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Sudan: Final UK evacuation flight leaves the country The UK government has completed its final evacuation flight from Sudan, rescuing more than 2,300 people. The airlift, which began amid a tentative ceasefire last week, has seen Britons, their dependents, Sudanese NHS staff, and other eligible nationalities taken to safety. The country was plunged into crisis after fighting broke out between rival military factions on 15 April. Renewed 72-hour ceasefires have been put in place, but violence is likely to escalate after the end of the agreement. The UK government will now shift its focus to providing humanitarian aid, though Foreign…

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Erling Haaland breaks Premier League record for goals in a season Man City striker Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League record for most goals in a single season, surpassing the previous record of 34 goals jointly held by Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole. Haaland’s 35th league goal of the campaign came in a 3-0 win against West Ham, taking him past the previous record holders. He had already set the record for the most goals in a 38-game season, surpassing Mohamed Salah’s 32 goals for Liverpool in 2017-18.  Even better news, 22-year-old Erling Haaland still has five games left…

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Zelensky visits The Hague after new strikes in Ukraine Explosions were heard in various Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, the day after Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on the Kremlin. The attacks were also reported in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa in the south.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to speak at The Hague as part of an unexpected visit to the Netherlands, where he will also visit the International Criminal Court investigating alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine.  Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, but Zelensky denied the country carried out the…

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Belgrade shooting: Teen made ‘kill list’ for Serbia school attack A 13-year-old boy in Serbia killed eight fellow students and a security guard in a shooting at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade. The attacker, who had planned the attack for weeks, used his father’s guns, both of which had legal permits, and carried a “priority list” of children to target and which classrooms he would go into first. The motive for the attack is still unclear. Six pupils and a teacher were also injured in the shooting, with the most severe injuries sustained by a boy shot in…

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New York subway passenger died after chokehold The New York City Medical Examiner has ruled that Jordan Neely, a subway passenger, was killed by a chokehold after a fight with another passenger that was caught on camera. The cause of death was due to “compression of neck [chokehold]”. The video of the incident shows Jordan Neely struggling as another man grabs him and holds him on the ground. Police have questioned and released the 24-year-old US Marine who restrained the passenger. A rally was held for Jordan Neely on the train platform near where he died. The incident happened on…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Many of Thursday’s front pages lead on the upcoming coronation of King Charles III – which will take place on Saturday 4 May at Westminster Abbey. Saturday Coronation Several Thursday front pages feature preparations for the Coronation, which is set to be the biggest policing operation in UK history. The Daily Mail reports that the Metropolitan Police will deploy vans equipped with roof-mounted cameras and facial-recognition technology to analyse thousands of people per minute and identify terror suspects, wanted criminals, and known troublemakers. However, human rights organisation Liberty tells The Guardian that the use…

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