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Poland invokes Article 4 after Russian drones shot down over its territory
Defense secretary John Healey has asked UK armed forces “to look at options to bolster Nato’s air defence over Poland” following a Russian drone attack overnight.
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Syrian refugee sentenced to life for 2024 Solingen stabbing attack
A Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2024 stabbing attack in Western Germany in which three people were killed and 10 others injured.
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Von der Leyen urges EU to punish Israel over ‘man-made famine’ in Gaza
Ursula von der Leyen has implored divided EU governments to take action against Israel for its "man-made famine" in Gaza.
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson admits to illegal fentanyl use during fights
Boxing legend Mike Tyson recently made a startling admission that he used fentanyl to deal with pain during his iconic career.
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Macron names defence minister Sebastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister after Bayrou ousted in confidence vote
French President Emmanuel Macron has named his defense minister and close ally, Sebastien Lecornu, as the new prime minister after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou resigned after losing a confidence vote.
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Hamas says leaders survive Israeli strike on Doha as Qatar, UN condemn attack
Hamas has claimed its leadership survived Israel’s airstrike on the Qatari capital, but said six people have died.
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Trump calls on EU to impose 100% tariffs on India and China to stop Ukraine war
Donald Trump has said he is prepared to hit India and China with even more sweeping tariffs if Europe is willing to cooperate with him on squeezing Russia economically to stop the war in Ukraine.
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Poland shoots down Russian drones in airspace breach, calls it ‘act of aggression’
Poland said on Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during a massive attack on targets across the border in Ukraine, calling it an “act of aggression” by Moscow.
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New Zealand police reveal remote forest campsite where fugitive Tom Phillips hid children before fatal shooting
Police in New Zealand have released the first photographs of one of the makeshift campsites where fugitive Tom Phillips and his children were hiding for years before he was shot dead in Waitomo on Monday.
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Scottish first minister John Swinney meets Donald Trump to discuss scotch whisky tariffs
First Minister John Swinney has met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss whisky tariffs.
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U.S. sanctions 19 individuals and companies in Southeast Asia due to scam operations involving forced labor
The U.S. has sanctioned 19 individuals and companies in Southeast Asia, accusing them of running scam centre operations that use slave labour to defraud Americans of billions of dollars.
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Violence erupts at Tbilisi mayoral campaign: journalists and protesters assaulted
Violence outside a Tbilisi mayoral campaign office left journalists beaten and protesters injured, as reporters said police stood by while ruling party supporters attacked.
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ICE spends $4M on facial recognition to identify alleged offenders
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently spent nearly $4 million on facial recognition technology to help identify individuals involved in assaults against law enforcement officers.
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U.S. court sentences porn site owner Michael Pratt to 27 years for GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Michael Pratt, the owner and operator of the porn website GirlsDoPorn, to 27 years in prison for orchestrating a sex trafficking scheme that raped, abused, and exploited hundreds of young women, the Justice Department said.
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Gaza family massacre: Israeli snipers targeting unarmed civilians
A five-month investigation uncovers how four members of a single family were shot and killed in one day, drawing attention to a pattern where Israeli troops target unarmed civilians.
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"First balloons, then nudes": new lewd drawings found in Epstein’s birthday book
An unsettling drawing featured in Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book creepily shows the notorious paedophile doling out balloons to girls — and then getting massaged by topless young women decades later.
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Epstein birthday scrapbook shows Trump-signed check and disturbing ‘woman sale’ note
A scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check bearing Donald Trump’s signature, along with a note suggesting Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender.
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Middlesbrough woman escapes 60-year term with plea deal in US drug case
A beautician has been sentenced to just six years in prison for trafficking £15 million worth of drugs through a United States airport.
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Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of battery
Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.
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Two Brits face death penalty in Bali over £300k cocaine plot
With fear evident on their faces, two Brits facing the death penalty in Bali for a £300,000 cocaine drug plot were today displayed in front of photographers.
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Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli abdicates after ’Gen Z’ protests over social media ban — 19 killed, parliament torched
KP Sharma Oli’s departure coincides with demonstrators defying an indefinite curfew and clashing with police, a day after 19 people lost their lives in violent protests sparked by a social media ban.
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Rupert Murdoch’s children cash out Fox and News Corp, Lachlan takes charge of family media group
The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will allow Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan to solidify his control over the family media empire, which includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.
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China’s top anti-graft body targets former market regulator after $3.7 trillion wipeout
China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has launched an investigation into Yi Huiman, the former head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and a veteran of the country’s banking sector.
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Former SOCAR executive Ramin Isayev jailed 14 years for embezzling $31.76 million
Ramin Isayev, former SOCAR AQS director, was sentenced for embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering, with investigators saying he laundered millions through Turkish real estate and used shell firms to win state tenders.
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Ex-Zambian foreign minister gets 4-year prison term for corruption
Zambia’s former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption.