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A Ukrainian lawmaker who pushed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn his nomination after Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks stalled
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<p>A woman collects flour from the ground as Palestinians receive aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)</p>
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<p>Three drivers used car dealers as brokers for finance arrangements for secondhand cars, all worth less than £10,000</p>
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<p>Three drivers used car dealers as brokers for finance arrangements for secondhand cars, all worth less than £10,000</p>
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Art snobs won’t find much to love at Radiohead’s Ashmolean exhibit

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Art snobs won’t find much to love at Radiohead’s Ashmolean exhibit

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<p>Newcastle have rejected a bid from Liverpool for Alexander Isak</p>
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Outlander: Blood of My Blood is unintentionally hilarious

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<p>The Israeli prime minister is backtracking on claims that there is no starvation in Gaza</p>
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<p>The Israeli prime minister is backtracking on claims that there is no starvation in Gaza</p>
<p>Humble beginnings: Phoebe Waller Bridge’s one-woman play ‘Fleabag’ debuted at Edinburgh Fringe in 2013</p>
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<p>The Duke of Windsor and Simpson on their wedding day, 3 June 1937, at Chateau de Conde, Monts, near Tours, France</p>
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<p>Andy Farrell’s Lions won the second Test and series (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP)</p>
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Andy Farrell is wrong to obsess over the Lions ‘redwashing’ Australia

<p>Andy Farrell’s Lions won the second Test and series (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP)</p>
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<p>A third runway at Heathrow could be ready as early as 2035</p>
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