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TOPSHOT - An FBI agent stands behind a police cordon outside the Tree of Life Synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. - A heavily armed gunman opened fire during a baby-naming ceremony at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on October 27, killing 11 people and injuring six in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent American history. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Gab offline after US massacre

The Twitter alternative has gone offline and could fold after evidence the synagogue shooting accused peddled religious hatred on the site.

Royal family
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, speaks to invited guests during a reception at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, October 28, 2018. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a three-week tour of Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji. (AAP Image/AFP Pool, Marty Melville) NO ARCHIVING

Meghan: The feminist Duchess

As the royals and their ‘pepi’ charm New Zealand, Meghan Markle has shown she won’t be silenced by protocol when it comes to championing women.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister in Prague on October 26, 2018. - The German Chancellor is in Czech Republic as the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)

Merkel clinging to power

A crucial state election has given stinging rebuff to Angela Merkel in Germany. It’s a fresh blow to a ruling party in crisis.

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