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Here's what the JFK assassination files tell us
Conspiracy theories, new timelines, and KGB links were among the 80,000 pages of documents,.
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Turkey moves closer to endless Erdogan rule as biggest rival detained
8:39 am todayAnalysis: The Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained in a move the opposition condemned as politically motivated, Nadeen Ebrahim writes.
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'Very much on track': Trump and Zelensky talk truce
7:25 am todayHowever, Ukraine and Russia are both accusing each other of attacks on energy infrastructure as hundreds of prisoners of war are exchanged. Audio
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Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza, protests break out in
7:51 am todayThousands descended on Israel's parliament to protest Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to restart the war. Audio
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What lives in Antarctic sea ice?
6:32 am todayScientists are uncovering the secrets of the tiny critters that live among the sea ice in Antarctica.
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Canada sneaks past Trump to buy Australia's billion-dollar military radar system
19 Mar 2025For months, senior officials have been discussing exporting Australia's world-leading radar technology JORN to the United States.
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Castro and conspiracies: A first glance at the JFK files
19 Mar 2025"People have been waiting for decades for this," US President Donald Trump said, as the first of 80,000 long-secret documents are released.
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US Supreme Court chief criticises Trump in extraordinary public rebuke
19 Mar 2025John Roberts's criticism has exploded open what had been a rumbling conflict.
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Watch: Splashdown! NASA astronauts return to earth
19 Mar 2025Dolphins swam out as to see the pod carrying Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore - whose short stay in space stretched into more than nine-months. Video
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Scientists fearful after reported assault by team member in Antarctic base
19 Mar 2025A member of a small South African research team at a remote Antarctic base has accused a colleague of assault .
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Battle continues in Solomon Islands against explosives decades after WWII
19 Mar 2025More than 80 years after the Battle of Guadalcanal, communities today are still grappling with the unexploded devices left behind.
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Prince Harry's US visa documents unsealed after drug claims
19 Mar 2025The heavily redacted documents were released in connection with a lawsuit from the Heritage Foundation - a conservative think tank.
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Trump, Putin agree to 'limited' 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
19 Mar 2025In a two-hour phone call, the presidents agreed to halt attacks on energy sources and infrastructure, and promised to begin work on a peace plan "immediately". Audio
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Who's responsible when space missions go wrong?
The stranded astronauts' return has raised difficult questions about space missions and what happens if they don't go to plan.
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'This is just the beginning' - Israeli PM Netanyahu on Gaza strikes
19 Mar 2025Netanyahu defended the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza that Palestinians said had killed more than 400 people saying ceasefire talks would continue "only under fire".
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Israeli strikes kill more than 400 in Gaza, Palestinians say
19 Mar 2025"It was a night of hell. It felt like the first days of the war," one woman said. Audio
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How Trump's trade war could quickly spiral out of control
14 Mar 2025Analysis: It started with tariffs, but the trade war is quickly escalating beyond import taxes into a broader tit-for-tat battle.
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A fateful moment looms as Trump's team seeks to bypass the judiciary
18 Mar 2025Analysis - The furore caused by the administration's peacetime use of wartime powers under the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act is the latest, and perhaps most overt, sign of President Donald Trump's…
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For weeks, there have been signs that Gaza's ceasefire might not hold
18 Mar 2025Analysis - These attacks in Gaza come just hours before large protests against the Netanyahu government were due to begin, Matthew Doran writes.
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Stuck astronauts prepare for homecoming after nine-month mission
18 Mar 2025The mission was initially expected to last eight days.
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Hundreds reportedly killed by 'extensive strikes' in Gaza
18 Mar 2025It throws doubt on the fragile ceasefire.
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Seven dead in Honduras plane crash
18 Mar 2025Ten people were pulled out from the wreckage alive, authorities say.
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Another Italian town gears up to sell one-euro homes
18 Mar 2025If you're worried there are no more towns giving homes away, don't be.
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Cheers in China as Trump dismantles Voice of America
18 Mar 2025One nationalist influencer calls it "truly gratifying" as state-media hails the demise of what it calls the "lie factory".
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Lucy Letby asks for inquiry into baby deaths to be paused
18 Mar 2025Letby has been foundy guilty of killing eight babies and attempting to kill seven more, but experts say they believe the evidence that convicted her was "meaningless".
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Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land in talks to end Ukraine war
18 Mar 2025Territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are likely to feature prominently in the talks.
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Trump administration deports hundreds under sweeping wartime authority
17 Mar 2025The Trump administration invoked wartime powers to speed up removals despite a court ruling halting the move.
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US vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop
17 Mar 2025The United States will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the US defense secretary said.
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