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Emmanuel Macron’s arrival in Vietnam marked by face push from his wife
A squabble between Emmanuel Macron and his wife taken attention away from his diplomatic mission
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Thousands lose power in Chile after rare 111mph tornado
Five injured in 111 mph tornado in Puerto Varas, Chile
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British woman caught in Ghana with nearly 18kg of cannabis before flight to London
A British passenger faces accusations of allegedly trying to smuggle 18kg of cannabis into the UK.
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Leader of Mexican drug cartel with a $1 million bounty on his head killed in gunfight
Jorge Humberto Figueroa, who went by the nickname "El Perris", was shot and killed Friday in a raid carried out to arrest him
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UK climate aid to Malawi misused: Funds end up with loan sharks and fuel marital breakups
UK cash for climate goes off track in Malawi — loan sharks get rich, families break apart
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German court exposes saboteurs recruited by Russia as they targeted US military base, loading facility and oil plant
Dieter S. is under trial as a Russian spy in Germany, previously planning explosive and arson attacks on various targets, including a US military base, a loading facility, and an oil plant
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Russia attacks Ukraine with strategic aviation missiles, Kalibrs, ballistic weapons, and Shaheds: children among the dead
On the night of Sunday, May 25, the aggressor state Russia launched strikes on Ukraine using various types of missiles, including Kalibr cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and Shahed drones.
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RedBird Capital Partners acquires The Daily Telegraph, concluding a two-year sale process
RedBird Capital Partners, a US-based private equity firm, reports to have purchased Telegraph Media Group for £500 million
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British fishing boat intercepted and detained by French patrol ship in English Channel for ’whelking without license’
British fishing boat seized by French navy vessel due to being caught "whelking without a licence"
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Secretary-General of Finnish Parliament suspected of treason for disclosing state secrets, potential data leak to Russia
Antti Pelttari, the Secretary-General of the Finnish Parliament, is under investigation for alleged treason and misconduct in office
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Russia and Ukraine swapped 307 soldiers on second day of POW exchange
Ukraine and Russia each exchange 307 service personnel on 24 May, the second day of extended prisoner swap
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Trump administration trying to drop charges against MS-13 leader to facilitate his deportation
Сritics and the defendant’s legal team state that the US president is trying to do a favor for his Salvadorian counterpart, who struck a deal with the gang in 2019
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“A thousand for a thousand” — and hundreds of rockets in return: Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine after talks
Vladimir Putin has launched one of the largest-scale attacks on Ukraine since the onset of the full-scale invasion – only days after the initial in-person talks for a ceasefire.
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US and EU strike cyber mafia: hacker network with hub in Moscow exposed
Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders following investigation by police in Europe and North America
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Fake art, ancient artefacts and online smuggling: Europol uncovers global cultural property trafficking network
Fake art, ancient loot, and digital smugglers: Europol-led operation reveals global trade in stolen cultural treasures.
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Ex-Devil Wears Prada drummer and music agent killed in San Diego plane crash hours after cockpit post
The ex-drummer of the metal band The Devil Wears Prada was killed in a plane crash hours after sharing an unsettling post from the cockpit.
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Man, 30, charged with first-degree murder in killing of Israeli embassy couple in DC
A 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with the murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC.
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Plane crash in the US: light aircraft crashes into 15 homes in San Diego
Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday are dead, authorities said.
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“Suppositories” in prisons: France seizes thousands of micro-phones used to run drug trade
“Thumb phones” smuggled into French prisons—sometimes concealed inside visitors—are used to run criminal networks facilitating drug trafficking, money laundering, and even murder.
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington: suspect shouted “Free Palestine”
Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed while leaving an event in support of Gazans at the capital Jewish museum in Washington, DC.
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Russia orders execution of surrendering Ukrainian soldiers – CNN
The radio crackled, but the order barked into it was clear: Capture the commander and kill the others.
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Two killed and two police officers injured in stabbing attack in the Netherlands
Two people have been killed and two police officers were injured in a stabbing attack in the Netherlands.
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Andriy Portnov, former advisor to ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, shot dead near Madrid
Former Yanukovych adviser Andriy Portnov was shot near Madrid.
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China sentences former political advisor to death for $36 million in bribes
The court sentenced the former political adviser to death with a two-year reprieve after finding him guilty of accepting $36.2 million in bribes over the course of three decades.
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“Kush” laced with human remains and fentanyl: what’s known about the deadly drug that led to British woman’s arrest
The arrest of a British tourist for allegedly smuggling £1.2 million worth of a deadly drug has sparked new warnings about the psychoactive substance.