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Australian police have infiltrated the encrypted messaging app Ghost, leading to the arrest of dozens of individuals
Australian police announced Wednesday that they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app used by criminals, resulting in dozens of arrests.
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Campaigners estimate that taxing superyachts and private jets could raise £2 billion annually
Oxfam says ‘commonsense solution’ would reduce emissions and raise urgently needed climate finance
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US sanctions Georgian officials and far-right activists for their involvement in violent attacks on freedom of expression
The U.S Department of the Treasury sanctioned two top Georgian Internal Affairs officials as well as two far-right political activists for using violence against peaceful protests over the past three years.
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Syria’s youth soccer teams, once the pride of the nation, have been marred by the discovery that many players were too old to compete
For a decade and a half, Syria’s “under-20” soccer teams routinely outperformed the national squad in big tournaments.
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Sue Gray’s £170,000 salary has sparked outrage among Labour advisers, causing frustration over pay disparities within the party
The revelation that Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, is paid more than the Prime Minister has fueled anger over salary cuts, according to sources.
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Exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah were reportedly ’made in Hungary’
Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated remote attack.
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Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland
It was not immediately clear why the 37-year-old was detained.
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Google wins legal battle to overturn substantial fine in EU digital advertising case
The European Union’s General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission.
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Divorcee who sold everything for a three-year ’dream world cruise’ was kicked off the ship after private WhatsApp messages were leaked
A woman who sold her worldly possessions to embark on a three-year "dream world cruise" has been kicked-off the ship after her private WhatsApp messages leaked.
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Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts exceeds that of any other recent party leader
The Prime Minister has recently faced criticism over clothing, accommodation, and glasses provided by Waheed Alli
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UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely
Policy devised under the Conservatives to be reviewed after warnings of potential chaos for producers and suppliers
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P Diddy bombshells from unsealed indictment: alleged kidnapping and 1,000 bottles of lube
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs has been jailed after bail was denied following sex trafficking charges. He was arrested in New York on Monday evening.
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British Airways flight declares emergency before making an emergency landing back at Heathrow
A British Airways holiday flight has made an emergency landing at Heathrow after an incident.
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Italy’s PM leads tributes following the death of ‘football icon’ and World Cup hero Salvatore Schillaci
Italy’s Prime Minster has led tributes to Salvatore Schillaci after the ‘football icon’ and World Cup hero died at the age of 59.
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‘Bag of vapes’ explodes on EasyJet flight forcing emergency landing
An EasyJet flight descended into chaos after a suspected bag of vapes exploded with 236 passengers on board.
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Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026
Glasgow is to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a deal was backed by the Scottish government.
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Sean ’Diddy’ Combs faces charges of sex trafficking and other crimes after his arrest in New York
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, according to multiple media reports.
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RSF: Democratic backsliding is undermining press freedoms worldwide
The last decade has seen an “appalling” suppression of journalistic freedoms which threatens the core of democratic governance globally, according to Reporters without Borders (RSF).
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‘It’s positive’: shoppers share their approval of the Oxford Street pedestrianisation proposal
Businesses back London mayor’s £150m plan but taxi drivers said they think it will be ‘disastrous’
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Angela Rayner was passed over as Rachel Reeves was granted the use of the Dorneywood mansion
Chancellor preferred for 21-room mansion, in contrast to Tony Blair’s choice of offering it to his deputy John Prescott
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey explains why he chose not to stick his hand inside a cow
Sir Ed Davey has revealed the stunts that he didn’t manage to pull off on the General Election campaign trail this year – including sticking his arm in a cow’s rectum.
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Woman killed in tragic shark attack in the Canary Islands while sailing on a catamaran
The woman, a 30-year-old German national, is said to have had her leg bitten off by the shark as she was on a catamaran in international waters 278 miles south-west of Gran Canaria’s airport
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Oleksandr Usyk was detained by police at the airport before flying in for his fight against Anthony Joshua
Heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk, who had been expected in London for the heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, was detained by police in Krakow, Poland
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Starmer ally Hollie Ridley has been appointed as the Labour Party’s general secretary
Party official, who ran the field operation for the general election, was the only person on the shortlist
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Gaza releases the identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in the war with Israel
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October