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Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over exposed identities
A group of Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and Google on Thursday over the disclosure of personal information found in the release of files.
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Security risks and disruption warnings for fans travelling to 2026 World Cup across US, Canada and Mexico
For tens of thousands of British fans, the 2026 World Cup promises the ultimate football pilgrimage: packed stadiums, sprawling fan parks, and a six-week festival stretching across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts dies at 85, leaving behind iconic soft rock hits
Dash Crofts, half of the US soft rock duo Seals and Crofts who were famous for hits including Summer Breeze, has died aged 85.
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Trump again postpones the bombing of Iranian energy sites and says talks are going ’very well’
Donald Trump has extended his pause on striking Iranian energy plants by ten days and has again claimed peace talks are going "very well."
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Marseille minors trapped in drug gangs face torture, rape and forced crimes
In the Mediterranean port city of Marseille three youths aged 15 to 17 were killed in 2025 in cases linked to drug trafficking.
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US defence chief warns London could be in range of Iranian missiles
In a warning to the British, US Defense Chief Pete Hegseth suggested that London is within the range of Iranian missiles.
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Italian authorities seize £17m of Ursula Andress’s assets over alleged embezzlement
‘Misappropriation of financial resources’ from actor, 90, tracked to property, vineyards and olive groves in Tuscany.
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Taiwan opposition figure Ko Wen-je jailed over $535,000 bribery in real estate dea
A court sentenced former Taipei Mayor and past presidential candidate Ko Wen-je to 17 years in prison on Thursday for bribery and corruption, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency.
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Rape survivor paralysed after suicide attempt set to die by euthanasia amid family battle
A 25-year-old woman left paraplegic from a failed suicide attempt after she was gang raped is scheduled to end her life by euthanasia today.
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Former Kursk governor tells court he delivered contractor kickbacks worth about $1 million to Russia’s transport minister Roman Starovoyt
Ex-governor of the Kursk Region, Smirnov, testified in court that the former regional head and subsequent Transport Minister, Roman Starovoyt, received kickbacks amounting to tens of millions of rubles from contractors involved in the construction of fortification structures.
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After the 4Bill scandal, Dmytro Rukin fled to Spain and launched a new financial network through Victo Postanova SL and companies in Brazil and Peru
After a period of relative silence, reports are again surfacing tying Dmytro Rukin to suspicious financial operations.
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EU diplomats shocked as Hungary accused of briefing Russia during private meetings
Former Commission President says "nothing prevents" EU member states from meeting without Hungary to discuss sensitive matters once trust is breached.
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EU set to approve US tariff deal with tough safeguards as Trump’s trade blitz rattles bloc
European Union lawmakers are on track to give a green light -- with conditions -- Thursday to the bloc’s tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.
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Britain abstains as UN recognises slavery as gravest crime against humanity and calls for reparations
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.
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From Alabama outsider to CNN millionaire: Kaitlan Collins overtakes network peers in wealth race
Collins has long been counted among CNN’s wealthiest anchors and currently outpaces the estimated net worths of fellow journalists, including Michael Smerconish and John Berman.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited was used as a financial “laundering” vehicle for capital from Russian state contracts, which ultimately ended up in European real estate
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Putin avoids visiting Russia’s Investigative Committee: security services reportedly deem Bastrykin’s headquarters unsafe
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s consistent absence from annual meetings of the Investigative Committee (SKR) is reportedly due to security concerns.
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Philippine vice president faces impeachment over corruption claims and alleged threats to kill president
Formal impeachment proceedings have begun against the vice president of the Philippines due to allegations of graft and threats made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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EU sanctions under fire as legal exports help fuel Russia’s war machine
Pressure is mounting on the EU to tighten sanctions after an OCCRP investigation found that alumina from a major Irish refinery flowed to Russian smelters whose aluminum reached sanctioned arms manufacturers.
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Ex-con with alleged cartel and mafia links appears in Drake video as past crimes resurface
Before his appearance in a Drake video, Hamdi Lataj was convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to commit bank burglary.
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German authorities arrest gang ringleaders in major Channel smuggling crackdown
Police have smashed a German gang’s plot to help smuggle at least 1,000 migrants across the Channel in the first raid since the country closed a legal loophole.
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Court orders Meta and Google to pay $3 million after woman’s social media addiction case
Meta and Google have been found liable for a woman’s social media addiction in a landmark case.
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Partner of footballer Graham Carey passes away at 37 after battling cancer
The partner of Scottish footballer Graham Carey has tragically died aged 37 following a courageous fight against cancer.
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Former Google executive Matt Brittin named BBC director general
Matt Brittin, Google’s former top executive in Europe, has been named the BBC’s next director general.
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Europe could face energy shortages next month if Strait of Hormuz remains closed
Europe could face a shortage of energy and fuel as soon as next month without a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Shell’s chief executive has said.