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Video of man lighting cigarette from Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris was widely shared on social mediaA French minister has said she is taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument.The video of a man stooping to light a cigarette from the fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, before walking calmly away watched by tourists, caused indignation when it was widely shared on social media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/05/french-minister-legal-action-against-man-lit-cigarette-memorial Author : Agence France-Press in

New York Times reports on letters by Ehud Barak, Woody Allen and others written for Epstein’s 63rd birthdayThe long-running scandal surrounding the disgraced late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein broadened on Tuesday after the New York Times published a trove of previously unseen letters to Epstein from numerous powerful figures as well as unseen photographs from inside his Manhattan mansion.The letters, written to Epstein by a number of high-profile individuals, were reportedly compiled as a birthday gift for Epstein’s 63rd birthday in 2016. Their publication comes amid intense speculation around Donald Trump’s ties to Epstein, who was found

President says ‘we are entitled to five more seats’ in Texas as state House battles over Republican-drawn congressional mapsTexas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fightIt’s a quiet August Tuesday on the president’s schedule today. The only listed item on his agenda is an executive order signing at 4pm EDT. We don’t know the details of that just yet.Trump is also speaking on CNBC now, and we’ll bring you the latest from that interview. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/05/donald-trump-texas-democrats-republicans-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-08-05 14:21:00 Copyright for syndicated

Far-right activist was detained at Luton airport on Monday following incident at St Pancras station in LondonThe far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson has been released on bail by police after being arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.Robinson, 42, was detained on Monday evening at Luton airport after a man was allegedly assaulted at a London railway station a week earlier. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/05/tommy-robinson-bailed-after-arrest-on-suspicion-of-grievous-bodily-harm Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2025-08-05 11:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.