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Federal prosecutors accuse Iran-linked suspect of plotting attacks on Ivanka Trump and Jewish targets
First Daughter Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) trained terrorist in a twisted plot to avenge the president taking out his mentor, The Post has learned.
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Formula One legend Alain Prost injured in armed raid on Swiss mansion
Formula One legend and four-time world champion Alain Prost has reportedly been left injured following an alleged armed robbery at his Swiss home.
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Rob Base, rapper behind hip-hop classic It Takes Two, dies at 59 after cancer battle
Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59.
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"I’m afraid":Brigitte Macron’s jealousy shaped life inside the Elysee Palace
At a private lunch last year, 73-year-old Brigitte Macron, wife of the much younger French president, told friends: ‘I’m afraid. Afraid of having done all of this, for him to abandon me.’
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“Intellectual racketeering” in Jurmala: restaurants accuse activist Romans Hains of disrupting the summer season through complaints and inspections
Business owners in Jurmala — the Baltic region’s most famous resort city — are accusing local activist Romans Hains of using environmental complaints and regulatory pressure to systematically disrupt the operations of restaurants and beachfront venues during the most profitable period of the year.
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Deadly China mine blast kills 90 as Xi orders urgent investigation
At least 90 people have been killed after a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine, according to state media.
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California chemical crisis forces mass evacuation as officials warn tank "will fail"
Authorities in Orange County, California have ordered the evacuation of 40,000 people due to concerns about a chemical leak that threatened to spill or explode.
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Marco Rubio says Iran talks show "slight progress" as diplomatic efforts continue amid crisis
The US President also described Donald Trump Junior as a "very good person I’ve known for a long time" ahead of the celebration this weekend.
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Deadly Maldives cave dive exposes lethal risks of deep technical diving beyond permitted limits
An elite Finnish diver posted photographs showing the inside of the caves. It is believed the tragic divers died after a sandbank partially obscured their route back to the surface.
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Man arrested after "kissing British little boy, in Magaluf hotel swimming pool"
A man has been arrested for kissing a four-year-old British boy in a Magaluf hotel swimming pool.
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EPPO arrests eight in Poland over alleged €28.9 million EU-funded digital innovation fraud scheme
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Warsaw (Poland) is leading an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud, corruption, and abuse of office linked to the award of EU funding under the ‘Fast Track – Digital Innovation’ competition financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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European Chief Prosecutor warns EU Commission about threats to EPPO operations in Greece
Today, the European Chief Prosecutor sent a letter to the European Commission warning that recent legal changes and judicial decisions in Greece are undermining the independent and effective functioning of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
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Authorities conduct 16 searches in Germany, France, Italy and Poland over alleged VAT fraud operation
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany), 16 searches were carried out yesterday in France, Germany, Italy, and Poland in an investigation into organized VAT fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods.
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Russia holds freed Ukrainian ex-prisoners in indefinite legal limbo after prison release
After being released from prisons in Russia, Ukrainian citizens are indefinitely kept in practical captivity.
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Romanian mayor charged with corruption over alleged bribes tied to €770,000 EU-funded road contract
In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), the mayor of Buduslău (Bihor county) was placed under judicial control yesterday and charged with passive corruption, as part of an ongoing investigation into the execution of an EU-funded contract for improving agricultural road infrastructure.
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England exposed nearly 30 illegal waste "super sites" holding mountains of toxic rubbish
Nearly 30 suspected illegal waste "super sites", each containing tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish, have been identified in a new watchlist of dumps in England.
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Belgrade’s former police chief at centre of explosive murder and cover-up scandal
Belgrade’s top police official is among 10 suspects facing charges in connection with a restaurant shootout.
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"I was trying to help America": accused Russian agent makes explosive CIA claim in court
A newly unsealed court transcript reveals that a woman who pleaded guilty to hiding her Russian intelligence ties told a federal judge she was actually a willing American informant.
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Chilling Apollo 12 audio captures astronauts describing unexplained lights in the dark
Chilling audio has revealed Apollo 12 astronauts saw mysterious “streaks of light” while trying to sleep in space, according to a new UFO file dump ordered by President Trump.
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Russia’s hunt for traitors turned aging physicists into enemies of the state
In early May, a court in Russia’s Novosibirsk sentenced two physicists involved in hypersonic research to 12.5 years in prison on treason charges.
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Trump eyes Greenland as Russia and China tighten grip on Arctic routes
In January 2026, Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to annex Greenland, claiming that the surrounding waters were teeming with Russian and Chinese ships.
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Europe’s "criminal VPN" empire smashed as police seize 33 servers and unmask cyber suspects
A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service.
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Sandoz warns Europe risks dependence on China for key antibiotic ingredient
Drugmaker Sandoz has called for the European Commission to launch an investigation into Chinese imports of a key ingredient used in a popular antibiotic, alleging unfair state subsidies.
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Strait of Hormuz disruption pushes global energy system toward emergency levels
Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by August.
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Khamenei order complicates Trump push to seize Iran’s near-weapons-grade uranium
Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad.