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  1. Our community is deeply divided over the King’s US visit, with many warning it risks humiliation and achieves little, while others argue it is a necessary diplomatic duty in a no-win situation

  2. The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy

  3. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt ‌said Trump's bottom line demands remain the same

  4. More should be done to make sure that there is ‘proper accountability’ of trustees, former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb argued.
  5. The bank confirmed it has paid £201,000 to 5,250 people, alongside an additional £62,000 in ‘goodwill’ payments

  6. Cyber attacks are everywhere, and changing everything. No longer limited to attackers in dingy backrooms and internet users on their online equivalent, hacks are hitting everyone from individuals to the worlds biggest companies.

  7. The weekend shooting in Washington is the latest in a string of attacks on government officials and facilities

  8. The British energy giant said the acquisition will strengthen its resource base ‘for decades to come’.
  9. North Korean dictator gives first public acknowledgement that troops were ordered to kill themselves to avoid capture by Ukrainian forces