All news for 2024-05-27

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Grayson Murray’s parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicide
The family of professional golfer Grayson Murray said that he died by suicide just one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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Israel condemned as ‘barbaric’ strike on Rafah refugee camp kills at least 50
Israel fires missiles into Rafah tents after Hamas launched first rockets deep into Israel, including towards Tel Aviv, since January
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Post Office scandal: UK assembles 80-detective team for criminal investigation
Scotland Yard is set to probe whether there are any grounds to bring criminal charges for perjury and perverting the course of justice over the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of Post Office workers
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Noisy planes at Brussels Airport sparked Belgian political war
The Flemish regional government says locals are bothered by a new flight plan that sends aircraft roaring over their roofs.
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Dirty gold: Ecuadorian export companies targeted by authorities
Ecuador has shown severe inconsistencies between its official production of gold of known origin and its exports.
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Ocho Sur’s links with the palm oil supplier to the multinational PepsiCo
The US food giant that makes snacks such as Cheetos and Doritos - PepsiCo - has had as a supplier Ocho Sur, a company with activities in Peru linked to forest loss in the Amazon and indigenous land disputes in the Ucayali region.
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Serbian ruling party’s mystery mega-spend on pre-election promo material
Customs data shows the Serbian Progressive Party spent millions importing promotional material ahead of elections in 2022, far more than the party had previously paid for similar items.
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Death metal: Russian Defense Ministry contractor close to Putin buys Maltese passport and French villa with money from weapons disposal
Alexey Zolotarev, whose scrap metal disposal company Translom enjoys an exclusive contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense, has been revealed to be a citizen of the European Union.
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Ukraine gets €1B in arms and security pact with Spain
Kyiv is signing security deals with its allies while it waits to join NATO.
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Mysterious wealth: Tajikistan PM’s wife bought luxury Dubai properties
Tajikistan’s prime minister and his wife did not respond to questions about how she was able to afford substantial real estate holdings in their home country, and in the United Arab Emirates.
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A 40-year-old man tragically dies after collapsing during the Great Manchester Run
Tributes have been paid after news broke about the death of a 40-year-old man who collapsed during Sunday’s Great Manchester Run, which took place on the city’s streets
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‘Putin’s patience snapped’: Insiders marvel at Russia’s military purge
Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for Ukraine
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Lithuania President Nausėda wins landslide re-election in vote shaped by Russia fears
Incumbent, who beat challenge from prime minister Ingrida Šimonytė, says Lithuania’s independence a ‘fragile vessel that we must cherish’
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Corruption allegations swirl over Polish opposition party
Prosecutors allege that €66 million in a special fund may have been misused under the former justice minister.
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Baby ‘beheaded’ and children ‘burnt alive’ in Israeli strikes on makeshift shelter
Newborns burnt alive, children beheaded and bodies of civilians scattered in tents housing displaced Palestinians – this is the aftermath of Israel’s war on Gaza.