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Leaked report reveals pollution issues at ArcelorMittal’s Bosnian steelworks
An environmental inspection report shows ArcelorMittal failed to meet deadlines to implement anti-pollution measures at its Bosnian steelworks.
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Nigeria detains 127 internet fraud suspects in nightclubs; guests describe the raid as brutal
Guests of two nightclubs claim Nigerian authorities randomly rounded up anyone they found inside on Saturday, accused them of internet fraud, seized their phones, and beat and humiliated them.
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Both Israel and Hamas have been found to have committed war crimes since October 7, according to a UN body
Parallel reports describe serious crimes during Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent offensive in Gaza
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Putin’s hypersonic missile warship shows prominent ’Z’ symbol as it arrives in Cuba
A four-strong naval flotilla, including a nuclear submarine amid high tension with the West, is being led by Warship Admiral Gorshkov, a hypersonic missile carrier
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Body found in search for missing 9-year-old girl who sparked international manhunt
Authorities searching for a missing 9-year-old Ukrainian girl have paused their search after a body was found.
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European banks to provide over €600M in recovery funds for Ukraine
The deals were signed at this week’s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
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Flights canceled at major Spanish airport due to ceiling collapse from flooding
Storms have battered the Spanish island of Mallorca, leaving its third biggest airport flooded during peak tourist season.
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Fire at one of world’s most famous palaces sparks wild conspiracy theory
One of the top tourist attractions in France has been evacuated during a fire, just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics.
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US banana giant ordered to pay $38 million to families of Colombian men killed by death squads
Landmark verdict against Chiquita marks first time major US company held liable for funding human rights abuses abroad
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Washington teen shot dead by security guard while returning replica gun to store
Off-duty officer reportedly shot 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani, mistaking his airsoft gun for a real firearm
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Hunter Biden found guilty on all three charges in federal gun case
Verdict comes after week-long trial in Biden family home town of Wilmington, Delaware
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Dramatic moment Israeli soldiers storm Hamas building to rescue hostages
This is the dramatic moment three hostages were rescued in Gaza more than eight months after being kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival in Israel.
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Putin’s £40,000,000 fighter jet crashes after ‘technical malfunction’
Two people have died after a Soviet-style strike fighter crashed in the mountains of southern Russia.
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Plane carrying Malawi vice president reported missing
A plane carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people has gone missing after it failed to make a scheduled landing on Monday, according to the presidential office.
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ISIS warns of Eiffel Tower drone attack in chilling Paris Olympics threat
Supporters of Islamic State have issued a call for ‘lone wolves’ to carry out drone strikes on Paris during the 2024 Olympics.
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Moderate politician Benny Gantz resigns from Israeli war cabinet
Move does not immediately pose a threat to Benjamin Netanyahu, but PM will now be more reliant on far-right allies
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Modi sworn-in as India’s prime minister for third term to lead coalition government
Modi will lead India under the challenges of a coalition government with allies
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Germany outlines wartime plans: mandatory conscription and subway stations as bunkers
Conscription, rationing, and subway stations turned into bunkers. For the first time since the Cold War, Germany has updated its plans should conflict erupt in Europe, with ministers citing the threat posed by Russia.
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Putin’s ‘most modern’ £28,000,000 war toy hit deep inside Russia
Vladimir Putin’s most advanced military jet designed to rival US counterparts has been hit.
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Israel-Gaza war: Hamas claims 210 Palestinians killed during Israeli rescue mission, describing scenes as a ’horror movie’
Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid Palestinian officials said killed more than 200 people. The scenes were likened to a "horror movie" by one paramedic.
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Kyrgyzstan court extends custody of four journalists
A Kyrgyz court ordered on Friday that four reporters, who were charged in January with “inciting mass unrest” through their investigative stories about corruption in the Central Asian country, remain in pre-trial detention until August 8, according to their editor, Bolot Temirov.
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Yemen’s Houthis detain 11 UN employees in unclear circumstances
Aid group workers also taken as UN says it is trying to secure access to its personnel and clarify the situation around the detentions
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Israel rescues four hostages taken by Hamas from music festival on October 7, including Noa Argamani
Harrowing footage previously showed Noa begging for her life as Hamas thugs dragged her to Gaza
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Israeli strikes kill 18, including refugee camp mayor
The mayor of the Nuseirat refugee camp was killed along with four children and one woman, officials said.
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Workers at Samsung Electronics walk out for the first time ever
A labor union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers went on strike Friday, marking the first such walkout in the smartphone and chipmaking giant’s 55-year history.