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Roman Abramovich’s $ 410 million planes targeted by US confiscation orders

An American court has issued orders to confiscate two luxury planes owned by Roman Abramovich under sanctions imposed due to the Ukrainian war. The planes are a $ 350 million (280 million pounds) Boeing 787 Dreamliner – a cutting-edge aircraft used by many of the world’s major airlines – and a $ 60 million (48 …

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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag must listen to Ralf Rangnick’s advice on Jadon Sancho

Erik ten Hag could do well to hear Ralf Rangnick’s warning about Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho. Ten Hag has joined United on a three-year deal with the option of an additional year. The Dutchman will face an inspiring improvement in the squad he has inherited and this includes Sancho, who has yet to find consistency …

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Ukrainian war: Russia begins handing over the remains of fighters killed in the Azovstal steel bombing of Mariupol

Russia has begun handing over the remains of dead Ukrainian fighters to Azovstal steel, the scene of the last battle of Mariupol. Dozens of bodies from the complex and its maze of tunnels are being taken to Kyiv for DNA testing, according to a spokeswoman for the Azov Regiment and one of its military leaders. …

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“Kate Winslet called me a mummy!” – Jean Smart a Hacks, Mother of Easttown and superstar

There are 18 participants in my video call with Jean Smart, the veteran actor whose amazing return has led to what American commentators call “the Jeanaissance.” It’s a pretty big title, but it seems justified, especially if this high-security interview experience is something to go through. The disorienting verification procedure involves several text messages and …

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“Oh yeah, you’re amazing!” The wonder of Kate Bush and 10 songs to delight new listeners

It tells you a lot that when Kate Bush issued a brief statement on her website last week about the fact that her 1985 single Running Up That Hill had re-entered the charts after being used on the soundtrack of Stranger Things, turned out to be national news. It wasn’t that Bush had said anything …

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“Every second counts”: The wife of a British journalist who disappeared on Amazon asks to act

The wife of a British journalist who has disappeared in a remote corner of the Brazilian Amazon, known for illegal mining and drug trafficking, has urged authorities to intensify their search efforts. Dom Phillips, a longtime Guardian contributor, disappeared Sunday morning while traveling by boat through the Amazon region of Javari where he was reporting …

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Of course, French police and politicians lied and slandered UK football fans. That’s what they do

There is a proverb in French: “To something misfortune is good”. It roughly equates to “Every cloud has a silver lining.” In this sense – and I do not want to offend, above all, not the Liverpool fans – I think something positive arose from the fiasco of the Champions League final in Paris on …

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“In a year’s time”: what the newspapers say about the Conservatives’ vote on Boris Johnson

A haunted-looking Boris Johnson looks from the front pages of many newspapers after a dramatic night of Conservative party bloodshed in Westminster. The Prime Minister is shown being ousted from the Commons on Downing Street after winning a vote of censure by the Conservatives in his leadership by 211 to 148. Although he described the …

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