India says only Dalai Lama has authority to identify his successor, going against Chinese policy

A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organisation he has set up have the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, in a rare comment contradicting rival China&s long-held position.

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‘You&ll never walk alone& & tributes pour in for Diogo Jota as family mourn Liverpool footballer

Hundreds of residents of Gondomar in northern Portugal filed past the bodies of former Liverpool ­footballer Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, at a chapel in their hometown on Friday, ­after their deaths in a car crash in Spain.

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‘I think I hit one. Hell yeah& & US contractors allegedly filmed shooting at Palestinians in Gaza aid hub

Armed US contractors at one of Gaza&s new aid distribution hubs appeared to fire at Palestinians before celebrating, leaked footage has suggested.

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John Downing: Denmark has assumed the EU presidency & here&s what we can expect

EU presidencies often only command ordinary citizens& attention via droves of big black limousines being driven at high speed, accompanied by police or army outriders festooned with flashing blue lights.

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Donald Trump to host UFC fight at White House as Conor McGregor says ‘count me in&

The White House lawn is usually where Donald Trump delivers brutal slapdowns of his political opponents before the world&s media.

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No breakthrough yet as EU negotiators work to avoid worst of Trump tariffs ahead of next week&s deadline

European Union negotiators have failed so far to achieve a breakthrough in trade negotiations with the Trump administration and may now seek to extend the status quo to avoid tariff hikes, six EU diplomats briefed on the talks said yesterday.

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