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British PM slams London festival for booking Kanye West

British PM slams London festival for booking Kanye West

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was concerned about planned concerts in London by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts and released a song called "Heil Hitler".

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'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace" in in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging.

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British royals attend Easter service without Andrew

British royals attend Easter service without Andrew

The British royal family on Sunday attended a traditional Easter service at Windsor, making a show of family unity in their first appearance together since the arrest of the former Prince Andrew, whose family did not attend.

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Revellers parade giant penises to dash stigma in Japan's fertility festival

Revellers parade giant penises to dash stigma in Japan's fertility festival

Showcasing phallus-shaped portable shrines and pink penis candies, Japan's annual fertility festival teemed Sunday with tourists, couples and families elated by its open display of sex.

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Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

The Artemis astronauts have taken in sights of the Moon never before seen by human eyes, crew members reported on Sunday as their spacecraft crossed the two-thirds mark on their journey to a long-anticipated lunar flyby.

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Artemis astronauts to study the Moon's surface using mainly their eyes

Artemis astronauts to study the Moon's surface using mainly their eyes

More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes.

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Trump says two US airmen rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal

Trump says two US airmen rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal

President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it "one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History".

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Trump says two US airman rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal

Trump says two US airman rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal

President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it "one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History".

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Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles supply chains

Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles supply chains

Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship.

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Messi marks new stadium with goal but Miami held by Austin

Messi marks new stadium with goal but Miami held by Austin

Lionel Messi marked the opening of Inter Miami's gleaming new stadium with a goal as the Major League Soccer champions battled to a 2-2 draw against Austin FC on Saturday.

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