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Trump calls Steve Bannon indictment ‘very sad, surprising’

President Trump on Thursday said the indictment of his former White House strategist Steve Bannon was “very sad.” Bannon was arrested Thursday for allegedly defrauding donors to the private $25 million fundraising drive to build part of the US-Mexico border wall. Bannon personally pocketed $1 million in contributions, prosecutors allege. “I think it’s a very […]

One killed,eight injured as migrants scale wall around African enclave

One African is killed and eight others injured as 300 migrants try to storm border fence separating Morocco from Spanish enclave Man died after falling 16ft from fence encircling north African enclave of Melilla  Medics say it is not clear whether he died from fall, or subsequent heart attack  Man was part of a group […]

Portland driver Adam Haner believes he was attacked because he is white

The driver kicked unconscious during a mob attack in Portland says he has previously marched in support of Black Lives Matter — and believes he was only targeted because he is white. “I wasn’t trying to do anything but get a drink,” Adam Haner told KATU of the vicious attack that started outside a 7-Eleven […]

Outrage over Nazi-saluting police brutality footage in Belgium

Outrage over Nazi-saluting police brutality footage that showed Belgian officers laughing as they pinned down prisoner who later died Jozef Chovanec died in the wake of his arrest at Charleroi airport in early 2018 Footage shows him banging his head against a wall while officers pin him down The footage has sparked comparisons with the […]

Argentina rushes to produce COVID-19 vaccine

Argentina steps up efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine, as the economy struggles under a months-long lockdown. Argentina is battling a surge in coronavirus cases, with at least 312,000 infections now confirmed and more than 6,000 related deaths. The government says intensive care admissions and hospital bed occupancy rates have become unsustainable. Last week, Argentina […]

'E17 Night Stalker', 35, is jailed for at least 37 years

‘E17 Night Stalker’, 35, is jailed for at least 37 years for three-month rape and murder spree in east London after eight-year battle to get him extradited from India Aman Vyas, 35, raped three women and raped and murdered a fourth in 2009 Today he was jailed for life Croydon Crown Court with minimum term […]

India-China border talks: Four things you should know

Indian and Chinese officials are holding another round of talks to try to resolve a months-long border standoff. Indian and Chinese officials are holding talks to try to resolve a months-long standoff along their disputed frontier, where the two countries have deployed tens of thousands of soldiers. More than a dozen rounds of talks so […]

Row over face mask sees man knocked out with single punch at busy train station

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A man was caught on video being knocked out by another passenger in a heated row about face masks at Clapham Junction station, south London. William, not his real name, was punched by another passenger at a […]