shortest woman, Jyoti Amge, bonding over their shared interests while celebrating their differences.

Arrest warrants issued for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former defence secretary Gallant over alleged war crimes Arrest warrants have been issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence secretary Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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🔔On the lookout for some good documentaries, anyone have any tips??
Can be on anything as I’m wanting to expand my horizons a bit…
Really just need a compelling watch.
Let me know 👀🙏🏼

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