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Kyrgyzstan cancels, then delays EU rights delegation following criticism
Kyrgyzstan invited, then abruptly canceled—later calling it a postponement—a visit from the EU’s Human Rights Subcommittee amid growing concerns over political repression and media freedom.
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Libyan migrant advocate claims his phone was targeted with spyware
Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, helps ICC find evidence of abuse of detainees in Libya.
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Danes propose buying California and turning Disney World into Hans Christian Andersenland in response to Trump
Danish campaigners are proposing to buy California from the United States and turn it into a territory of Denmark in response to Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland.
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5,000 km: What the ’Underground Great Wall of China’ for missile storage looks like
Scientists at Georgetown University knew more than a decade ago that China had a network of tunnels for transporting missiles. They estimated that the tunnels could hold 3,000 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all Gaza hostages by this week or ’all hell will break out’
Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas as he warned "all hell is going to break out" if they refuse to release the final hostages.
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Corruption survey reveals decade-low scores for many nations, with South Sudan at the bottom
Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide, from leading powers such as the United States and France to authoritarian nations such as Russia and Venezuela.
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AI phone scam targets Italian business leaders, including Giorgio Armani
Cloned voice of defence minister, Guido Crosetto, used in some calls asking for money to free kidnapped journalists.
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Trump claims Ukraine has agreed to allow US access to $500B in rare earth minerals
President Trump claims that Ukraine has “essentially agreed” to give the US half a trillion dollars worth of rare earth minerals as payment for the military aid Washington has provided Kyiv.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, pulling the UK into trade war
Donald Trump has declared 25% tariffs on all imports of aluminium and steel to the US, "without exceptions or exemptions".
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Hamas halts release of Israeli hostages from Gaza, jeopardizing ceasefire agreement
Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating an initial six-week truce aimed at eventually ending the 15-month war in Gaza and seeing hostages held there released.
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Romania uncovers €100M EU funding fraud ring
An investigation reveals how suspected mafia-linked companies used fake documents to win 100 million euros in EU-funded contracts in Romania.
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Munich security report states US seen as a risk due to Trump’s proposed land grabs
Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership role.
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One monkey’s actions cause power outage for 22 million people
The entire nation of Sri Lanka is facing blackouts – and it’s all down to the actions of one cheeky monkey.
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Freed Israeli hostage was unaware of wife and daughters’ deaths, reports British family
An Israeli hostage freed from Gaza did not know his wife and daughters were killed in the 7 October attack until after his release on Saturday, his British family said.
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Looting and fires erupt in Philadelphia following Eagles’ Super Bowl victory
Fans took to the streets of Philadelphia to celebrate after the Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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Mother and 8-year-old son die of food poisoning within a day of arriving at luxury Dominican Republic resort
Stephen Gougeon sued the resort in the Dominican Republic after his wife, April Gougeon, 41, and his son, Oliver Gougeon, 8, died after arriving at the destination.
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WWII ghost ship sunk by Nazis found off Brazil coast
The remnants of a World War II warship that Nazis sunk off the coast of Brazil have been discovered more than 80 years later.
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Couple who died from poisonous limoncello mistook symptoms for severe hangover
A British woman and her fiancé who drank poisonous limoncello thought they were going through terrible hangovers in the final hours before they died, their friend has said.
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Travel alert for Turkey following multiple fatalities
People travelling to Turkey have been warned about the risk of counterfeit alcohol after more than 100 deaths across the country.
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Nationwide power outage impacts Sri Lanka
Power is being gradually restored across Sri Lanka after a nationwide outage left buildings including hospitals having to rely on generators.
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’Largest great white shark ever’ discovered in the Atlantic Ocean
Ocean researchers have found the largest male great white shark ever recorded.
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Audrey Hepburn’s Swiss villa listed for CHF 19 million
The Swiss villa owned by screen icon Audrey Hepburn has hit the market. The 18th century farmhouse in the scenic village of Tolochenaz, Switzerland, around a 30-minute drive...
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Millionaire accused in 2017 murder of Maltese journalist released on bail
Family of Daphne Caruana Galizia condemn delays in bringing Yorgen Fenech to trial after arrest in 2019.
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Israel and Hamas conduct their fifth exchange of hostages and prisoners
Release of three Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners comes as next phase of ceasefire set to begin.
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Tesla investors are selling shares: even board members and Elon Musk’s brother are involved
Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja, Chairwoman of the Board Robyn Denholm, and Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk’s brother and Tesla board member, have sold large amounts of company shares.