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Georgia freezes bank accounts of seven NGOs over 2024 protest allegations
The Georgian prosecutor’s office has frozen the bank accounts of seven civil society organizations, accusing them of "sabotage" in connection with mass protests in 2024.
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FBI labels Minneapolis shooting a domestic terror act amid rising international instability
A gunman opened fire in a Catholic church and killed two children celebrating Mass before taking their own life.
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ISIS terrorist ‘Jihadi Gringo’ seeks transfer back to UK prison
An ISIS terrorist, part of a beheading gang called ‘The Beatles’, has asked to move back to Britain to be closer to family and friends.
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Streamers accused of torturing Jean Pormanove attend his funeral
The individuals accused of torturing and humiliating a streamer for days until he died have come together again at his funeral.
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NATO scrambles jets after Putin unleashes record missile strike on Kyiv
NATO has scrambled several warplanes after Vladimir Putin launched a record-breaking missile attack on Ukraine.
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Boeing 777 carrying 267 passengers diverts to Russia after mid-air engine trouble
The Spain-bound flight had been traveling for just 30 minutes when the pilot turned the plane around.
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Bodybuilder Purple Aki found dead at home in Liverpool
Akinwale Arobieke, 64, was found dead at his home on Devonshire Road in Toxteth.
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Tony Blair meets Donald Trump at White House to discuss postwar Gaza plans
The former British prime minister Tony Blair has attended a White House meeting with Donald Trump to discuss plans for postwar Gaza.
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Argentine president Javier Milei pelted with stones during campaign rally amid corruption scandal
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting about a corruption scandal.
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Putin to join Xi and Kim in Beijing for WWII anniversary event
Vladimir Putin will make a rare trip abroad to join China as it marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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Russian missile strike kills 8 in Kyiv, including 14-year-old girl, nearly 100 buildings damaged
A 14-year-old girl and another child were among the eight people killed in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight.
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Shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis: Robin Westman changed name years before massacre
Robin Westman, who is deceased, stormed Annunciation Catholic Church at around 8:30am local time as children attended their first mass of the school year.
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Pakistan evacuates 200,000 as floods worsen after India releases dam water
Some 200,000 people have been evacuated as floods devastate parts of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
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Teen girl and young dad die after Belfast Emerge festival
Two people, a 17-year-old girl and a father-of-one, have died after attending the same festival.
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ESET discovers first ransomware that uses artificial intelligence, named PromptLock
Experts at ESET Research Labs have discovered ransomware in which artificial intelligence plays a key role. This is the first known virus of its kind, named PromptLock.
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Criminal gangs from Venezuela’s Zulia state expand across Latin America beyond the reach of Tren de Aragua
While headlines and political speeches have focused predominately on Tren de Aragua, another criminal group from Venezuela has expanded its operations in Latin America, leaving a quieter but no less violent mark than the more famous Venezuelan gang.
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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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Mother horrified as Leeds funeral director kept her deceased baby “watching cartoons” at home
A funeral director has been prohibited from working with hospitals in Leeds after a mother reported she was left distraught upon discovering her deceased baby positioned as if "watching" cartoons at the woman’s home.
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Comedian Reggie Carroll murdered in Mississippi: suspect had worked as security for Katt Williams
The suspect in the recent deadly shooting of US comedian Reggie Carroll reportedly had been working as security for fellow standup comic Katt Williams, with whom the slain entertainer had toured.
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Prison officer sentenced to 12 months for inappropriate relationship with inmate
A prison officer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after engaging in a relationship with an inmate to whom she sent numerous messages, while also behaving “inappropriately” with other prisoners.
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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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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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84-year-old sex offender Sean Small murdered weeks after release
An 84-year-old man who had been released from prison just weeks ago was found dead outside his home after a ’brutal and sustained attack’.
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Inside Anduril’s PR blitz: how a US weapons firm won influence and contracts in Westminster
“We find ourselves locked in a critical race – a race for upholding democratic values,” urged Paul Hollingshead, then a senior figure at the weapons tech company Anduril.
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Conservatives and Lib Dems push for fines as TfL tackles loud music on buses and trains
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is launching a campaign to encourage public transport users to wear headphones and avoid playing music or holding speakerphone conversations, aiming to prevent disruption.