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<p>How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies</p>
News

Thailand Oscars entry is taking the world by storm – where to watch it

Themes of family, love, and duty in How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies have resonated with audiences around the world

<p>Arnon Nampa, a human rights activist and a key protest leader is seen wearing wizard cloak, while giving speech during the Harry Potter-themed protest in Bangkok</p>
Southeast Asia

Poet sentenced for criticising monarchy while dressed as Harry Potter

<p>File. A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower carrier in the Red Sea on 11 June 2024</p>
Middle East

Two US navy pilots shot down over Red Sea

<p>File. Police officer takes position at the Sarband police station on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on 9 February 2023 </p>
South Asia

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

<p>Her fall from grace is explored in an Independent TV documentary published today, entitled Cancelled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi</p>
<p>File. US Air Force firtruck sprays water near plane hangars at Andersen Air Force base in Guam </p>
Americas

Seven Chinese nationals tried to illegally enter Guam, US says

<p>A map showing the location of Malaysia Airlines MH370’s last radar location</p>
News & Advice

Search to resume for missing MH370 flight

<p>A fishing trawler believed to be carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar rescued by Sri Lankan army</p>
South Asia

Sri Lanka rescues 102 ‘Rohingya refugees’ from fishing trawler

<p> Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House (L) during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney on January 1, 2024</p>
Australasia

Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike

<p>Representational: The hacks targeted investment firms and exchanges</p>
East Asia

North Korean hackers account for 60% of cryptocurrency stolen in 2024

East Asia

Japanese city to publicly shame people who break bin separation rules

<p>Indian navy boat is seen just before crashing into a passenger ferry in Mumbai </p>
India

Ferry disaster passenger accuses Indian navy vessel of ‘showing off’ before deadly crash

<p>File. Tsuneo Watanabe </p>
Japan

Japanese media mogul and baseball visionary Tsuneo Watanabe dies at 98

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<p>Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, speaks to The Independent in the group’s office in Tokyo</p>
Japan

I survived Nagasaki – Putin has no idea of the horrors of nuclear war

<p>Medical students dissect a cadaver – stock image </p>
India

Why the world’s most populous country is running low on bodies

<p>An Afghan man and a burqa-clad woman ride a motorcycle along a street on the outskirts of Kandahar</p>
South Asia

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

South Asia

<p>Pakistan has a troubled history with elephants in captivity</p>
South Asia

Revealed: Cause of death for Pakistan’s Sonia the elephant

South Asia

Revealed: Cause of death for Pakistan’s Sonia the elephant

<p>Pakistan has a troubled history with elephants in captivity</p>
Pakistan Polio
South Asia

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive

<p>Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi</p>
India

Sri Lanka’s new president reassures Modi over Chinese ships

<p>Myanmar soldiers</p>
South Asia

Myanmar soldiers ‘forced to take meth’ to stay sharp

<p>Afghanistan’s minister for refugees, Khalil Haqqani, inspects a refugee camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border last month </p>
South Asia

Taliban refugee minister killed in Kabul bombing

<p>Afghanistan’s minister for refugees, Khalil Haqqani, inspects a refugee camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border last month </p>
South Asia

Taliban refugee minister killed in Kabul bombing

<p>An armed Taliban guard stands over prisoners in Kandahar </p>
South Asia

Taliban critics face systemic torture in Afghan prisons, survivors say

<p>An Afghan man and a burqa-clad woman ride a motorcycle along a street on the outskirts of Kandahar</p>
South Asia

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

East Asia

<p>File. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with soldiers during a visit to a training base in North Korea on 6 March 2024 </p>
East Asia

Kim Jong Un ‘personally overseeing’ North Korean training for Ukraine

<p>A woman waves light sticks during a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Monday</p>
East Asia

Shaman ‘linked to Yoon’s presidential campaign’ detained

<p>File: A main battle tank drives through the streets of Taoyuan as part of an exercise</p>
East Asia

Taiwan receives first batch of 108 Abrams tanks from US

<p>Yoon Suk Yeol</p>
East Asia

South Korea’s Yoon given until December 21 to appear for questioning

<p>Participants hold signs during a rally calling on the Constitutional Court to dismiss president Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on 15 December 2024</p>
East Asia

Ruling party chief resigns as South Korean president skips hearing

<p>South Korean prime minister Han Duck Soo assumed office as acting president after the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol</p>
East Asia

South Korea opposition will not seek to impeach acting president

<p>South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul </p>
East Asia

South Korea’s Yoon impeached over controversial martial law decree

<p>South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law</p>
East Asia

Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea president who declared martial law?

