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Argentine president Javier Milei pelted with stones during campaign rally amid corruption scandal
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting about a corruption scandal.
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Putin to join Xi and Kim in Beijing for WWII anniversary event
Vladimir Putin will make a rare trip abroad to join China as it marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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Russian missile strike kills 8 in Kyiv, including 14-year-old girl, nearly 100 buildings damaged
A 14-year-old girl and another child were among the eight people killed in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight.
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Shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis: Robin Westman changed name years before massacre
Robin Westman, who is deceased, stormed Annunciation Catholic Church at around 8:30am local time as children attended their first mass of the school year.
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Pakistan evacuates 200,000 as floods worsen after India releases dam water
Some 200,000 people have been evacuated as floods devastate parts of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
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Criminal gangs from Venezuela’s Zulia state expand across Latin America beyond the reach of Tren de Aragua
While headlines and political speeches have focused predominately on Tren de Aragua, another criminal group from Venezuela has expanded its operations in Latin America, leaving a quieter but no less violent mark than the more famous Venezuelan gang.
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Two children killed in Minneapolis school shooting: gunman dies of self-inflicted injuries
Two young children were killed, and 17 others were injured, in a shooting at a south Minneapolis school Mass Wednesday morning. The gunman is also dead.
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Scandal in Argentina: President Milei and his sister accused of receiving kickbacks from disability medicine contracts
Argentina’s president Javier Milei is facing his administration’s worst alleged corruption scandal – involving none other than his hugely influential sister, Karina – less than two months before key legislative elections.
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Trump vows death penalty for murders in Washington DC
Donald Trump has announced that he will pursue the death penalty for murders committed in Washington DC.
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Denmark called in an American diplomat over suspicions of Trump’s interference in Greenland’s affairs
We are receiving significant news from Denmark, which has summoned the US charge d’affaires in the country regarding alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status, a long-term interest for the new US administration of Donald Trump.
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Dozens of Israeli soldiers, armoured vehicles descend on Nablus
The Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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India hit with massive 50% US tariffs as exports face economic shock
India is preparing for a significant impact on its economy as 50% tariffs imposed on exports to the US take effect on Wednesday.
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Two British tourists seriously injured in Ibiza hit-and-run crash
Two British holidaymakers have been rushed to intensive care after being run over in Ibiza.
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Six women targeted in terrifying week of sexual assaults by fake officer in Valencia
A man who reportedly impersonated a police officer to track down and sexually assault women has been arrested in Spain.
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Chaos in Switzerland: Teenager killed during police chase sparks 48 hours of rioting in Lausanne
Switzerland – considered to be one of Europe’s most peaceful countries – has been engulfed by 48 hours of riots after a teenager was killed during a police chase.
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Miracle survival: Ukrainian soldier crawls five days after throat slit by Russian troops
A Ukrainian soldier is lucky to be alive after having his throat slit by Russian soldiers and being thrown into a pit.
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Horror at US station: Homeless man kills 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who fled Putin’s war
This is the initial image of a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed at a train station in the US.
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Taliban vow to take back all Afghan refugees under Farage’s radical deportation plan
The Taliban have stated that they are ’ready and willing’ to take back Afghan refugees ’illegal or legal’ under Nigel Farage’s plans for mass deportations.
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Ukrainian appeals court delays trial of top anti-graft detective accused of hemp trade with Russia
A Ukrainian appeals court on Monday postponed a hearing in the case of a senior anti-corruption detective accused of involvement in the illegal cultivation and sale of hemp to Russia.
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Libyan coast guard opens fire on migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking
On Monday, Libya’s coast guard fired at its rescue ship, the Ocean Viking, in international waters while it was carrying 87 migrants.
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UN urged to act as 233 journalists killed in ongoing Gaza conflict
Leading press freedom organizations have condemned the killing of journalists in Gaza after Israeli forces struck the Nasser Hospital compound on Monday, leaving at least five reporters dead.
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Offshore firms and secret contracts hide Belarusian arms sales to Azerbaijan
For years, Armenian officials have publicly criticized Belarus for selling weapons to Azerbaijan, their adversary in a prolonged conflict.
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European security services probe Russian-linked vessel ‘HAV Dolphin’ over drone suspicions
European intelligence services have taken notice of the vessel HAV Dolphin (IMO 9073854), which is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. The ship is expected to arrive on Thursday morning in the Finnish port city of Vaasa.
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Trump tariffs shake India’s diamond industry
The Surat Diamond Bourse, acclaimed as the world’s largest office complex—surpassing even the Pentagon in size and symbolizing India’s growing trade ambitions, remains eerily quiet, with only a few traders at work.
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Spanish star Veronica Echegui dies at 42 after secret battle with cancer
Spanish actress Verónica Echegui has passed away at the age of 42.