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Two children killed in Minneapolis school shooting: gunman dies of self-inflicted injuries

Two young children were killed, and 17 others were injured, in a shooting at a south Minneapolis school Mass Wednesday morning. The gunman is also dead.

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27 Aug 2025 1008

Scandal in Argentina: President Milei and his sister accused of receiving kickbacks from disability medicine contracts

Argentina’s president Javier Milei is facing his administration’s worst alleged corruption scandal – involving none other than his hugely influential sister, Karina – less than two months before key legislative elections.

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27 Aug 2025 742

Trump vows death penalty for murders in Washington DC

Donald Trump has announced that he will pursue the death penalty for murders committed in Washington DC.

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27 Aug 2025 583

Denmark called in an American diplomat over suspicions of Trump’s interference in Greenland’s affairs

We are receiving significant news from Denmark, which has summoned the US charge d’affaires in the country regarding alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status, a long-term interest for the new US administration of Donald Trump.

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27 Aug 2025 637

Dozens of Israeli soldiers, armoured vehicles descend on Nablus

The Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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27 Aug 2025 861

India hit with massive 50% US tariffs as exports face economic shock

India is preparing for a significant impact on its economy as 50% tariffs imposed on exports to the US take effect on Wednesday.

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27 Aug 2025 705

Two British tourists seriously injured in Ibiza hit-and-run crash

Two British holidaymakers have been rushed to intensive care after being run over in Ibiza.

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27 Aug 2025 528

Six women targeted in terrifying week of sexual assaults by fake officer in Valencia

A man who reportedly impersonated a police officer to track down and sexually assault women has been arrested in Spain.

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27 Aug 2025 700

Chaos in Switzerland: Teenager killed during police chase sparks 48 hours of rioting in Lausanne

Switzerland – considered to be one of Europe’s most peaceful countries – has been engulfed by 48 hours of riots after a teenager was killed during a police chase.

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27 Aug 2025 687

Miracle survival: Ukrainian soldier crawls five days after throat slit by Russian troops

A Ukrainian soldier is lucky to be alive after having his throat slit by Russian soldiers and being thrown into a pit.

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27 Aug 2025 600

Horror at US station: Homeless man kills 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who fled Putin’s war

This is the initial image of a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed at a train station in the US.

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27 Aug 2025 880

Taliban vow to take back all Afghan refugees under Farage’s radical deportation plan

The Taliban have stated that they are ’ready and willing’ to take back Afghan refugees ’illegal or legal’ under Nigel Farage’s plans for mass deportations.

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27 Aug 2025 876

Ukrainian appeals court delays trial of top anti-graft detective accused of hemp trade with Russia

A Ukrainian appeals court on Monday postponed a hearing in the case of a senior anti-corruption detective accused of involvement in the illegal cultivation and sale of hemp to Russia.

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26 Aug 2025 860

Libyan coast guard opens fire on migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking

On Monday, Libya’s coast guard fired at its rescue ship, the Ocean Viking, in international waters while it was carrying 87 migrants.

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26 Aug 2025 562

UN urged to act as 233 journalists killed in ongoing Gaza conflict

Leading press freedom organizations have condemned the killing of journalists in Gaza after Israeli forces struck the Nasser Hospital compound on Monday, leaving at least five reporters dead.

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26 Aug 2025 687

Offshore firms and secret contracts hide Belarusian arms sales to Azerbaijan

For years, Armenian officials have publicly criticized Belarus for selling weapons to Azerbaijan, their adversary in a prolonged conflict.

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26 Aug 2025 805

European security services probe Russian-linked vessel ‘HAV Dolphin’ over drone suspicions

European intelligence services have taken notice of the vessel HAV Dolphin (IMO 9073854), which is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. The ship is expected to arrive on Thursday morning in the Finnish port city of Vaasa.

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26 Aug 2025 653

Trump tariffs shake India’s diamond industry

The Surat Diamond Bourse, acclaimed as the world’s largest office complex—surpassing even the Pentagon in size and symbolizing India’s growing trade ambitions, remains eerily quiet, with only a few traders at work.

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26 Aug 2025 1331

Spanish star Veronica Echegui dies at 42 after secret battle with cancer

Spanish actress Verónica Echegui has passed away at the age of 42.

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26 Aug 2025 592

Wildfire water-bombing helicopter plunges into lake during France blaze

A helicopter combating a large wildfire in France crashed into a lake while trying to gather water to refill its reservoir.

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26 Aug 2025 799

Trump hints at possible meeting with Kim Jong Un amid talks with South Korea

Speaking during a meeting with the new South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung, at the White House, Mr. Trump said: "I’d like to meet him this year... I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong Un at an appropriate time in the future."

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26 Aug 2025 735

Pentagon considers deploying US troops to Chicago amid Trump сrackdown plans

The Pentagon is reportedly developing plans from the White House to deploy the US military to the Windy City as early as September.

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26 Aug 2025 748

Trump attempts to fire fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud

Donald Trump has announced that he is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook due to allegations of mortgage fraud, marking a significant increase in the US president’s challenge to the central bank’s independence.

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26 Aug 2025 822

Engine failure forces Heathrow flight with 311 onboard to land in Russia

A plane from London Heathrow carrying 311 people on board made an emergency landing in Russia early today.

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25 Aug 2025 538

Ex-sinaloa cartel boss “El Mayo” Zambada pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking, faces life in prison

Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the U.S. with cocaine and other illicit substances.