Southeast Asia

<p>Firefighters extinguish a fire at a karaoke bar in Hanoi on 19 December 2024</p>
Southeast Asia

Suspect arrested for arson after karaoke bar fire in Vietnam kills 11

Southeast Asia

Suspect arrested for arson after karaoke bar fire in Vietnam kills 11

<p>Firefighters extinguish a fire at a karaoke bar in Hanoi on 19 December 2024</p>
<p>Aung San Suu Kyi, eighty next year, is locked in a jungle jail with no prospect of release</p>
Southeast Asia

Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

<p>Wirot Arayankeht posted videos promoting cycling on Facebook and YouTube</p>
Southeast Asia

Train crushes cycling YouTuber to death in Thailand

<p>Mary Jane Veloso is reunited with her sons and her father in Manila, Philippines, on 18 December 2024</p>
Southeast Asia

Filipino woman returns to joyous welcome after escaping firing squad

<p>Malaysia’s foreign minister Mohamad Hasan speaking during a parliament session</p>
Southeast Asia

Malaysia foreign minister to be fined for smoking in prohibited area

<p>Malaysia’s foreign minister Mohamad Hasan speaking during a parliament session</p>
Southeast Asia

Malaysia foreign minister to be fined for smoking in prohibited area

<p>An elephant in zoo on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali was found dead</p>
Southeast Asia

Zoo elephant dies after being swept away on tourist island

<p>Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures to the media</p>
Southeast Asia

Woman saved from execution in Indonesia to return home after 15 years

Australia and New Zealand

<p>Chief health officer Ben Cowie has issued new warnings over the disease </p>
Australasia

Rise in flesh-eating bacteria cases in Australia as warnings issued

Australasia

Rise in flesh-eating bacteria cases in Australia as warnings issued

<p>Chief health officer Ben Cowie has issued new warnings over the disease </p>
<p>File. Thermal stations powered by coal near Muswellbrook in Hunter Valley, Australia </p>
News

Australia expands coal mines despite climate ‘death sentence’ warning

<p>The 29-year-old, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court</p>
World - Crime

YouTuber Yung Filly admits to speeding while on bail in Australia

<p>Former radio broadcaster Alan Jones leaves the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Wednesday, 18 December 2024</p>
Australasia

Broadcaster Alan Jones denies dozens of sexual assault allegations

<p>A building damaged in Port Vila, Vanuatu, following a powerful earthquake Tuesday, 17 December 2024</p>
Australasia

Vanuatu earthquake kills 14 as prime minister declares emergency

<p>A building damaged in Port Vila, Vanuatu, following a powerful earthquake Tuesday, 17 December 2024</p>
Australasia

Vanuatu earthquake kills 14 as prime minister declares emergency

<p>A major 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck around 30km west of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila</p>
Australasia

Massive 7.3-magnitude Vanuatu earthquake triggers tsunami warnings

<p>Remaining ‘Bali Nine’ members return to Australia</p>
Australasia

Five Bali Nine prisoners return to Australia after nearly two decades

Americas

Chicago Transit Trump
Americas

Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

<p>The Wall Street Journal editorial board slammed Trump and Musk over the ‘budget fiasco’ </p>
US politics

Wall Street Journal flames Trump and Musk over ‘budget fiasco’

<p>Trump accused Panama of charging American vessels ‘exorbitant prices’ to use the vital waterway</p>
LiveUS politics

Trump threatens to retake Panama Canal while Lara abandons Senate bid

<p>Trump has threatened to retake the Panama Canal in a post on Truth Social </p>
US politics

Trump threatens to retake Panama Canal in Truth Social post

<p>Rubi Vergara, 14, was killed in the rampage at the school in Madison </p>
US Crime News

Family of Wisconsin victim hold ‘no bitterness’ against teen shooter

<p>Lara Trump has dropped out of the running to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate </p>
US politics

Lara Trump drops out of running for Senate, teases ‘big announcement’

<p>Trump has threatened to retake the Panama Canal in a post on Truth Social </p>
US politics

Trump threatens to retake Panama Canal in Truth Social post

<p>Rubi Vergara, 14, was killed in the rampage at the school in Madison </p>
US Crime News

