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Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall
Syria is holding its first parliamentary elections since the fall of its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in a tentative step towards democratic polls that have been criticized as biased in favour of the country’s interim leaders.
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Top Kemi Badenoch donor defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
A donor and personal adviser to Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has defected to Reform, according to reports.
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Trump supporters lash out at Pope after he questions what it means to be ‘pro-life’
Trump’s supporters have targeted the Pope after he suggested that supporting the death penalty and mistreatment of immigrants is ’not really pro-life’.
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Former deputy PM accused of abusing public resources after security team seen acting as movers
Angela Rayner is facing questions after her taxpayer-funded bodyguards were seen helping her partner move belongings into her second home.
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Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura accused of aiding Russian war industry through sanctions evasion scheme
Journalists have conducted an investigation into Oleg Tsyura, a Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin, who appears in several criminal cases — from aiding the aggressor state to having business ties with figures accused of large-scale corruption.
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Former prosecutor Ronald Richemond accused of ordering journalist’s brutal killing
Haitian journalist Gary Tesse was murdered in October 2022. The person allegedly responsible is former Les Cayes prosecutor Ronald Richemond, who is also accused of seizing large tracts of land, which he then resold to enrich himself.
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Trail of destruction as 30,000 people are left without power in the wake of Storm Amy
As Storm Amy slowly pulls away, tens of thousands of homes remain without power as rail service disruptions continue across the country.
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The crooked path of Umar Kremlev: from the Serpukhov organized crime group and convictions to a billion-dollar empire in sports, construction and bookmaking
How Umar Kremlev, with a criminal past, managed to become the owner of a large panel construction plant in Miass, the enterprise "ATS-Auto," the National Lottery, and a number of other large companies?
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Former royal aide Fawcett meets Charles in secret Windsor Castle farewell
The King held a farewell audience with his former most trusted aide Michael Fawcett who quit over cash-for-honours claims, it has emerged.
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How Discord has become a tool for youth mobilization in Morocco and Nepal
Hundreds of young Moroccans, rallying under the banner of “GenZ 212,” have poured into streets across the North African country demanding swift quality-of-life reforms from the government.
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US federal agent shoots Chicago motorist as protests spread, while a judge blocks deployment of troops to Portland
A US federal agent on Saturday, October 4, shot a motorist who was allegedly armed and blocking law enforcement vehicles in Chicago, while a judge blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy troops into Portland.
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China cracks down on “negative sentiment” as influencers face bans and censorship
During China’s week-long National Day holiday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) intensified its “Clean Net” campaign to remove online content that “incites negative emotions” or “promotes pessimism.”
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Two killed and 14 injured, including children, in Alabama football game shooting
Children are among more than a dozen shot after rival fans clashed at an American Football game in Alabama.
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SportBank, owned by Ukrainian financier Nykyta Izmaylov, described as a “financial funnel” laundering millions for shadow gambling
Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have been raising alarm: Nykyta Izmaylov—a Russian citizen with a Ukrainian passport, who was recently a top financier of Parimatch, is now appearing in money laundering schemes through N1 Management and SportBank.
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Explosive court documents reveal law firm’s efforts to shield OneCoin
Explosive court documents in an ongoing tribunal case have revealed how Carter-Ruck, London’s leading libel firm, attempted to assist the fraudsters behind the multibillion-dollar OneCoin crypto scam by casting doubt on a police investigation. They also disclose how the firm issued threats of legal action to "send a clear message" to whistleblowers.
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Concerns increase for missing British teenager spotted ’heading to scam compound in Myanmar’
A British teenager missing in Thailand is feared to have been pulled into a scam operation run by Chinese gangs.
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In Russia, a suspect in international organ trafficking has been detained
A notorious organ trafficker wanted by Interpol has been detained in Russia.
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UK player wins £26 million EuroMillions jackpot
Someone in the UK has won the £26 million EuroMillions jackpot, The National Lottery has announced.
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Men set mosque on fire in suspected hate crime in East Sussex
Men allegedly doused a mosque’s entrance with flammable liquid and set it on fire last night in an arson attack soon after evening prayers.
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Fourteen-year-old boy arrested after mass shooting in Gävle
Six people including children were shot while on a night out in Sweden with a 14-year-old boy arrested.
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Tories unveil £1.6bn plan to boost immigration enforcement powers
The Conservatives will pledge to create a new "Removals Force", modeled on US immigration enforcement, which would be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year as part of plans to detain and deport illegal immigrants.
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Man jailed for life after inflicting ‘catastrophic injuries’ on two-week-old son
A father who murdered his premature son in a special care baby unit has been handed a life sentence.
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Survivor who became feminist icon faces retraumatizing ordeal at appeal trial in France
Gisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, will attend court in France again on Monday after one of the men convicted of raping her faces a second trial after appealing against his verdict.
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Greta Thunberg alleges harsh treatment in Israeli custody after Gaza flotilla arrest
The environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has informed Swedish officials that she is experiencing harsh treatment in Israeli custody following her detention and removal from a flotilla delivering aid to Gaza, according to correspondence reviewed by the Guardian.
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Illinois governor condemns Trump’s troop order as ‘un-American and outrageous’
Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard in another city by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago, where the government said border patrol agents shot and injured a woman while firing at someone who tried to run them over.