Marines called into LA riot zone are only protecting federal officials and property

The marines that deployed to the Los Angeles area on orders from president Donald Trump have not yet been called to respond to the city&s immigration protests and are there only to protect federal officials and property, the Marine Corps commandant said yesterday.

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Israeli fire kills 17 and wounds dozen near Gaza aid distribution site

Israeli gunfire killed at least 17 Palestinians and wounded dozens as thousands of displaced people approached an aid distribution site run by a US-backed humanitarian group in central Gaza yesterday, local health authorities said.

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Three killed and maternity hospital hit as Russia launches further airstrikes on Kyiv and Odesa

Russia launched one of its largest air strikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa in attacks that killed at least three people, officials said yesterday.

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Greta Thunberg speaks to the media on arrival in Paris. Photo: Reuters

Greta Thunberg has spoken for the first time since being deported by Israel after the boat she was using to deliver aid to Palestinians was captured by Israeli forces.

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Woman accused of poisoning in-laws denies using different coloured plate to avoid deadly mushrooms

An Australian woman accused of the murder of three elderly relatives of her estranged husband by feeding them poisonous mushrooms, yesterday disputed accounts of the fatal lunch given by other witnesses, a court heard.

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Sean ‘Diddy& Combs&s ex-girlfriend tells court she took part in sexual marathons to feel loved by him

An ex-girlfriend of Sean ‘Diddy& Combs has told a court that she took part in sex acts with male sex workers at the ­music mogul&s request because it made her feel loved by him & but now regrets what she came to recognise as the &cuckold& lifestyle.

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