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Why you should visit – and stay in – Johannesburg’s Soweto

TRAVEL FOCUS: Travelling through South Africa, Annabel Grossman finds that Soweto – a township often associated with crime and poverty – is worth far more than just a cursory glance, with a wealth of music, culture, history and food to be discovered

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Newsmax star defends Alex Acosta’s sweetheart plea deal for Epstein — but ignores the network’s conflict of interest

‘After all, this is now the Trump network,’ a Newsmax staffer told The Independent

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Brutal video reveals makeshift ICE detention facility in Manhattan where immigrants sleep on floors next to toilets

Dozens of people have been locked in a small room that Trump’s administration denies is a detention center

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Putin’s ‘digital gulag’: Inside the Kremlin’s attempt to construct a spy app to snoop on Russians

The Russian President has ordered officials to switch to the Max app to restrict the use of foreign software, according to Ukrainian intelligence

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Exclusive: Empire State Building tour guide sues over ‘career-ending PTSD’ after getting stuck in elevator 67 floors up

Exclusive: Following the incident, Maxine Malcolm, 55, ‘found that she could no longer enter an elevator as an unnatural fear would overcome her,’ according to court papers obtained by The Independent

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One Big Back Breaker: Trump law to COST millions their healthcare and add $3T in debt while rich see tax cuts

“It's actually almost unheard of ... that juxtaposition of taking from the poor while giving to the rich,” one analyst said

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Hero teachers killed trying to save children from Bangladesh fighter jet blast

Grief is turning to anger as Bangladesh marks a day of mourning following the Dhaka crash, with two dozen people still fighting for their lives in hospital

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Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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Shot in the head or pounded by Israeli bombs: How a week of bloodshed shattered Syria’s fragile peace

IN FOCUS: Bel Trew reports on the sectarian conflict that once again threatens to tear Syria apart

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‘Skeletons marching to death’: Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza

ANALYSIS: Israel and Hamas continue to discuss a ceasefire in Qatar, but a new offensive and the continued killing of Palestinians seeking aid threatens to shatter attempts to end the violence, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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Exclusive: Don Jr. and Eric Trump’s Middle East jaunt cost US taxpayers over $40,000 in hotel rooms and rental cars

Exclusive: The outlays by the Secret Service did not include flight costs, agents’ salaries, meals, and other significant expenditures while the president’s kids were drumming up new business for the Trump Organization

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John Oliver mourns ‘incredibly sad’ cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show

‘I’m partly excited to see what they’re going to do for the next 10 months, but yeah, it’s terrible, terrible news for the world of comedy,’ John Oliver said on Sunday.

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ITV viewers praise return of ‘refreshing’ detective series Karen Pirie

One person said it was great that the ITV drama’s lead character is ‘not traumatised and grumpy’

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Drunk teenagers returned to US after using fake ID to buy alcohol and ‘running amok’ on flight

The nine teenagers were arrested on suspicion of failing to comply with crew directions and endangering aircraft

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Why scientists fear climate change could help Covid to thrive

As new variants continue to emerge, there is growing evidence that global warming could influence transmission of the virus

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Second safe haven built by The Independent for women fleeing domestic abuse now complete

After a hugely successful campaign – supported by readers, royalty and the PM – both safe houses can now offer a fresh start to families in need

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Gen Zs are becoming first home buyers before millennials or Gen X did. Here’s how

Being a homeowner as a young person can feel impossible, but some Gen-Zers have beat the odds. Katie Hawkinson reports

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Daunted by Disney? How ‘Mouse Counselors’ can help plan VIP theme park trips

A cottage industry of planning and support agencies has emerged to offer Disney-goers a helping hand with the planning and booking

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Inside the battle to save award-winning building now crumbling from neglect

Residents of a social housing estate in Pimlico say Labour-run Westminster Council treats them like the ‘enemy’

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Chaos and fear as Afghans exposed in huge data breach left in limbo by UK

Exclusive: ‘We don’t deserve this’ – Afghans who worked with UK forces left behind after the fall of Kabul and affected by the breach call on the UK to evacuate them now

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The inside story of how Starmer seized back control of Labour – but with a risk

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the long summer recess approached, the PM dramatically suspended four Labour MPs to reassert his authority. Political editor David Maddox looks at how events unfolded and what it means through the eyes of those involved

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I travelled to the Guérande salt marshes to investigate the health benefits of Celtic sea salt

These precious crystals contain trace minerals and they’ve been sourced the same way for centuries

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California hospital accused of losing bodies and failing to inform panicking families that their loved ones were dead

California’s public health department reportedly found several failures within the hospital system

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Trump’s $9B clawback against PBS and NPR may have bought him a post-summer government shutdown

President has circumvented the government appropriations process and that may heap pain on him come fall

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CBS staff in turmoil over ‘Trump shakedown’ after Stephen Colbert and The Late Show are canceled

Exclusive: Multiple CBS staffers who spoke with The Independent said they aren’t buying the company’s claim that Colbert’s cancellation was a ‘financial decision,’ adding that the demise of the show has left ‘everyone stunned.’

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