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Three killed: scaffolding collapse at LNG terminal construction in Texas occurred at a height of 25 meters
Scaffolding at the Port Arthur LNG construction site in Texas—a joint venture between Sempra Infrastructure and Bechtel—collapsed in a workplace accident.
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Assad regime oligarch sues activist: repressive justice returns to Damascus
As Syria experiences significant changes after the fall of the Assad regime, the reappearance of sanctioned individuals and the lack of substantial legal action against them may indicate entrenched corruption within the existing system.
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Kim Jong Un flaunts new destroyer
North Korea begins weapons system tests on new multi-role destroyer
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Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad
He was accused of playing a key role in the assassination of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer.
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Pakistan warns of a potential strike from India within 36 hours
Pakistan has "credible intelligence" that India plans to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, the country’s information minister has claimed.
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Amnesty International: Trump accelerates authoritarianism and undermines global human rights
Amnesty International’s annual report cautions that President Trump’s anti-rights campaign is speeding up authoritarianism and worldwide repression, further exacerbating the decline of international law.
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Israel releases PRCS medic after deadly attack that killed 15 humanitarian workers
A paramedic who was held for over five weeks after an IDF attack in Gaza that resulted in the death of 15 aid workers has been released, as confirmed by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
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In Iran, a warehouse of fuel for ballistic missiles likely exploded: video of the aftermath emerges
An explosion has occurred in Bandar Abbas, Iran’s largest port, reportedly involving components of ballistic missile fuel.
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Trump eases tariffs for U.S. automakers after criticism over rising costs
The US president will reduce some duties on foreign parts in cars manufactured domestically, according to the administration.
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A tourist smiles on the zipline while militants shoot 26 people below in Kashmir
This is the moment a man is seen smiling on a zipline while 26 people are shot dead below him in a terror attack.
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Tragedy in Vancouver: family of three killed when an SUV crashed into a festival
A couple and their five-year-old daughter are among the 11 dead after a car crashed through a festival in Vancouver.
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U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes into the sea from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sinks
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
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No mobile service or traffic lights: Aftermath of power outage in Spain and Portugal
Phones, traffic lights, the Spanish parliament, and newsrooms were all reportedly affected as metro stations were plunged into darkness
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Grandmother shields grandchildren with her body during Vancouver festival crash
At least 11 people died and several more were injured when a man drove into a crowd at a street party in Canada.
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Pope Francis donates all his money to children’s prison before death
Shortly before his death, Pope Francis donated almost all the money he had left to a juvenile prison in Rome.
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Ready for battle with Pakistan: India launches anti-ship missiles
The Indian Navy successfully tested BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles in the Arabian Sea. The missile launches are taking place amid the possibility of a war with Pakistan.
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Ultra-wealthy club backing Trump opens in the US
A new club is opening in Washington — and you probably won’t be able to enter.
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Teenagers staged a stabbing attack in Amsterdam, leaving several injured
Police searching for a group of around 15 youths who fled the scene after attack
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In Vancouver, Canada, an unknown driver rammed a crowd of people with an SUV
Canadian police say driver is in custody after deaths at Filipino festival for Lapu Lapu Day
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Massive explosion rocks Iranian port amid suspicious chemical shipment
A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others.
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Trump embarrassed himself at Pope Francis’s funeral: his "disrespectful" style outraged the online community
US President Donald Trump has been criticized as ’disrespectful’ for the outfit he chose to wear upon arriving at Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome today with his wife Melania.
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Trump and Zelensky held talks at the Vatican ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral
Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the Pope’s funeral today, Vatican sources have said.
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UN World Food Programme has announced that food supplies in Gaza have been completely exhausted
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says it has completely run out of its food stocks in Gaza, as Israel’s blockade of all humanitarian aid nears its eighth week.
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The son of the CIA deputy director joined the Russian army and was killed at the front
Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who passed away on April 4, 2024, was the son of high-ranking US intelligence officer Juliane Gallina.
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The world bids farewell to Pope Francis: over 200,000 pilgrims and 130 delegations gathered in the Vatican
At least 130 foreign delegations and an estimated 200,000 pilgrims to descend on St Peter’s Square on Saturday