Family of Wisconsin victim hold ‘no bitterness’ against teen shooter

<p>Lara Trump has dropped out of the running to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate </p>
US politics

Lara Trump drops out of running for Senate, teases ‘big announcement’

<p>Kim Burgess, Tonya Burgess, Mack Hanna (left to right) have all been arrested in connection with a cold case murder that occurred over 20 years ago in 2004</p>
US Crime News

Three people arrested 20 years after murder plot over custody of child

<p>Amanita muscaria mushrooms are poisonous and the FDA has prohibited three compounds found in it </p>
Americas

FDA restricts psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

<p>Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. A Judiciary Committee report by Democratic staff accuses him of failing to disclose two additional trips paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow </p>
US politics

Clarence Thomas did not disclose 2 trips funded by billionaire patron

<p>NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigned after allegations surfaced about demanding sexual favors from his employee in exchange for overtime pay </p>
Americas

NYPD Chief resigns amid claims of sexual demands for overtime

<p>Denise Zamora has been charged with nine felony counts related to the alleged abuse of her daughter</p>
US Crime News

Mom’s ‘lies about daughter’s health’ caused her to get feeding tube

<p>Peter Mandelson has been appointed British ambassador to the US</p>
UK Politics

Trump ‘gave permission’ for aide to call Mandelson an ‘absolute moron’

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Americas

Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director of harassment

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Americas

Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

UK and Europe

<p>Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said she was concerned by the Labour government’s approach to China</p>
UK Politics

UK should designate China a national security threat, says Priti Patel

UK Politics

UK should designate China a national security threat, says Priti Patel

<p>Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said she was concerned by the Labour government’s approach to China</p>
<p>The DVSA has revealed a its plan to cut waiting times for driving tests (Steve Parsons/PA)</p>
Home News

New driving test rules to come into force for 2025 announced by DVSA

<p>Thousands of people will have to live through the coldest months before receiving the top-up payments </p>
UK Politics

Revealed: Pensioners waiting over 100 days for a winter fuel payments

<p>Like thousands of other victims of domestic abuse, Sarah says her high-flying career was ripped from her</p>
Home News

Women’s careers were destroyed by domestic abuse – even after escaping

<p>Stuart Worby, 40, has been found guilty of sexual assault and poisoning</p>
UK Politics

Streeting urged to investigate abortion pills after woman is poisoned

<p>Stuart Worby, 40, has been found guilty of sexual assault and poisoning</p>
UK Politics

Streeting urged to investigate abortion pills after woman is poisoned

<p>Wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 which exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, southwest Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people </p>
Home News

Lockerbie Bombing: How did the explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 unfold?

<p>Kim Aris is urging Myanmar’s military to release his mother Aung San Suu Kyi from prison, as her health is deteriorating </p>
Home News

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son begs for her release from Myanmar prison

<p>Tributes piled up as state leaders visited the site of the attack where a driver ploughed a car into crowds at around 7pm on Friday</p>
Europe

German city mourns as death toll rises after Christmas market attack

Europe

Ukraine strikes heart of Russia with attack 1,000km beyond frontline

LiveEurope

German Christmas market attack – latest: Five dead with 200 injured

<p>The suspect’s car pictured behind a police cordon </p>
Europe

Who is the German Christmas market attack suspect?

<p>Debris litters the floor of the Christmas market following the attack </p>
Europe

German market attack: Everything we know about car attack so far

<p>Emmanuel Macron has been accused of making a racist remark to his former health minister </p>
Europe

Emmanuel Macron accused of ‘racist and sexist’ comments

<p>A police officer stands in front of a damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack </p>
LiveEurope

Putin’s forces capture Donetsk village in Ukraine – war latest

<p>‘The people say it very well: Gossip is zero,’ said the pontiff </p>
Europe

Pope Francis warns Vatican staff over gossiping and backstabbing

Voices

<p>The car driven by the suspect who crashed into the crowd at the German Christmas market </p>
Voices

Whatever the aim, the German market attack will divide the West

Voices

Whatever the aim, the German market attack will divide the West

<p>The car driven by the suspect who crashed into the crowd at the German Christmas market </p>
<p>The King will be at the forefront of efforts to charm Donald Trump </p>
The Independent View

In the court of Trump, our royal family could be key

<p>‘Wicked’ star Ethan Slater and Dr Lilly Jay (left), and Ariana Grande (right), who is now dating Slater </p>
Voices

