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Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

Bromance and confirmation that Trump is sending classified information to Putin – Putin says ISIS but who knows if anything was passed on – up front and open fake news? Putin spoke by phone with Trump to thank him for intelligence supplied by the CIA which allowed Russia’s FSB security service to break up an Islamic State group cell that was planning a suicide attack on December 16, it said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.

Minnie Driver: men like Matt Damon ‘cannot understand what abuse is like’

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Actor calls former co-star’s remarks about ‘spectrum of behaviour’ in sexual misconduct ‘Orwellian’ and questions defence of disgraced comedian Louis CK

The actor Minnie Driver told the Guardian on Saturday men “simply cannot understand what abuse is like on a daily level”, and should not therefore attempt to differentiate or explain sexual misconduct against women.

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Funeral of Palestinian amputee killed by Israeli fire takes place in Gaza

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Wheelchair user Abu Thuraya was shot dead by troops during protests against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

The funeral has taken place of a Palestinian wheelchair user who was shot dead on Friday during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip against Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

The death of Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, 29, came as Trump administration officialsagain pre-empted negotiations over the disputed city’s final status in comments about the Western Wall.

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