All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot
Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro has been jailed for 27 years and three months after being found guilty of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.
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‘I’ve got my heir and spare’:The Royal Insider reveals Diana’s pain over Charles’s reaction to son’s birth
King Charles III allegedly left Princess Diana in tears in her hospital bed just hours after she gave birth to Prince Harry.
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Southern Water blocks tankers from supplying Wiltshire estate of American billionaire
Southern Water has warned tanker companies to stop delivering its water to the Wiltshire estate of an American billionaire.
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FBI joins search for Charlie Kirk shooter after Trump ally gunned down
Authorities in the US were still searching on Thursday for a suspect in the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, hours after the close ally of Donald Trump was killed at a Utah university, sparking condemnation from both sides of politics and grave threats from the president.
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Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel takes part
Ireland will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel takes part, broadcaster RTE has announced.
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Prince Harry reunites with King Charles after 19 months in private London meeting
Prince Harry has had his first face-to-face meeting with King Charles in 19 months.
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Charlie Kirk dead: Turning Point USA co-founder confirmed killed in Utah shooting at age 31
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed today during an event at Utah Valley University.
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Wyden pushes legislation demanding $1.5 billion in Epstein financial files, including names of trafficking victims
A U.S. senator unveiled legislation today intended to force the Treasury Department to release financial documents containing names of women and girls potentially trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender
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Former Premier League referee David Coote charged with making indecent images of a child
Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child.
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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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Ukrainian Sportbank co-founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused of fraud and alleged Russian ties
The co-founder of Sportbank, Nykyta Izmaylov, who has been accused of fraud and ties with Russia, has actively started "cleaning up" the internet space of mentions related to his personal life, including the scandal concerning alimony payments to his ex-wife.
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30,000 pupils now free from dangerous crumbling RAAC concrete
The government has stated it is making progress in addressing schools that are ‘crumbling’ due to unsafe concrete, as it announced 30,000 students are now learning in schools free from RAAC.
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Man arrested after hazardous materials incident forces Heathrow terminal 4 evacuation
A man has been arrested following an incident at Heathrow Airport that led to the evacuation of Terminal 4 on Monday evening.
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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. 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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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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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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Boat of humanitarian flotilla with Greta Thunberg attacked off Tunisia
The ‘Family Boat’ carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists in a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza has been “struck by what is suspected to be a drone,” the crew said.
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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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UK faces major disease risk as smuggled meat and dairy flood In
Meat and dairy products are being smuggled into the United Kingdom in “alarming amounts,” raising the risk of a major disease outbreak, a parliamentary committee warned Monday.
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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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Entire French government dismissed following no-confidence vote
French lawmakers voted to remove Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and leaving it without a government at a time of increasing economic strain and geopolitical tensions.
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Thousands of young Nepalis protest social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu
In Kathmandu, young Nepalis protested the government’s social media ban. They also voiced concerns about widespread corruption.
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Philippine lawmakers accused of demanding kickbacks in flood-control scandal
On Monday, a wealthy business couple identified several Philippine congressmen and public works officials, alleging that they forced them to pay large kickbacks in order to secure lucrative flood-control projects from the government, according to explosive testimony during a nationally televised Senate investigation.