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Hollywood actor and musician Jared Leto is facing allegations of criminal sexual conduct by four women who were all teenagers at the time of the alleged offences.

The actor, who won an Oscar in 2014 for his role in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ made his name with films like Requiem for a Dream, the Suicide Squad and more recently Tron: Ares.

His rock band ’30 Seconds to Mars’ are planning a high-profile tour next spring. The women who spoke to the BBC said they encountered the 54-year-old between 2002 and 2014.

Despite repeated attempts to contact Jared Leto, he has not responded to the allegations put to him by the BBC.

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President Donald Trump is trying again to scale back birthright citizenship in the US, weeks after the Supreme Court shot down his previous attempt to eliminate the right.

The president signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one that expands the existing definitions of non-citizens whose children are not eligible for birthright citizenship.

The second order bans so-called birth tourism, the practice of pregnant mothers coming to the US to give birth so that their babies will be citizens.

Trump and members of his administration have repeatedly railed against birth tourism, including accusing Russian and Chinese adversaries of taking advantage of birthright citizenship to infiltrate the US.

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Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give any further details on the agreement, which he said was “in the final stages”.

Baqaei warned, however, that a deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation through the strait, arguing security remained impacted by the US blockade of Iran’s ports.

Since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, Tehran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes.

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At least six people have died in a school shooting on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, according to reports citing police.

The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old male student has also been found dead.

One witness recalled how the suspected shooter walked from room-to-room before shooting a teacher.

Authorities have asked the public to stay away from the vicinity of the Debsirin School in Nonthaburi.

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As national media fangirls over Andy Burnham’s TikTok persona, we ask what the new prime minister is doing right online.

Is social media now the ultimate test of a politician’s authenticity, and could cosying up to influencers set a dangerous precedent in terms of transparency and accountability for those in positions of power?

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