The hidden message in Lilly Jay’s essay about Ethan Slater

<p>Reform UK’s new treasurer Nick Candy, Elon Musk, centre, and Nigel Farage met at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago (Stuart Mitchell/Reform UK)</p>
Letters

Maybe the UK needs someone like Elon Musk to tighten spending

<p>Nigel Farage will do more damage to the Conservatives than to Labour </p>
Voices

Labour fears Nigel Farage – but he’s Keir Starmer’s secret weapon

<p>Nigel Farage will do more damage to the Conservatives than to Labour </p>
Voices

Labour fears Nigel Farage – but he’s Keir Starmer’s secret weapon

<p>Lord Mandelson – who has been deputy prime minister and EU trade commissioner – is much more a rule-maker than a rule-taker</p>
Voices

Mandelson is a gamble as US ambassador – but exactly what Trump needs

<p>‘It’s just part of being a woman; you’ll get used to it,’ my female GP told me</p>
Voices

I was told passing out due to period pain is normal for women

Sport

<p>Bukayo Saka of Arsenal reacts after picking up an injury</p>
Football

Mikel Arteta offers update on Bukayo Saka hamstring injury

Football

Mikel Arteta offers update on Bukayo Saka hamstring injury

<p>Bukayo Saka of Arsenal reacts after picking up an injury</p>
<p>Arsenal players celebrate one of their five goals with a group hug</p>
Football

Jesus punishes Palace as clinical Arsenal reignite title challenge

LiveFootball

As it happened: Arsenal sweep past Palace in five-goal thriller

Niclas Fullkrug made his full West Ham debut against Brighton (Ben Whitley/PA)
Football

Julen Lopetegui: West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug not at his best yet

Eddie Howe was thrilled with Alexander Isak’s performance (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Football

Eddie Howe not looking to lose Alexander Isak after brilliant hat-trick

Eddie Howe was thrilled with Alexander Isak’s performance (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Football

Eddie Howe not looking to lose Alexander Isak after brilliant hat-trick

Nuno Espirito Santo said Nottingham Forest have achieved nothing yet after they beat Brentford to consolidate their place in the top four (Martin Rickett/PA)
Football

We haven’t achieved anything yet – Nuno remaining grounded despite Forest rise

<p>Blackpool-born George Eastham was a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad</p>
Football

England World Cup winner George Eastham dies aged 88

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)
Sport

Baltimore Ravens lock in play-off berth with 34-17 win over Pittsburgh Steelers

Tiger Woods tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the PNC Championship (Phelan M Ebenhack/AP)
Golf

Tiger Woods, son in three-way top spot tie after round one of PNC Championship

Tyson Fury (left) lost his heavyweight rematch with Oleksandr Usyk (Nick Potts/PA)
Sport

Fury: Unanimous points loss a ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk from judges

<p>Luke Littler is the favourite for this year’s championship</p>
Darts

World Darts Championship: Scores, schedule and results

<p>Oleksandr Usyk, left, outpoints Tyson Fury for the second time this year </p>
Boxing

Usyk outpoints Fury again to retain heavyweight titles and end rivalry

LiveBoxing

Fury rages after Usyk wins gripping rematch – live reaction

<p>Tyson Fury (left) lost to Oleksandr Usyk on all three scorecards in their rematch</p>
Boxing

Usyk vs Fury 2 official scorecards: Did the judges get it right?

<p>Tyson Fury after his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk</p>
Boxing

Fury abruptly leaves ring to avoid interview after second loss to Usyk

Lifestyle

<p>Lady Helen Taylor and Lady Gabriella Windsor arrive for the Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey</p>
Royal Family

Grieving Lady Gabriella Windsor helped Kate plan festive carol service

Lifestyle

Gareth Southgate defends England team’s decision to take the knee

<p>Taylor Swift steps out in Kansas City two weeks after ending her Eras Tour</p>
Lifestyle

Taylor Swift arrives for her first Chiefs game since the Eras tour end

<p>The FDA has raised alarms over potentially deadly dog treats recently recalled from shelves</p>
Lifestyle

FDA issues recall on popular dog treat that can kill pets

<p>Cookery writer and ‘Great British Bake Off’ judge Mary Berry is 89 </p>
News

Mary Berry makes plea to fans after experiencing a tragic loss

<p>Influencer prepares to turn into ‘holiday party’ with extravagant outfit for Christmas </p>
Lifestyle

