Police are deployed in London amid race riots and threats from far-right
After more than a week of race riots across the UK, police are now deployed around the capital London amid fresh threats there from the far-right.
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Chemicals found at the home of a Taylor Swift concert attack suspect, officials say
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VP Harris introduces her running mate at Philadelphia rally. How does the country’s first impression of Tim Walz compare with his image in Minnesota? Dozens more far-right rallies planned for in U.K.
Ukraine’s latest conscription law is hindering its economy
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Thousands of additional police flood British streets after race riots
Dozens more far-right rallies are planned across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as police struggle to contain racist mob violence targeting immigrants, Muslims and people of color.