All news for 2024-11-09

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Former EFL boss defends himself after angrily pushing his own player following red card
Former Birmingham boss Pep Clotet was left furious with striker Raimonds Krollis after the striker was sent off on Friday night, with the Triestina boss making his anger clear
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Bomb blast at train station in Pakistan kills at least 24
Police say army personnel targeted in possible suicide bombing in country’s south-west and many of more than 40 injured in critical condition
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Collision between double-decker buses in Manchester leaves 17 injured
Two buses crash north of Manchester city centre, with witnesses reporting that the impact caused one vehicle to leave the road.
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Qatar to close Hamas office due to lack of ’good faith’ in Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks
The Gulf state’s government halts mediation efforts until the warring parties demonstrate a ’sincere willingness’ to reach a deal.
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UK imposes sanctions on Russian defense suppliers in Asia
The United Kingdom unveiled its most extensive sanctions package against Russia since 2023, targeting the country’s military supply chain in Asia.
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Germany and Cyprus target $11m investment fraud ring in major crackdown
Authorities in Germany and Cyprus shut down fake platforms, seizing luxury items and arresting suspects in a multimillion-dollar scheme.
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UK’s oldest satellite mysteriously repositioned, leaving questions of who and why
Someone moved the UK’s oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.
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Family honors British man killed in Ukraine
A family has paid tribute to their son who has been killed in Ukraine, saying they "begged him not to go" but he wanted to help.
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Queen unable to attend Remembrance events due to illness
The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend while she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace has said.
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Tricked and threatened: African migrants coerced into Russian military service
Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Russian Defense Ministry contractor supplies safes to Lithuanian army, raising concerns
An investigation by The Insider has revealed that Promet, a Russian group of companies acting as a contractor for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has simultaneously been fulfilling military orders in Lithuania.
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Iraq lowers legal age of consent to nine, allowing older men to marry young girls
The new law would repeal one of the most progressive pieces of legislation in the Middle East, and has sparked a massive campaign from Iraqi women, with the support of some MPs
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’America First, Britain last?’ Trump victory puts UK ’special relationship’ at risk
After Donald Trump’s thorough victory over Kamala Harris this morning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be trying to preserve the UK’s so-called ’special relationship’ with the United States
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Met officer who killed Jean Charles de Menezes on tube defends his actions
Retired officer says he feared he was about to die when he shot innocent man he mistook for terrorist in 2005
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Man on the run after FBI thwarts Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump
A man is on the run after an Iranian plot to assassinate president-elect Donald Trump was thwarted by the FBI, the US government said.