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25/11/2025 12:03 The Guardian

Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general The US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, is reportedly in the UAE for scheduled meetings with a Russian delegation to discuss the latest plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, a special US envoy, are believed not to be attending the meetings in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading...

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Surprise envoy pushing Ukraine ‘peace’ plan belies Vance influence on US policy

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US to hold Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi after Kyiv hit with deadly overnight strikes - Europe live

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25/11/2025 12:37 The Guardian

US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James | First Thing

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25/11/2025 12:37 The Guardian

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US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out

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Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv as new US-brokered peace talks begin

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Ukraine makes significant changes to US ‘peace plan’, sources say

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Tuesday briefing: Inside the latest Lords scandal – and the future of the peers

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25/11/2025 06:19 The Guardian

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25/11/2025 03:40 The Guardian

How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast

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Viola Ford Fletcher, one of last survivors of Tulsa race massacre, dies aged 111

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24/11/2025 09:54 The Guardian

One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds

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