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The daughter of an aid worker murdered by IS in Syria has warned jihadi bride Shamima Begum is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and allowing her return to the UK risked public safety. Via: Shamima Begum is a 'ticking timebomb' says Read more

Trump to resume daily briefings; deal expected on €750bn EU Covid-19 recovery plan; two Brazil ministers test positive; WHO warns over Africa spread. Follow latest updatesEU leaders set to agree spending and €750bn Covid-19 recovery plansUS military medical teams dispatched Read more

Oscar Hetherington, of Otago, New Zealand, was awarded Grand Prize for his submission, titled Backwash, into the fifth annual Sony Alpha Photography Awards, celebrating snappers. Via: 2020 Sony Alpha Awards: Wave image wins the grand prize for Australian and New Zealand photographers

Devin Allen, 31, from Pennsylvania, learned her fiancé was a cheater after his text messages accidentally synced to her laptop 90 days before their wedding. Via: Bride who found out her fiancé had been cheating on her reveals the 'red flags' she Read more

Beijing claims its re-education camps in Xinjiang are needed to combat Islamic terrorism, but Dilara’s experiences tell a different storyBy the standards of Chinese officialdom, Dilara is surely the perfect minority. She doesn’t wear a headscarf. She drinks beer. Pretty Read more

Influential climate campaigner says Gulbenkian rights award gave her ‘more money than I can begin to imagine’ Greta Thunberg has been awarded a Portuguese rights award and promptly pledged the €1m ($1.15m) prize to groups working to protect the environment Read more