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Cooperating witness against Kilmar Ábrego García to be spared deportation | Kilmar Ábrego García newsthirst.

Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Ábrego García in exchange for his cooperation in the case. José Ramón Hernández Reyes, 38, has been convicted of smuggling migrants and illegally re-entering the United States after having been deported. He also…

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Russia has taken first village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, state media claims | Ukraine newsthirst.

Russian forces have captured a village in the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in their three-year offensive, Russian state media and pro-war bloggers have claimed, marking a potential psychological blow to Ukraine. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian officials or from the Russian defence ministry. Russia’s state RIA news agency cited…

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US city declares 12-year-old boy a hero for saving his family from house fire | Virginia newsthirst.

A city in Virginia has awarded a hero’s proclamation to a 12-year-old boy who rescued his grandmother and two younger siblings from a fire that burned their house down recently. The courage that Ramir Parker demonstrated when confronted with the blaze “is a shining example of resilience, responsibility and the power of instinctive leadership in…

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Members of public to be selected for ‘honest conversation’ about MPs’ pay | MPs’ expenses newsthirst.

The thorny topic of MPs’ pay and funding will be debated by randomly selected members of the public at a new citizens’ forum, as parliament’s watchdog said it was launching an “open and honest conversation” about what democracy is worth. Invitations are being sent out by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), which this year…

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US tariffs on Australia ‘should be zero’, Albanese says as leaders prepare for end of Trump’s 90-day pause | Australian foreign policy newsthirst.

Anthony Albanese says trade tariffs placed on Australia by the US Trump administration “should be zero” as leaders around the world prepare for a second “Liberation Day” announcement after a 90-day pause on tariffs. Relations between the US and Australia have been strained on numerous fronts as the US president, Donald Trump, looks to impose…

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Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial delayed on diplomatic and security grounds | Benjamin Netanyahu newsthirst.

An Israeli court has cancelled this week’s hearings in Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial, accepting a request made by the prime minister on classified diplomatic and security grounds. “Following the explanations given … we partially accept the request and cancel at this stage Mr Netanyahu’s hearings scheduled” for this week, the Jerusalem district court said…

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