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Miracle in Laos cave: Five survivors pulled from flooded underground trap, two still missing
Five of the seven people who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for a week have been found alive.
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UK vetting agency flagged Mandelson’s ties to China, Russia and Israel before US ambassador appointment
Peter Mandelson’s connections with senior figures in China, Russia, and Israel were among the concerns highlighted by the UK’s vetting agency when it decided he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian.
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U.K. sanctions hit crypto firms and individuals linked to Kremlin-backed $90bn financial network
The United Kingdom has imposed a new package of sanctions targeting cryptocurrency exchanges, financial companies, and individuals accused of assisting Russia in evading Western restrictions and facilitating the movement of money for its war economy.
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North Korea claims AI-guided missile breakthrough in latest tactical weapons tests
North Korea has tested a mix of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets, and AI-guided precision cruise missiles designed for modern warfare under leader Kim Jong Un’s supervision, KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday.
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Hamas military commander Mohammed Odeh killed in Gaza strike as Israel intensifies targeted campaign
The commander of Hamas’s military wing, Mohammed Odeh, has been killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday - days after his predecessor died in a similar attack.
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China executes gaming executive convicted of murdering Yoozoo founder
A former executive of a gaming company has been executed in China for murdering his billionaire associate.
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India isolates woman in Ebola scare after travel from Uganda
A woman has been placed in quarantine in the Indian city of Bengaluru with a suspected case of Ebola, after she travelled to the country from Uganda.
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UK sanctions crypto exchanges and firms accused of helping Russia fund war in Ukraine
Britain has announced a new sanctions package targeting cryptocurrency and financial entities that help Russia bypass Western restrictions and finance its war against Ukraine, according to a statement published on the UK government’s website earlier today.
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Calls mount for UK to monitor and investigate citizens who served in the Israeli military
Earlier this year, Declassified revealed that over 2,000 Britons served for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) since October 2023.
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JPMorgan “sex slave” lawsuit hits chaos as lawyer quits hours before explosive hearing
Chirayu Rana’s explosive lawsuit accusing JPMorgan executive Lorna Hajdini of forcing him into a disturbing “s-- slave” arrangement took another dramatic turn after his attorney abruptly withdrew from the bombshell case just hours before a scheduled court hearing, RadarOnline.com can report.
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Fashion brands pay less in real terms for T-shirts than 20 years ago
Major fashion brands today pay hardly more for a cotton T-shirt than they did 20 years ago. Adjusted for inflation, the sourcing price has actually fallen – in the EU, for example, by as much as 30%.
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GCHQ warns Russia is intensifying hybrid attacks against the UK and Europe
Russia is “relentlessly” targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains, and public trust in the UK and Europe, the head of GCHQ will warn.
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One dead, nine missing after corrosive chemical tank collapses at Washington paper plant
A chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid has imploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co in Washington state, killing one person with a further nine missing.
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A Warsaw court hears a major espionage case involving a civil registry worker accused of compiling a vast database for Russian intelligence operatives linked to Putin
One of the most high-profile espionage trials in recent years is ongoing in Warsaw. A former employee of the city’s Civil Registry Office, Tomasz L., is accused of working for Russian foreign intelligence.
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Pentagon–SpaceX standoff: Starlink price battle intensifies during Iran war
As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make noticeable progress in the conflict with Iran, senior SpaceX officials concluded that the Pentagon should pay more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.
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"A safe haven" for dirty money: directors of the sanctioned Prince Group are buying up luxury real estate in Japan
Since October, Cambodia’s Prince Group has been under siege from authorities worldwide, including the U.S., which dubbed it a “transnational criminal organization.”
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Trump team plans mandatory White House app rollout across federal work devices
The Trump administration is planning to automatically install its White House app on government employees’ work phones, according to a report from Government Executive.
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School bus carrying special needs pupils struck by train in Belgium, killing four in early-morning crash
Four people - including two teenagers - have been killed after a train collided with a school bus just outside of Brussels, in Belgium.
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Unclaimed violence: ISIS-inspired attacks, Bondi Beach case and the evolution of digital jihadist mobilisation
On 14 December 2025, a mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Sydney became one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in Australia.
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Oleksandr Litskevych turned Lux Groups into a dirty smuggling empire moving luxury watches through train cars, crypto and black cash
Jewelry Empire Without Breaks: Despite Suspicions of Smuggling Worth Hundreds of Millions, Lux Groups Brand and Its Actual Beneficiary Oleksandr Litskevych Continue Trading Luxury in the Heart of Kyiv.
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Lufthansa, IAG and Air France-KLM exposed to €1.5bn-plus EU carbon cost surge under expanded emissions scheme, analysis shows
Major European airlines could face an additional cost hit of at least €1.5 billion each if Brussels extends carbon pricing to flights departing the EU, based on an analysis of a proposal to reduce greenhouse emissions.
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Sonny Rollins dead at 95 as jazz world mourns one of its greatest improvisers
Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.
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Pope Leo demands urgent regulation of AI, citing fears over ungovernable weapons tech
Pope Leo has called on governments to do more to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in his first major teaching since becoming pontiff.
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Trump Tower in Tbilisi will be built on land owned by the family of sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili
A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records.
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Ben-Gvir showed the world brutality — and Israel is now scrambling to contain the fallout
After startling images showed peaceful humanitarian activists who had attempted to deliver aid to Gaza arriving back in Istanbul on stretchers late last week, stories have continued to emerge over the weekend of systematic beatings, torture, and rape in Israeli detention.
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