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Five youths who lured a transgender woman to a roller disco in London before “viciously” stabbing and beating her in a revenge attack have been jailed. The then 18-year-old was stabbed nine times, punched, kicked and stamped on while transphobic…

A Labour frontbencher has defended “abruptly” dropping the appeal against a High Court ruling that parts of a Troubles-related Act passed by the Conservatives were “unlawful”. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 would have blocked compensation for…

One of Nasa’s two stuck astronauts got a much-welcome change of scenery on Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago. Suni Williams, the station’s commander, had to tackle…

More than 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony on Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died earlier in January aged 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at…

US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity and making it easier to go after foreign adversaries or hacking groups that try to compromise US internet and telecommunication systems. Provisions in the order…

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight on Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above the Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted…

Websites which host pornography and other harmful content must introduce “robust” age checks to prevent children being exposed to it in the UK, Britain’s Ofcom has said. Publishing the latest round of industry guidance ahead of beginning its enforcement of…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines. Mr Tusk spoke at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Polish leader said:…

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken to a detention centre near the country’s capital, Seoul, after being questioned over his imposition of martial law last month. Mr Yoon underwent about 10 hours of questioning by the…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to use his country’s presidency of the European Union to push forward with Ukraine’s bid for membership. Standing alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw, Mr Tusk said: “We will break the standstill…