North Korea detains three over warship launch accident, state media reports

24/05/2025 22:46 The Guardian

Kim Jong-Un vowed to punish those found responsible for ‘criminal’ damage to new 5,000-tonne naval destroyerNorth Korea has detained three people over an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this past week, state media reported early on Sunday.Pyongyang has said that “a serious accident occurred” at Wednesday’s launch ceremony in the eastern port city of Chongjin for a newly built 5,000-tonne naval destroyer, in which sections of the bottom of the vessel were crushed. Continue reading...

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Here come the culture wars: can Queensland’s LNP resist wading into the ideological mire?

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24/05/2025 20:00 The Guardian

Trump’s West Point graduation address veers from US-first doctrine to politics

US president pans previous administrations for fighting foreign wars and ‘wasting our time, money and souls’Donald Trump told graduating West Point military academy cadets on Saturday that they were entering the officer corps at a “defining moment in the army’s history”, in a commencement...

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24/05/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war

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24/05/2025 11:38 The Guardian

Trump administration is minimizing white supremacist threat, officials warn

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24/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Israeli soldiers accused of widespread use of human shields in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

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Trump’s Russia sanctions refusal leaves Europe with few options but to wait

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Labour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conference

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Holidaymakers told to beware buying Avios points on Facebook after scams

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24/05/2025 06:00 The Guardian

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24/05/2025 05:54 The Guardian

Poland presidential debate puts Ukraine and Europe centre stage

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Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe

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23/05/2025 22:00 The Guardian

Trump warms to Nippon Steel, backing ‘partnership’ with US Steel

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23/05/2025 20:59 The Guardian

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23/05/2025 17:02 The Guardian

Russian-led cybercrime network dismantled in global operation

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 800 PoWs in largest prisoner swap of war so far

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23/05/2025 15:13 The Guardian

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23/05/2025 15:09 The Guardian

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