Influencer goes viral for wearing $9k dress to her family holiday

<p>The FDA has raised alarms over potentially deadly dog treats recently recalled from shelves</p>
Lifestyle

FDA issues recall on popular dog treat that can kill pets

<p>Cookery writer and ‘Great British Bake Off’ judge Mary Berry is 89 </p>
News

Mary Berry makes plea to fans after experiencing a tragic loss

<p>Influencer prepares to turn into ‘holiday party’ with extravagant outfit for Christmas </p>
Lifestyle

Influencer goes viral for wearing $9k dress to her family holiday

Climate

<p>Germany Christmas Market</p>
Sustainable living

German Christmas market attack: Child aged 9 among five killed 

Sustainable living

German Christmas market attack: Child aged 9 among five killed 

<p>Germany Christmas Market</p>
Peru Kichwa Court
Americas

Amazon community fighting back after ancestral rainforest ‘stolen’

<p>An image from the European Space Agecny’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the Jakobshavn Isbræ Glacier in Greenland — one of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world. New research using the agency’s satellite and a NASA mission has shown the most extreme thinning occurred at the ice sheet’s outlet glaciers</p>
Climate

Incredible satellite images show Greenland’s massive ice sheet melting

<p>A woman bundles up as she walks on the sidewalk in Wheeling, Illinois, during a cold weather snap. New research has found that the number of cold weather-related deaths has increased since the 1990s </p>
Climate

Cold weather deaths are on the rise

Russula neopascua grows among alpine willow of the high Rockies in Colorado and Montana (Chance Noffsinger)
News

Ghost palms and toothy toadstools among species named by Kew scientists in 2024

Russula neopascua grows among alpine willow of the high Rockies in Colorado and Montana (Chance Noffsinger)
News

Ghost palms and toothy toadstools among species named by Kew scientists in 2024

<p>Meltwater rivers flowing across the Greenland ice sheet, which, combined with Antarctic meltwater and thermal expansion, accounts for the bulk of observed global mean rise in sea levels</p>
News

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns

<p>Justin Hughes is chief executive of NetZeroNitrogen</p>
News

Former Red Arrows pilot bringing military grit to the climate fight

Culture

<p>Gareth Southgate Stormzy </p>
News

Gareth Southgate reveals Stormzy makes him proud to be British

News

Home Alone star recalls Joe Pesci biting Macaulay Culkin on set

News

Stranger Things stars bid farewell to series in emotional tributes

News

The Wanted’s Max George gives health update after urgent heart surgery

<p>Jared Leto (Ian West/PA)</p>
News

Jared Leto’s latest ‘iconic’ role leaves fans divided

<p>Stephen King and Elon Musk have made no secret of their dislike of each other</p>
News

Stephen King sends ‘scary’ Elon Musk warning to his fans

News

Blake Lively sues It Ends With Us co-star for sexual harassment

Culture

Netflix present our next great action hero in Rebel Ridge

Premium

<p>Australia has announced a new social media ban for children under 16</p>
Voices

Social media ban won’t protect kids – it’ll put them more at risk

Voices

Social media ban won’t protect kids – it’ll put them more at risk

<p>Australia has announced a new social media ban for children under 16</p>
<p>Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk after their brutal first fight in May</p>
Sport

The four cold words Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fear hearing most

<p>Hiding in your cosy house is all well and good, but embracing everything the season has to offer is even better </p>
Health and Wellbeing

Five curious health benefits of dark midwinter, according to science

<p>Mark Wild wants was a ‘fundamental reset’ of HS2</p>
Voices

HS2 is a symbol of national incompetence. Spend its billions elsewhere

<p>‘Peter Mandelson will feel at home under the chandeliers at the UK ambassador’s residence in Massachusetts Avenue’ </p>
Voices

Can Peter Mandelson keep his mouth shut and wow Washington?

<p>‘Peter Mandelson will feel at home under the chandeliers at the UK ambassador’s residence in Massachusetts Avenue’ </p>
Voices

Can Peter Mandelson keep his mouth shut and wow Washington?

<p>Airlines routinely overbook flights – and most of the time they get away with it</p>
Travel

Can I still claim overbooked plane cash after flying as planned?

<p>Former Tory deputy prime minister Therese Coffey is one of six individuals nominated by Kemi Badenoch</p>
Politics explained

What will the House of Lords look like in future?

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